This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 16:01) Religiosity—Or Lack Thereof—in an Age of Quantification: Rethinking the Research on the Rise of Religious ‘Nones’ — It’s More Complex Than You ThinkReligion Is Dying? Don’t Believe It by Wall Street Journal (Byron R. Johnson and Jeff Levin)The Decline of Non-Orthodox American Judaism by Wall Street Journal (Roberta Rosenthal Kwall)False Hope on the Future of American Religion? by Wall Street Journal (David Spadafora)Part II (16:01 – 21:37) Does Freud Explain Cancel Culture? A Steady State Understanding of Moral Judgments in a Secularizing WorldFreud Explains Cancel Culture by Wall Street Journal (Andrew Hartz)Part III (21:37 – 26:29) 60 Years Post Port Huron: The New Left and the Radical Transformation of America — And the Newer Left Leaving It BehindThe New Left and the radical transformation of America by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Port Huron Statement by Students for a Democratic SocietySign 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 – 16:01)Are Americans Abandoning Religious Belief? Rethinking the Research on the Rise of Religious ‘Nones’ — It’s More Complex Than You ThinkReligion Is Dying? Don’t Believe It by Wall Street Journal (Byron R. Johnson and Jeff Levin)The Decline of Non-Orthodox American Judaism by Wall Street Journal (Roberta Rosenthal Kwall)False Hope on the Future of American Religion? by Wall Street Journal (David Spadafora)Part II (16:01 – 21:37)Does Freud Explain Cancel Culture? A Steady State Understanding of Moral Judgments in a Secularizing WorldFreud Explains Cancel Culture by Wall Street Journal (Andrew Hartz)Part III (21:37 – 26:29)60 Years Of the New Left: The Port Huron Statement and the Transformation of America — (And the Newer Left Leaving It Behind)The New Left and the radical transformation of America by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Port Huron Statement by Students for a Democratic SocietySign 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 – 16:13) Dangerous Precedent Raises Big Questions: What Justified Raid of Former President’s Residence? Is There A Good Answer? The Proof Better Come FastPart II (16:13 – 23:36) Even Liberal Media Acknowledge the Inflation Reduction Act Will Not Actually Reduce Inflation: So Why Are Democrats Touting This as a Legislative Victory?What the Inflation Reduction Act Will and Won’t Accomplish by Washington Post (Editorial Board)Did Democrats Just Save Civilization? by New York Times (Paul Krugman)Part III (23:36 – 26:52) ‘I’ve Kept the Most Interesting Company Imaginable with People Long Gone’: Prolific American Historian and Storyteller, David McCullough, Dies at 89David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89 by New York Times (Daniel Lewis)Sign 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 – 16:13)Dangerous Precedent Raises Big Questions: What Justified Raid of Former President’s Residence? Is There A Good Answer? The Proof Better Come FastPart II (16:13 – 23:36)Even Liberal Media Acknowledge the Inflation Reduction Act Will Not Actually Reduce Inflation: So Why Are Democrats Touting This as a Legislative Victory?What the Inflation Reduction Act Will and Won’t Accomplish by Washington Post (Editorial Board)Did Democrats Just Save Civilization? by New York Times (Paul Krugman)Part III (23:36 – 26:52)‘I’ve Kept the Most Interesting Company Imaginable with People Long Gone’: Prolific American Historian and Storyteller, David McCullough, Dies at 89David McCullough, Best-Selling Explorer of America’s Past, Dies at 89 by New York Times (Daniel Lewis)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 – 11:24) Is Corporate America Lining Up Against Pro-Life Efforts? Big Business Pushes Back Against Pro-Life Momentum as the Fault Lines of U.S. Politics are Being Redrawn State by StateAbortion Law in Indiana Leads to Fallout for State, Politics by Washington Post (Amber Phillips and Tom Hamburger)Youngkin’s Culture Wars are Good for Him but Bad for Virginia Business by Washington Post (Don L. Scott Jr.)Part II (11:24 – 19:44) The Most Pro-Abortion President in U.S. History is Not Pro-Abortion Enough for His Party? They Also Complain He Doesn’t Like to Use the Word ‘Abortion’A Profile of Moral Collapse: President Biden, Abortion, and the Culture of Death by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler Jr.)Biden Is an Uneasy Champion on Abortion. Can He Lead the Fight in Post-Roe America? by New York Times (Michael D. Shear)Part III (19:44 – 25:07) It’s Monkey vs. Humans in Japan: The Nation Wrestles with a Macaque Problem—and the Macaques Are Getting SmarterA Marauding Monkey Was Killed in Japan. Others Will Take Its Place. by New York Times (Hisako Ueno and Mike Ives)Sign 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 – 11:24)Is Corporate America Lining Up Against Pro-Life Efforts? Big Business Pushes Back Against Pro-Life Momentum as the Fault Lines of U.S. Politics are Being Redrawn State by StateAbortion Law in Indiana Leads to Fallout for State, Politics by Washington Post (Amber Phillips and Tom Hamburger)Youngkin’s Culture Wars are Good for Him but Bad for Virginia Business by Washington Post (Don L. Scott Jr.)Part II (11:24 – 19:44)The Most Pro-Abortion President in U.S. History is Not Pro-Abortion Enough for His Party? They Also Complain He Doesn’t Like to Use the Word ‘Abortion’A Profile of Moral Collapse: President Biden, Abortion, and the Culture of Death by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler Jr.)Biden Is an Uneasy Champion on Abortion. Can He Lead the Fight in Post-Roe America? by New York Times (Michael D. Shear)Part III (19:44 – 25:07)It’s Monkey vs. Humans in Japan: The Nation Wrestles with a Macaque Problem—and the Macaques Are Getting SmarterA Marauding Monkey Was Killed in Japan. Others Will Take Its Place. by New York Times (Hisako Ueno and Mike Ives)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.

We are excited to have Pastor Steve Meister back on the podcast to talk about Reformed Catholicity. Steve is a full-time staff pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church in Sacramento, CA. He co-hosts the Particularly Baptist podcast with Robert Briggs, also a full time pastor at Immanuel.References and ResourcesBaptists and the Christian Tradition: Toward an Evangelical Baptist CatholicityReformed Catholicity: The Promise of Retrieval for Theology and Biblical Interpretation by Allen and SwainSacramento Gospel Conference (Sept. 10, 2022)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:55) We’re Living in Norman Lear’s America Now. But How Did We Get Here? — One Laugh, and Cringe, at a TimeTelevision’s boundary-smashing pioneer turns 100 by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part II (09:55 – 20:35) Prophet of the Evangelical Left: The Life and Legacy of Ron SiderPart III (20:35 – 25:34) Does Premillennialism Dissuade Christians from Political and Cultural Engagement? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (25:34 – 26:38) Can a Christian Young Man Join the Military and Serve Under Our Current Commander-in-Chief? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (26:38 – 27:33) Should Pastors Address the Dobbs Decision from the Pulpit? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (27:33 – 29:47) What Kind of Books Do You Like to Read? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Young Listeners of 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 – 09:55)We’re Living in Norman Lear’s America Now. But How Did We Get Here? — One Laugh, and Cringe, at a TimeTelevision’s boundary-smashing pioneer turns 100 by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part II (09:55 – 20:35)Prophet of the Evangelical Left: The Life and Legacy of Ron SiderThe evangelical left loses its prophet by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part III (20:35 – 25:34)Does Premillennialism Dissuade Christians from Political and Cultural Engagement? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (25:34 – 26:38)Can a Christian Young Man Join the Military and Serve Under Our Current Commander-in-Chief? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (26:38 – 27:33)Should Pastors Address the Dobbs Decision from the Pulpit? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (27:33 – 29:47)What Kind of Books Do You Like to Read? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Young 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.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 15:12) Kansas Votes Down Constitutional Amendment to Exclude Abortion Rights — Is This a Foreshadowing of Things to Come for the Pro-Life Movement?After Kansas, is the pro-life movement stalled? by WORLD Opinions (Eric Teetsel)Part II (15:12 – 18:36) A Strange and Unpredictable Political History on the Issue of Abortion in Kansas: Unraveling the 59-41 Vote Against Making Clear That Abortion is not a Constitutional RightPart III (18:36 – 23:55) ‘What’s the Matter with Kansas?’: Pulling Back the Political Curtain on Supreme Court Appointees in the State of Kansas — And the Massive Worldview Implications ThereinWhat’s the Matter with Kansas? by The Emporia Gazette (William Alan White)Sign 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.