The Briefing with Albert Mohler
Cultural Commentary from a Biblical Perspective
Episodes
August 28, 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 President Trump’s threats to remove sex education funding for sex ed that affirms transgender ideologies, the parental responsibility of sex education, and the dangers of A.I. chatbots for teenagers.
Part I (00:14 – 12:07)
Trump Goes After Gender Ideology in Sex Education: The Trump Admin...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses President Trump’s threats to remove sex education funding for sex ed that affirms transgender ideologies, the parental responsibility of sex education, and the dangers of A.I. chatbots for teenagers.
Part I (00:14 – 12:07)
Trump Goes After Gender Ideology in Sex Education: The Trump Admin...
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August 27, 2025 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 12:53)
The Menendez Brothers in the American Conscience: The Disturbing and Entertainment-Driven Media Campaign in Support of the Menendez Brothers
Part I (00:14 – 12:53)
The Menendez Brothers in the American Conscience: The Disturbing and Entertainment-Driven Media Campaign in Support of the Menendez Brothers
- Menendez Hasn’t Been a ‘Model Prisoner,’ Board Says in Denying Parole by The New York Times
- Trump calls for expansion of death penalty in D.C. by The Washington Post (Emily Davies...
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August 26, 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 a new Pew Research Study that shows LGBT Americans are more likely to identify as ‘spiritual but not religious,’ how our culture has made an idol out of secular science, and the scandal of a fraudulent honesty professor at Harvard.
Part I (00:14 – 14:20)
LGBT Americans are ‘Spiritual But ...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses a new Pew Research Study that shows LGBT Americans are more likely to identify as ‘spiritual but not religious,’ how our culture has made an idol out of secular science, and the scandal of a fraudulent honesty professor at Harvard.
Part I (00:14 – 14:20)
LGBT Americans are ‘Spiritual But ...
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August 25, 2025 • 29 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 17:25)
A Museum is an Argument: Trump Takes DEI Culture War Agenda to the Smithsonian. What’s It All About?
A Call to ‘Decolonize Scientific Institutions’: The Leftist Elites...
Part I (00:14 – 17:25)
A Museum is an Argument: Trump Takes DEI Culture War Agenda to the Smithsonian. What’s It All About?
- President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian by The White House
- Democratic vs. Republican Occupations by Verdant Labs
A Call to ‘Decolonize Scientific Institutions’: The Leftist Elites...
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August 22, 2025 • 30 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 19:00)
Defender of the Faith and the Family: The Life and Legacy of Dr. James Dobson
Is It Possible to Support Capital Punishment and to Fight Abortion Simultaneously? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Le...
Part I (00:14 – 19:00)
Defender of the Faith and the Family: The Life and Legacy of Dr. James Dobson
- James Dobson’s harsh, disciplinarian Christianity changed GOP politics by MSNBC (Anthea Butler)
Is It Possible to Support Capital Punishment and to Fight Abortion Simultaneously? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Le...
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August 21, 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, I discuss the current shifts in mainstream media and what they mean for its future, how American universities could be undermining its national security interests through its enrollment, and the debate over higher education’s admissions standards.
Part I (00:14 – 15:19)
Mainstream Doesn’t Mean What It Used To...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, I discuss the current shifts in mainstream media and what they mean for its future, how American universities could be undermining its national security interests through its enrollment, and the debate over higher education’s admissions standards.
Part I (00:14 – 15:19)
Mainstream Doesn’t Mean What It Used To...
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August 20, 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 pro-life movement’s fight for life, the Left’s call to defend all abortions up until the moment of birth, the horror of late-term abortions, and the need for pro-lifers to understand the Left’s arguments and goals.
Part I (00:14 – 08:25)
The Fight for Life is of First Priority: The Pr...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the pro-life movement’s fight for life, the Left’s call to defend all abortions up until the moment of birth, the horror of late-term abortions, and the need for pro-lifers to understand the Left’s arguments and goals.
Part I (00:14 – 08:25)
The Fight for Life is of First Priority: The Pr...
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August 19, 2025 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 07:25)
We Will Know Quickly If There is a Ukraine Peace Agreement Coming: But President Trump is Pushing Hard and Monday’s Meetings with Allies Were Crucial
Part II (07:25 – 18:55)
Canada is Turning Itself Into a Death Cult: Assisted Suicide Has Turned the Whole Moral World of Canada Upside Down
Part I (00:14 – 07:25)
We Will Know Quickly If There is a Ukraine Peace Agreement Coming: But President Trump is Pushing Hard and Monday’s Meetings with Allies Were Crucial
Part II (07:25 – 18:55)
Canada is Turning Itself Into a Death Cult: Assisted Suicide Has Turned the Whole Moral World of Canada Upside Down
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August 18, 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 what happened between President Trump and President Putin in Alaska, the eugenic horrors realized in the making of ‘super babies’ in Silicon Valley, and the French’s culture war over air conditioning.
Part I (00:14 – 10:06)
Well, What Happened in Alaska on Friday? President Trump and Pres...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses what happened between President Trump and President Putin in Alaska, the eugenic horrors realized in the making of ‘super babies’ in Silicon Valley, and the French’s culture war over air conditioning.
Part I (00:14 – 10:06)
Well, What Happened in Alaska on Friday? President Trump and Pres...
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August 15, 2025 • 27 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 09:57)
Victor or Villain? The Strange Rise of Attacks on Winston Churchill. This Argument is a Sad Testimony of Our Age
Part I (00:13 – 09:57)
Victor or Villain? The Strange Rise of Attacks on Winston Churchill. This Argument is a Sad Testimony of Our Age
- Why the Far Right Hates Churchill by The Wall Street Journal (Andrew Roberts)
- Winston Churchill, Hero or Villain? by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
- Churchill: Walking With Destiny by Penguin Books (...
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August 14, 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 President Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness in D.C., how the gerrymandering fight in Texas is just the tip of the iceberg in the red-blue divide, and the ‘billion dollar smoothie’ craze in Los Angeles.
Part I (00:14 – 12:42)
Order Precedes Liberty: President Trump Cracks Down on...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses President Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness in D.C., how the gerrymandering fight in Texas is just the tip of the iceberg in the red-blue divide, and the ‘billion dollar smoothie’ craze in Los Angeles.
Part I (00:14 – 12:42)
Order Precedes Liberty: President Trump Cracks Down on...
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August 13, 2025 • 28 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 transhumanism quest never to die, the promise of eternal life found in Christ alone, and the theological demands of a transhumanist worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 14:51)
The Transhumanism Quest Never to Die: The Technological Revolution to Overcome Death
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the transhumanism quest never to die, the promise of eternal life found in Christ alone, and the theological demands of a transhumanist worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 14:51)
The Transhumanism Quest Never to Die: The Technological Revolution to Overcome Death
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August 12, 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 shipment of 100,000 abortion pill packs between 2023 and 2024 to states that have outlawed abortion, the shift in American thinking on marriage and the acceptance of so-called LGBTQ “marriage” and “having children,” the destruction of feminism as women are no...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the shipment of 100,000 abortion pill packs between 2023 and 2024 to states that have outlawed abortion, the shift in American thinking on marriage and the acceptance of so-called LGBTQ “marriage” and “having children,” the destruction of feminism as women are no...
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August 11, 2025 • 25 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 14:46)
A Battle of World Stagecraft is Coming to Alaska: Presidents Trump and Putin Set to Meet in Alaska
Part II (14:46 – 23:44)
Prime Minister Netanyahu Declares Intention to Take Complete Control of Gaza: What Will These Next Steps for Israel Look Like, and How Will It Affect the Global Scene?
Part I (00:13 – 14:46)
A Battle of World Stagecraft is Coming to Alaska: Presidents Trump and Putin Set to Meet in Alaska
Part II (14:46 – 23:44)
Prime Minister Netanyahu Declares Intention to Take Complete Control of Gaza: What Will These Next Steps for Israel Look Like, and How Will It Affect the Global Scene?
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August 8, 2025 • 27 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 05:54)
Public Broadcasting Loses Federal Funding: How Did This Happen and Why Does it Matter?
Part II (05:54 – 12:02)
The Rise and Decline of Late Night Television: The Cancellation of the Stephen Colbert Show Indicates Important Cultural Shifts in Entertainment
Part III (12:02 – 18:21)
Is It Wrong for a Prisoner of War...
Part I (00:13 – 05:54)
Public Broadcasting Loses Federal Funding: How Did This Happen and Why Does it Matter?
Part II (05:54 – 12:02)
The Rise and Decline of Late Night Television: The Cancellation of the Stephen Colbert Show Indicates Important Cultural Shifts in Entertainment
Part III (12:02 – 18:21)
Is It Wrong for a Prisoner of War...
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August 7, 2025 • 25 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 10:40)
The Birth of the ‘World’s Oldest Baby’: A Baby is Born After Being Frozen as an Embryo for 3 Decades
Part I (00:13 – 10:40)
The Birth of the ‘World’s Oldest Baby’: A Baby is Born After Being Frozen as an Embryo for 3 Decades
- Exclusive: A record-breaking baby has been born from an embryo that’s over 30 years old by MIT Technology Review (Jessica Hamzelou)
- World’s ‘oldest baby’ born from embryo frozen in 1994 by The Guardian (Tobi Thomas)
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August 6, 2025 • 29 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 13:05)
80 Years After Hiroshima: The Morality of Human Knowledge and the Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb
Part II (13:05 – 21:49)
Was the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb Justified? Just War Theory and the Use of the Atomic Bomb
Part III (21:49 – 25:52)
The Horror of Nuclear Weapons: The Atomic Bomb is Very Much a Live Issue
Part I (00:13 – 13:05)
80 Years After Hiroshima: The Morality of Human Knowledge and the Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb
Part II (13:05 – 21:49)
Was the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb Justified? Just War Theory and the Use of the Atomic Bomb
Part III (21:49 – 25:52)
The Horror of Nuclear Weapons: The Atomic Bomb is Very Much a Live Issue
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August 5, 2025 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 12:28)
We Cannot Move On from Fight for Life: The Defense of the Unborn and the Struggle Against Abortion Remains a Battle We Must Fight
Part II (12:28 – 17:54)
Is There a Culture Shift on LGBTQ Issues? The Liberal Press is Now Hedging Its Bets on So-Called Transgender Procedures for Minors
Part I (00:14 – 12:28)
We Cannot Move On from Fight for Life: The Defense of the Unborn and the Struggle Against Abortion Remains a Battle We Must Fight
Part II (12:28 – 17:54)
Is There a Culture Shift on LGBTQ Issues? The Liberal Press is Now Hedging Its Bets on So-Called Transgender Procedures for Minors
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August 4, 2025 • 29 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:18 – 13:55)
The Media Fail on Gaza’s Famine: Hamas is Primarily Responsible for Gaza’s Famine, Not Israel
Part I (00:18 – 13:55)
The Media Fail on Gaza’s Famine: Hamas is Primarily Responsible for Gaza’s Famine, Not Israel
- Gazans Are Dying of Starvation by The New York Times (Rawan Sheikh, AhmadIsabel Kershner, and Abu Bakr Bashir)
- New York Times stunningly rolls back claims about viral photo of starving Gaza boy by The New York Post (Victor Nav...
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June 30, 2025 • 29 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 09:28)
Ending the Term with Thunder: The Supreme Court Clarifies the Relationship Between the Executive and Judicial Branches
Big Wins for Parents at the Supreme Court: Nat...
Part I (00:14 – 09:28)
Ending the Term with Thunder: The Supreme Court Clarifies the Relationship Between the Executive and Judicial Branches
- United States v. Skrmetti by Supreme Court of the United States
- Trump v. CASA, Inc. by Supreme Court of the United States
Big Wins for Parents at the Supreme Court: Nat...
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