This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 13:32) George Santos, the Fraud: The Story of New York’s Lying Ex-CongressmanPart II (13:32 – 20:11) What’s Behind the Human Tendency to Believe Fabulous Stories? Why We Tend to Buy into Big LiesPart III (20:11 – 21:39) Why is Santos Out While Senator Menendez is Still in Office? The Ousting of George Santos Raises Big QuestionsPart IV (21:39 – 25:57) President Biden is Going to Hollywood: President Plans First Donor Trip Since End of the Screen Actors Guild StrikeSign 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 – 13:32)The Fabulous Fabulist Fabrication: The Epic Story of George Santos, New York’s Lying Ex-CongressmanPart II (13:32 – 20:11)What’s Behind the Human Tendency to Believe Unbelievable Stories? Why We Tend to Buy into Big LiesPart III (20:11 – 21:39)Why is Santos Out While Senator Menendez is Still in Office? The Ejection of George Santos Raises Big Questions for American PoliticsPart IV (21:39 – 25:57)President Biden is Going to Hollywood: Big Fundraising Foray Among the Entertainment Industry’s ProgressivesSign 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 – 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 RealismPart III (20:00 – 27:55) A Consequential Voice on the Supreme Court: The Mixed Legacy of Sandra Day O’ConnorSign 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 – 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 RealismPart III (20:00 – 27:55)A Consequential Voice on the Supreme Court: The Mixed Legacy of Sandra Day O’ConnorSign 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 – 09:23) The Persistence of the Imago Dei: New Study on Gen Z Spirituality Reveals Deep Longing for God, Even in an Increasingly Secular CultureYoung people define ‘sacred moments’ broadly: From God to nature to relationships by Religion News Service (Adelle M. Banks)Part II (09:23 – 14:20) Did God Change at the Incarnation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart III (14:20 – 17:59) Why Did God Create Ticks? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart IV (17:59 – 21:02) Is It Appropriate for Christians to Wear Cross Jewelry? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (21:02 – 24:04) Does Jesus’s Preaching Ministry Contradict an Expository Preaching Model? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (24:04 – 28:50) Should Women Serve in the Military? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from 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 – 09:23)The Persistence of the Imago Dei: New Study on Gen Z Spirituality Reveals Deep Longing for God, Even in an Increasingly Secular CultureYoung people define ‘sacred moments’ broadly: From God to nature to relationships by Religion News Service (Adelle M. Banks)Part II (09:23 – 14:20)Did God Change at the Incarnation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart III (14:20 – 17:59)Why Did God Create Ticks? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart IV (17:59 – 21:02)Is It Appropriate for Christians to Wear Cross Jewelry? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (21:02 – 24:04)Does Jesus’s Preaching Ministry Contradict an Expository Preaching Model? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (24:04 – 28:50)Should Women Serve in the Military? — 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.

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.
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 06:00) Focus on the Hostages: The Moral Importance of Getting the Vocabulary and Priorities RightPart II (06:00 – 11:03) Women and Children First: Note the Lack of Gender Confusion as the Hostages Are Released to IsraelPart III (11:03 – 21:15) The Master of Chaos Sees an Opportunity: Russia’s Current Plan in UkraineA hungry beaver is chomping on the Tidal Basin’s cherry trees by Washington Post (Kevin Ambrose)Part IV (21:15 – 25:08) There’s a Cherry Tree Vandal on the Loose in DC: A Hungry Beaver Has Been Very BusySign 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 – 06:00)Focus on the Hostages: The Moral Importance of Getting the Vocabulary and Priorities RightPart II (06:00 – 11:03)Women and Children First: Note the Lack of Gender Confusion as the Hostages Are Released to IsraelPart III (11:03 – 21:15)The Master of Chaos Sees an Opportunity: Russia’s Current Plan in UkraineA hungry beaver is chomping on the Tidal Basin’s cherry trees by Washington Post (Kevin Ambrose)Part IV (21:15 – 25:08)There’s a Cherry Tree Vandal on the Loose in DC: A Hungry Beaver Has Been Very BusySign 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 – 09:26) Why is President Biden Skipping this Meeting of the UN’s Conference of the Parties? Climate Change Hypocrisy, Wars, and Political Expediency Are Parts of the PicturePart II (09:26 – 16:15) The Dangers of Social Media Now Out in the Open: Lawsuit Documents Reveal Social Media Platforms Intentionally Prey on Teenage UsersMeta Designed Products to Capitalize on Teen Vulnerabilities, States Allege by Wall Street Journal (Jeff Horwitz)At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say by New York Times (Natasha Singer)Part III (16:15 – 18:42) A Parable of Parental Negligence Over Social Media: Mother in Hot Water After Giving Twin 7-Year-Old Sons Access to YouTubeHow Your Child’s Online Mistake Can Ruin Your Digital Life by New York Times (Kashmir Hill)Part IV (18:42 – 25:34) ‘Heresy’ is Indispensably Theological, So Why Did the New York Times Use It? The Death of a Bishop and the Ever Present Danger of HeresyCarlton Pearson, Pastor Deemed a Heretic for Denying Hell, Dies at 70 by New York Times (Trip Gabriel)Heretic in the headlines: Why did The New York Times use that word? by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)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.