This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 12:10) ‘In Short, People are Exhausting’: The Relationship Deficit of the Digital AgeThe Price We Pay for Being Less Social by Wall Street Journal (Jeffrey A. Hall)Part II (12:10 – 16:17) Research on Social Media Use Among Teens Reveals the Seemingly Impossible: They Are Spending Even More Time On Apps — With Perilous ResultsDoes Gen Z Spend Too Much Time on Social Media? by The Economist TikTok Isn’t Just a Threat to Our National Security – It’s Endangering Our Children’s Health by The Telegraph (Stephen Armstrong)Part III (16:17 – 24:49) Is Natural Law Theory Useful to Christians? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The BriefingPart IV (24:49 – 27:28) I’m Getting Married Today. Can You Give Me Advice For Our Future Together? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 13:50)Totalitarianism vs. Human Dignity in China: The Chinese Communist Party and its Surveillance State, Protests, and COVID CaptivityThe Innocence of Jimmy Lai by Wall Street Journal (William McGurn)Part II (13:50 – 16:47)Totalitarianism vs. Human Dignity in Iran: Protests Against the Islamic Republic and Draw Attention at the World Cup GamesPart III (16:47 – 19:04)‘Survival Was A Moral As Well As A Physical Struggle. . . The Good People Died First.’: The 90th Anniversary of the Holomodor and Another Horror of Totalitarianism in the 20th CenturyPart IV (19:04 – 27:09)History Revealed and History Made: The 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of King Tutankhamun’s TombSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Podcasts are a wonderful vehicle to convey ideas and information. But they are not perfect. Due to the limited time frame of our podcasts, we have a tendency to hit the highlights of a Scriptural passage, book, or idea and then move on. Because of this reality, we wanted to take one episode to reemphasize some key truths before we continue moving forward in our study of 2 Corinthians.
The first truth we want to emphasize is that Christ is spread from life to life, not library to library or even podcast to podcast. It takes us living the life of holiness before those God brings into our paths. Our lives must affirm and confirm that gospel truths we speak of Scripture.
Another truth we want to reemphasize and focus on is that we must look to the boasts of Christ when life become difficult. When the storms of life roll in, when the waves of despair begin crashing against us again and again, we can easily lose hope. Paul was tempted to despair, just as we are. But it was the glories of Christ that sustained Him. He refused to back down from the Holy Spirit’s boasts of Jesus and he daily chose to walk forward as though they are true. We must walk this same path.
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