This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 18:56)
The Massive Legacy of Henry Kissinger: Realpolitik and Its Influence on America’s Foreign Policy in the 20th Century
Part II (18:56 – 20:00)
Secular Moral Realism Is Not Enough: The Theological Problem Behind Henry Kissinger’s Realism
Part III (20:00 – 27:55)
A Consequential Voice on the Supreme Court: The Mixed Legacy of Sandra Day O’Connor
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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 15:51)Rebuilding Challenges and Costs, Opportunism and Moral Corruption, Big Government and Bi-Partisan Political Cooperation: The Paradoxical (And Urgently Important) Aftermath of Hurricane IanPart II (15:51 – 20:22)Why Don’t Humans Evacuate When They are Warned of a Natural Disaster?: Human Nature, ‘Anchoring,’ and Our False Sense of Security in a Fallen WorldHow Hurricane Ian Caught So Many Off Guard by Axios (Andrew Freedman)Part III (20:22 – 24:37)A Russian Czar with Nuclear Weapons Backed into a Corner: Vladimir Putin in Vulnerable State as War in Ukraine Slips Through His FingersPart IV (24:37 – 28:33)125 People Killed During Indonesian Soccer Match: Why Do Sporting Events Spark Such Violent Riots? — The Answer Can Never Be Merely AnthropologicalSign 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.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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The Slap Heard ‘Round the World: Moral Confusion as Tinseltown Honors ItselfNEW YORK TIMES (NICOLE SPERLING, MATT STEVENS AND JULIA JACOBS)
Academy Condemns Will Smith for Slap at Oscars and Opens InquiryWASHINGTON POST (ALYSSA ROSENBERG)
Will Smith’s Oscars Slap Doesn’t Need Explaining. Just Let it be Sad.PART 2
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Hollywood’s Centralized Control Over the Culture Wanes as New Media Forms Overtake Influence of MoviesNEW YORK TIMES (ROSS DOUTHAT)
We Aren’t Just Watching the Decline of the Oscars. We’re Watching the End of the Movies.THE GUARDIAN (CATHERINE SHOARD)
Four Years on from #MeToo, the Oscars’ Feminism has Gone Rapidly BackwardsPART 3
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An Obstacle to the LGBTQ Movement’s March Through the Public Schools: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs ‘Parental Rights in Education’ LawNEW YORK TIMES (PATRICIA MAZZEI)
DeSantis Signs Florida Bill That Opponents Call ‘Don’t Say Gay’PART 4
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What Makes the News Makes a Culture: Citizens Oppose School’s Placement of Female Hygiene Products in Boys BathroomsPATCH (DAVID GIULIANI)
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The Autumn of Life V: More Bitter than Death
Death is always a difficult topic for conversation. But Archibald Alexander focuses on the reality of death in this week’s letter to those in the autumn of life. John Snyder, using Alexander’s letters helps us see what can make death particularly bitter and how to seek comfort in times of intense distress.
Alexander also shares his pastoral wisdom with us regarding improper ways of dealing with those who have died in an unknown spiritual state. There are times we are not to pronounce them sainted or damned. We must trust the judgment of Christ and be careful with our wording. But he goes further to address the reality of deathbed conversions and how we are to think of them.
Lastly, Alexander points us to the One who is our only comfort in life and death. We can hold up the torch of Scripture on our path to the grave and be confident in our steps leading to our eternity with our Savior.
While we had hoped to give away a biography of Archibald, it is currently unavailable. In its stead, we are giving away five pamphlets of the letters published by Log College Press: https://www.logcollegepress.com/shop/aging-in-grace-letters-to-those-in-the-autumn-of-life. You can sign up for the giveaway here https://www.mediagratiae.org/the-whole-counsel-giveaway
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