This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 07:59)Disney’s Latest ‘Dumpster Fire’: Disney Live-Action Remake of Snow White is Ticking Off Just About Everyone‘Snow White’ Review: A Disney Princess’s Pointless Return by The Wall Street Journal (Kyle Smith)‘Snow White’ Review: A Princess’s Progress by The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)Snow White and the Seven Kajillion Controversies by The New York Times (Brooks Barnes)All the controversies surrounding Disney’s ‘Snow White,’ explained by The Washington Post (Herb Scribner)Part II (08:00 – 16:19)The Rewriting of a Classic Story: The Big Story of the Live-Action Snow White is the Major Changes to One of the Most Significant Films of the 20th Century’Snow White’ Is A Strange, Hot Mess by The Huffington Post (Sarah Hunter Simanson)A fairy-tale flop by WORLD Opinions (Collin Garbarino)Part III (16:19 – 23:49)The Kinds of Stories We Tell: The Stories That Shape Our Culture Tell A Lot About Morality and Worldview – Just Ask James BondSign 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 – 07:56)The Test Case of a Midwife in Texas: When Abortion is Illegal, Someone Will Be Charged with a Crime – And the Pro-Life Movement Shouldn’t Shy Away From ItTexas Republicans seek to clarify when doctors can intervene under abortion bans by Texas Tribune (Eleanor Klibanoff)Texas midwife arrested and charged with performing illegal abortions by NBC News (Aria Bendix and Tim Stelloh)Texas Arrests Midwife and Associate on Charges of Providing Abortions by The New York Times (J. David Goodman)Part II (07:56 – 09:07)Do Married Couples Who Adopt Fulfill the Command to Be Fruitful and Multiply? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart III (09:07 – 13:19)Are Christians Commanded to Maximize the Amount of Children They Have? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (13:19 – 17:27)Was Jesus Still in Heaven While He Was on Earth? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 10-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart V (17:27 – 18:57)How Do We Know That God is Triune If the Bible Doesn’t Use the Term? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (18:57 – 20:41)How Can I Trust God’s Protection When God Allows Other Peoples’ Homes to Get Broken into at Night? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 8-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart VII (20:41 – 22:26)Can Angels or Demons Hear My Thoughts? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The BriefingPart VIII (22:26 – 27:42)How is the Chief Justice Chosen? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners 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.

We have spent the last several weeks discussing the life of prayer in the Christian. Only those who have cried out to the Lord for the salvation of a child, parent, spouse, or other loved ones know the desperation one can feel in this situation. We are regularly tempted with the whisper of the enemy that our prayers aren’t working. We continually pray, but that loved one seems to only put more distance between himself and God. So what do we do?
Dr. John Snyder and Hugh Morrison discuss how we can approach these situations in faith and how we can answer the enemy’s lies with Scripture. A danger the duo points out is that one tactic of the enemy is to make us withdraw from prayer and turn to our own schemes. But God has told us that he will only be found by seeking his face. And prayer is one of the primary means by which we seek his face. So do not despair and do not surrender the sacred privilege of prayer in your life today, particularly in regard to loved ones.
Show Notes:
Psalm 102
Exodus 2
Psalm 107
Psalm 116
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 13:43)The Culture War Against Homeschooling: Why the Educational ‘Blob’ Wants More Oversight on HomeschoolingThe Never-Ending War on Home Schooling by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Hennessy)Part II (13:43 – 22:03)Teaching Fertility in Sex Education? The Experts Say You Should ‘Trust the Experts’ on This – But Don’t Buy ItShould teens be learning about fertility in sex-ed? Some experts say yes. by USA Today (Adrianna Rodriguez)Part III (22:03 – 25:00)Homeschooling Students are Not Behind the Educational Curve – Those Pushing That Narrative are Not Only Wrong, They Have Their Own AgendaSign 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 – 10:00)How Do Humans Make Decisions, By Rational Thinking or Intuition? The Answer Isn’t As Rational As You Might ThinkThinking, Fast and Slow by Macmillan Publishers (Daniel Kahneman)Part II (10:00 – 17:27)A Decision for Death? How Does Daniel Kahneman’s Assisted Suicide Fit into the Worldview of the Leading Expert on Decision Making?The Last Decision by the World’s Leading Thinker on Decisions by The Wall Street Journal (Jason Zweig)Part III (17:27 – 20:56)Life is Worth Living for God’s Glory – And Hedonic Pleasure is a Horribly Empty Rationale for Assisted SuicidePart IV (20:56 – 25:34)Atheism and Assisted Suicide: The Theology Behind the Final Decision of the World’s Leading Expert on ThinkingSign 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 – 10:31)Does the U.S. Have the Determination to Defend Itself? The ‘Test Case’ of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia UniversityPart II (10:31 – 15:49)Which Faculty at Columbia University Support Its Campus Protests? The Unveiling of the Worldview Divide Between Columbia’s Faculty DepartmentsFaculty-on-Faculty War Erupts at Columbia as Trump Targets Elite School by The Wall Street Journal (Douglas Belkin)Part III (15:49 – 20:00)What Kind of Society Allows for Subversive Acts Against Its Own Existence? Western Civilization Cannot Survive If It Does Not Defend ItselfMahmoud Khalil is a test case for the survival of Western civilisation by The Telegraph (Simon​​​​ Hankinson)Mahmoud Khalil and His Green Card by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part IV (20:00 – 27:00)The University Must Serve More Than a Political Purpose: The University Must Serve the Universals of the True, the Good, and the BeautifulThe End of the University as We Know It by The New York Times (Meghan O’Rourke)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.

When we sin, we strive to substitute our own authority for God’s. Today, Barry Cooper explains what makes our sin so devastating and points to another substitution as our only source of hope. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/sin/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 11:07)The Democratic Party Identity Crisis Turns Into a Political Crisis: As Senator Schumer Backed Away from Shutdown, Young Democrats are ReelingYoung Democrats’ Anger Boils Over as Schumer Retreats on Shutdown by The New York Times (Shane Goldmacher)Part II (11:07 – 21:08)Failed States and Terrorist Threats: The Need for a Sustained Military Effort Against the Houthi Rebels in YemenHouthi Inc: the pirates who weaponised globalisation by The EconomistPart III (21:08 – 26:27)A Titan of the Self-Help Movement Dies at 76: The Death and Legacy of Melody Beattie, Author of ‘Codependent No More’Melody Beattie, Author of a Self-Help Best Seller, Dies at 76 by The New York Times (Richard Sandomir)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 – 07:51)Trump’s Two-Gender Policy Makes It to the Department of Health and Human Services – And That Starts at the Top with Secretary KennedyCiting ‘Biological Truth,’ Kennedy Issues Guidance Recognizing Only Two Sexes by The New York Times (Sheryl Gay Stolberg)Part II (07:51 – 11:11)Jackie, Shadow, and Their 3 Chicks: The Glory of God in Creation Evident in the Lives of a Bald Eagle FamilyBig Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest – Cam 1 by Friends of Big Bear ValleyPart III (11:11 – 14:37)Can You Solve a Doctrinal Dispute Between Me and My Boyfriend About Following Your Heart? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 19-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart IV (14:37 – 18:25)When Did Presidents of the United States Start Swearing in Public? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (18:25 – 19:53)How Should Christians Think About Mardi Gras? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (19:53 – 22:17)What was the First Sin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VII (22:17 – 24:25)What is the Primary Purpose of a Sermon in Corporate Worship? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VIII (24:25 – 27:10)Why Does It Matter That Jesus Rose from the Dead? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners 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.

How do Christians pray when we aren’t sure God is going to answer positively what we pray for? That is the heart of the discussion this week between Dr. John Snyder and Hugh Morrison, pastor and HeartCry missionary in Canada.
As Hugh says in the podcast, our role in prayer is to ask; God’s role is to answer. So how do we ask? We bring questions God has told us to ask. He has told us to pray for the salvation of loved ones. He has told us to pray for the healing of the sick. He has told us to pray for sanctification and holiness. And he has told us to pray for all of those things without doubting.
But when it comes to praying for healing or for the salvation of a loved one, how do we persevere when we doubt? We begin by confessing the doubt to God and giving it up to him. As Hugh later said during one of his sermons at Christ Church New Albany, we reject what we see as reality and replace it with God’s reality.
This is not an easy task to accomplish. But it is one that God has obligated himself to help his children do. So cry out to him for help, and he will, like a loving father, walk alongside you and help you pray to him.
Show Notes:
Autobiography of George Muller: https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-George-Muller/dp/0883681595 Hudson Taylor Biography: https://www.davidsonpublishing.org/hudson-taylor.html Amy Carmichael: Beauty for Ashes: https://banneroftruth.org/us/store/history-biography/amy-carmichael/ The Diary and Journal of David Brainerd: With Notes and Reflections by Jonathan Edwards: https://banneroftruth.org/us/store/history-biography/diary-and-journal-of-david-brainerd/
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