This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 12:10) An Inconspicuous Attempt at Espionage: China’s Balloon – Why Did the U.S. Government Handle This So Clumsily? Part II (12:10 – 17:36) Freedom Always Has Enemies: Why Democracy Will Always Face Massive Threats in a Fallen World Part III (17:36 – 25:55) Political Stunt or Strong Economic and Ideological Statement?: Congress Votes Down Socialism in all its FormsSign 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 – 12:12)Worldviews in Collision Come Before the Court: SCOTUS Takes Up Major Cases on Transgender Treatment for Minors, Minors Accessing Pornography, Guns, and MoreBruised Supreme Court Returns to Bench With Possible Election Cases Looming by The New York Times (Adam Liptak)Part II (12:12 – 20:05)Radical Change Packaged as Reform: Why the Left is Seeking to Redefine and Redesign the Supreme CourtThe New Supreme Court Session Opens Monday. It Will Not Be Pretty. by The New Republic (Alexander Nazaryan)Part III (20:05 – 28:08)Do Californians Want More Law and Order? Major Ballot Measure in California Appears Set to Pass by Big Margin, Even as Opposed by the Governor and LegislatorsCalifornians broadly support Prop. 36 to get tough on crime, new poll finds by LA Times (Anabel Sosa)Proposition 36 by The California LegislatureSign 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 – 16:35)A Pathetic State of the Union Address: President Biden Delivers the Most Challenging and Concerning Speech of His Political LifeRemarks of President Joe Biden — State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery by The White HousePart II (16:35 – 25:17)What is Catholicism in the Lens of Biblical Christianity and Church History? Was Catholicism Still Christianity Before the Protestant Reformation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart III (25:17 – 27:22)If a Child Dies, Will They Be a Child or Adult in Heaven? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 5-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingSign 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.