The Briefing with Albert Mohler
Cultural Commentary from a Biblical Perspective
Episodes
January 11, 2026 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 13:51)
Aldrich Ames and His Deadly Betrayal: The Death of CIA Turncoat for Soviets Raises Massive Issues
Yet Another Problem with Surrogacy Emerges: Many Surrogate Mothers are Incurring Insurmo...
Part I (00:14 – 13:51)
Aldrich Ames and His Deadly Betrayal: The Death of CIA Turncoat for Soviets Raises Massive Issues
- Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84 by The New York Times (Tim Weiner)
Yet Another Problem with Surrogacy Emerges: Many Surrogate Mothers are Incurring Insurmo...
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January 8, 2026 • 28 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 11:24)
Where are the Young Husbands? Even Secularists are Noticing Our Society’s Manhood Crisis
Part I (00:14 – 11:24)
Where are the Young Husbands? Even Secularists are Noticing Our Society’s Manhood Crisis
- America Needs More Husband Material by The Wall Street Journal (William A. Galston)
- The Power of Marriage: Combatting the Great Lies of Our Secular Age and Recovering the Key to Human Flourishing by Thinking in Public (R. Alb...
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January 7, 2026 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 10:51)
The Abortion Landscape in a Map: The Culture of Death Pushed Back Hard
Mayor Mamdani’s Housing Czar: Cea Weaver Has Even Called For and End to Home Ownership
Part I (00:14 – 10:51)
The Abortion Landscape in a Map: The Culture of Death Pushed Back Hard
- States where abortion is legal, banned or under threat by The Washington Post
Mayor Mamdani’s Housing Czar: Cea Weaver Has Even Called For and End to Home Ownership
- The Rent-Control Slums of New York by The Wall ...
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January 7, 2026 • 27 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 15:07)
At Least One Federal Judge in California Knows What Parental Rights Are: At Stake Is Whether Schools Can Hide a Child’s Gender Identity from Parents
A New Fight Over So-Called Gender Care for Youth: 19 States Sue HHS For a Decision That Limits LGBT...
Part I (00:13 – 15:07)
At Least One Federal Judge in California Knows What Parental Rights Are: At Stake Is Whether Schools Can Hide a Child’s Gender Identity from Parents
- Mirabelli v. Olson by Justia U.S. Law
A New Fight Over So-Called Gender Care for Youth: 19 States Sue HHS For a Decision That Limits LGBT...
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January 6, 2026 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 11:20)
Zohran Mamdani Takes Office: NYC Has Its New Muslim, Democratic Socialism Mayor, and in His Inaugural Address He Didn’t Hold Back
“The Warmth of Collectivism,” Anti-semitism, Democratic Socialism, and the Futur...
Part I (00:14 – 11:20)
Zohran Mamdani Takes Office: NYC Has Its New Muslim, Democratic Socialism Mayor, and in His Inaugural Address He Didn’t Hold Back
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani Inaugural Address by New York City Office of the Mayor
“The Warmth of Collectivism,” Anti-semitism, Democratic Socialism, and the Futur...
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January 5, 2026 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 05:33)
Trump Wasn’t Bluffing: The Apprehension of Former Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro
Part II (05:33 – 15:37)
The Historic Complications of Venezuela and Its Politics: There is a Long History Here
Part III (15:37 – 22:22)
This Action in Venezuela Raises Big Questions: Was It Lawful and Constitutional for the U.S. ...
Part I (00:14 – 05:33)
Trump Wasn’t Bluffing: The Apprehension of Former Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro
Part II (05:33 – 15:37)
The Historic Complications of Venezuela and Its Politics: There is a Long History Here
Part III (15:37 – 22:22)
This Action in Venezuela Raises Big Questions: Was It Lawful and Constitutional for the U.S. ...
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December 18, 2025 • 27 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the shock of Christmas, and he answers questions about his favorite Christmas hymns, a right honoring of Mary, if Mary was a perpetual virgin, and Christmas and the regulative principle.
Part I (00:30 – 05:17)
What are Your Favorite Christmas Hymns? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters ...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the shock of Christmas, and he answers questions about his favorite Christmas hymns, a right honoring of Mary, if Mary was a perpetual virgin, and Christmas and the regulative principle.
Part I (00:30 – 05:17)
What are Your Favorite Christmas Hymns? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters ...
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December 17, 2025 • 24 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 13:42)
New York and Illinois Set to Approve Assisted Suicide: The Culture of Death is Expanding at a Rapid Rate in the U.S.
Part I (00:14 – 13:42)
New York and Illinois Set to Approve Assisted Suicide: The Culture of Death is Expanding at a Rapid Rate in the U.S.
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December 16, 2025 • 25 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the increase in the number of abortions since Dobbs, the moral and political injury the Republican Party will bring on itself if it turns its back on the pro-life movement, and the death and legacy of Rob Reiner.
Part I (00:14 – 13:39)
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the increase in the number of abortions since Dobbs, the moral and political injury the Republican Party will bring on itself if it turns its back on the pro-life movement, and the death and legacy of Rob Reiner.
Part I (00:14 – 13:39)
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December 15, 2025 • 25 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 11:32)
Horrible Attacks on Bondi Beach and at Brown University: The Casualties Mount, and the Issues Rage
Part II (11:32 – 17:11)
The Problem of Islam: This is Not Just a Problem of a Lack of Assimilation
Part III (17:11 – 20:56)
Religious Liberty in Canada is Dying: A Change in Canada’s Religious Exemption Law Would Al...
Part I (00:14 – 11:32)
Horrible Attacks on Bondi Beach and at Brown University: The Casualties Mount, and the Issues Rage
Part II (11:32 – 17:11)
The Problem of Islam: This is Not Just a Problem of a Lack of Assimilation
Part III (17:11 – 20:56)
Religious Liberty in Canada is Dying: A Change in Canada’s Religious Exemption Law Would Al...
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December 14, 2025 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 07:43)
The Brave New World of IVF and Surrogacy: This Chinese Billionaire Has Over 100 Children in the U.S. Through IVF and Surrogacy to Build His Own Dynasty
Part I (00:14 – 07:43)
The Brave New World of IVF and Surrogacy: This Chinese Billionaire Has Over 100 Children in the U.S. Through IVF and Surrogacy to Build His Own Dynasty
- The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate by The Wall Street Journal (Katherine Long, Ben Foldy, Lingling Wei)
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December 11, 2025 • 27 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses an LA city council debate to allow racial slurs and gutter language in hearings, the Democratic Party governors vying for their party’s presidential nomination, and he answers questions about if donating eggs to a gay couple is sinful, responding to a friend who has become antagonistic in his...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses an LA city council debate to allow racial slurs and gutter language in hearings, the Democratic Party governors vying for their party’s presidential nomination, and he answers questions about if donating eggs to a gay couple is sinful, responding to a friend who has become antagonistic in his...
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December 10, 2025 • 24 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses why Massachusetts is rethinking the legalization of recreational marijuana, a liberal argument for having kids to support the liberal movement, and inability of secularists to understand jihadist theology.
Part I (00:14 – 12:19)
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses why Massachusetts is rethinking the legalization of recreational marijuana, a liberal argument for having kids to support the liberal movement, and inability of secularists to understand jihadist theology.
Part I (00:14 – 12:19)
- Potheads Head for the Emergency Room by The Wall S...
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December 9, 2025 • 25 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses personal autonomy and the demand for death, the death of the Dignitas founder, life and death before Gov. Hochul, and personal autonomy and the death of marriage.
Part I (00:14 – 12:56)
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses personal autonomy and the demand for death, the death of the Dignitas founder, life and death before Gov. Hochul, and personal autonomy and the death of marriage.
Part I (00:14 – 12:56)
- Should You Be Able to Ask a Doctor to Help You Die? by The New York Times (Stephanie Nolen)
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December 8, 2025 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the oral arguments at the Supreme Court over Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the FTC, the need for Congress to act and cut back on the Administrative State, subsidiarity and social media, and Australia’s debate over removing shark nets.
Part I (00:14 – 13:55)
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the oral arguments at the Supreme Court over Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the FTC, the need for Congress to act and cut back on the Administrative State, subsidiarity and social media, and Australia’s debate over removing shark nets.
Part I (00:14 – 13:55)
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December 7, 2025 • 24 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 09:01)
Stand with Speaker Johnson Against Expanding IVF in Military Health Coverage: Do Pro-lifers Mean What They Say?
‘I Got Myself in Good Trouble’: Former President Biden Brags Abo...
Part I (00:14 – 09:01)
Stand with Speaker Johnson Against Expanding IVF in Military Health Coverage: Do Pro-lifers Mean What They Say?
- Speaker Mike Johnson Working Behind Scenes to Slash IVF Provision From NDAA by Military.com (Nick Mordowanec)
‘I Got Myself in Good Trouble’: Former President Biden Brags Abo...
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December 4, 2025 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses an Oklahoma university student who failed an assignment for expressing Christian views on gender and sexuality, and he answers questions about gambling and fantasy football, where to study astronomy, the nature of Jesus’s body, and questions to ask on a first date.
Part I (00:13 – 10:20)
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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses an Oklahoma university student who failed an assignment for expressing Christian views on gender and sexuality, and he answers questions about gambling and fantasy football, where to study astronomy, the nature of Jesus’s body, and questions to ask on a first date.
Part I (00:13 – 10:20)
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December 4, 2025 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses America’s educational crisis, DEI and the decline of America’s educational system, the rise of dumbing down educational curriculum, and the ban of biological males from Girlguiding groups in the UK.
Part I (00:13 – 13:45)
America is in an Educational Crisis: Attempts to Fix Both Kids and ...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses America’s educational crisis, DEI and the decline of America’s educational system, the rise of dumbing down educational curriculum, and the ban of biological males from Girlguiding groups in the UK.
Part I (00:13 – 13:45)
America is in an Educational Crisis: Attempts to Fix Both Kids and ...
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December 3, 2025 • 27 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses oral arguments at SCOTUS on an Orwellian subpoena directed at a crisis pregnancy center in New Jersey, conservative birth rates, and reading and evaluating arguments closely–like the big difference between “not totally true” and “totally not true.”
Part I (00:12 – 10:38)
An Orwellian Subp...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses oral arguments at SCOTUS on an Orwellian subpoena directed at a crisis pregnancy center in New Jersey, conservative birth rates, and reading and evaluating arguments closely–like the big difference between “not totally true” and “totally not true.”
Part I (00:12 – 10:38)
An Orwellian Subp...
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December 2, 2025 • 24 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the impending SCOTUS decision controversy over conversion therapy, medical surgery and the insanity of the transgender revolution, a feminist crash test dummy, and an A.I. teddy bear that got caught telling kids about knives, pills, and erotica.
Part I (00:13 – 14:36)
Controversy Over Con...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the impending SCOTUS decision controversy over conversion therapy, medical surgery and the insanity of the transgender revolution, a feminist crash test dummy, and an A.I. teddy bear that got caught telling kids about knives, pills, and erotica.
Part I (00:13 – 14:36)
Controversy Over Con...
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