This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 14:02)‘We Wanted A Permanent State of War in Israel on All Borders’: Hamas Makes Its Aims Chillingly ClearBehind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War by New York Times (Ben Hubbard and Maria Abi-Habib)Hamas envisioned deeper attacks, aiming to provoke an Israeli war by Washington Post (Shira Rubin and Joby Warrick)Part II (14:02 – 20:15)Is the LGBTQ Agenda Unstopped and Unstoppable? Countries Around the World Challenge That Western NotionHong Kong tests China’s tolerance with Asia’s first Gay Games by Financial Times (Chan Ho-him)Restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. Depictions Rattle Hungary’s Cultural World by New York Times (Andrew Higgins)Part III (20:15 – 26:53)A Father, Patriot, and Astronaut Signs Off One Last Time: Frank Borman Dies at 95Frank Borman, Astronaut Who Led First Orbit of the Moon, Dies at 95 by New York Times (Richard Goldstein)Sign 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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:32) The Abortion Fight Thrown Back to Lower Courts: SCOTUS Issues Order in Fight Over Mail-in Abortion PillPart II (09:32 – 15:05) A Human Pesticide or Method of Liberation?: The Worldview Divide Over Mifepristone—and Abortion by Any MeansPart III (15:05 – 22:12) Who are the Good Guys in Sudan?: The Country’s Civil War Sheds Light on the Complexity of Its Current ConflictPart IV (22:12 – 25:16) A Rapid, Unscheduled Disassembly: Space X’s Successful, Albeit Short-Lived, Mission This WeekendSign 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.

Paul tells the church of Corinth to follow him as he follows Christ. That would be an impossible task for us if Paul had been given special tools, a special skillset, a secret knowledge that only he could possess. Instead, he had the same Scripture, the same Holy Spirit, the same means of grace as us. As a result, when Paul commands us to follow him, we really can obey. We have the same Bible, as it were. We can pray to the same God. We can commune with God. So why don’t we find more success in following the pattern he laid out for us?
In this week’s episode, John Snyder and Chuck Bagget explore the topic of how Paul could have such confidence in the work he was doing. It wasn’t because he was so strong, smart, or faithful. It was because he knew the God he was serving. He trusted Christ with the fruit. That is a pattern we can and must follow.
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