This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 – 08:04)Why Don’t We Trust Professionals Anymore? Christians Need to Rethink Our Cultural Distrust of AuthorityWhy We Don’t Trust Doctors Like We Used To by The Wall Street Journal (Clare Ansberry)Part II (08:04 – 13:22)Fear Not Asteroid 2024 YR4: NASA Reports Earth Will ‘Most Likely’ Avoid Collision with Catastrophic AsteroidNASA Gives ‘All Clear’ for Asteroid That Seemed to Threaten Earth by The New York Times (Katrina Miller)Part III (13:22 – 15:14)What is the Significance of 40 Days in the Bible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 11-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart IV (15:14 – 18:12)What Pastoral Counsel Do You Have for Christian Parents Who Have Children Who Come Out as Homosexual? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (18:12 – 21:19)How Do I Counsel My Teenage Son to Honor His Homosexual Father as His Father Without Condoning His Father’s Homosexuality? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (21:19 – 24:56)Is It Sinful to Not Want to Have Children? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VII (24:56 – 27:38)Do We Have Gendered Souls? — 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.

If you would like some help in studying Galatians, consider Gospel Realities: Lessons from Galatians.
Watch the study trailer here: https://youtu.be/HlAIb5uSBOI
Find more information here: https://www.mediagratiae.org/gospel-realities-lessons-from-galatians
This week we present to you session one of Gospel Realities: Lessons from Galatians. In this session, Dr. Yuille focuses on the intent of the Bible study and what he hopes to teach throughout all eight sessions.
What others are saying about this study:
“The gospel is the beautiful, glorious, and central message of Christianity. All of history and all of Scripture revolve around it, and unless we lay hold of it by faith, we will perish eternally. But it was precisely this gospel that was under attack among the first-century churches of Galatia. Paul, under the inspiration of the Spirit, wrote this forceful letter to remind the Galatian Christians of the pure gospel of Jesus Christ. With faithful exegesis, concrete application, and experiential meditation, Dr. Yuille guides us into the glories of the gospel and the implications of the gospel for our lives. Excellent for personal devotions, small groups, and Bible studies!”
Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Chancellor and President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Galatians needed Christ. They needed the whole Christ. They needed all of Christ. They needed nothing and no-one else apart from or in addition to Christ, as revealed by the Holy Spirit, to bring them into and keep them in the family of God. Clearly, warmly, sweetly, earnestly, logically, and consistently, Stephen Yuille presents to us that Christ whom Paul preached to the Galatians. In doing so, he walks us through the gospel in all its brilliance and beauty and blessing. To spend two happy months in this study would be a worthy investment of your time and effort.
Jeremy Walker
Show Notes:
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If you would like some help in studying Galatians, consider Gospel Realities: Lessons from Galatians.
Watch the study trailer here: https://youtu.be/HlAIb5uSBOI
Find more information here: https://www.mediagratiae.org/gospel-realities-lessons-from-galatians
This week we present to you session one of Gospel Realities: Lessons from Galatians. In this session, Dr. Yuille focuses on the intent of the Bible study and what he hopes to teach throughout all eight sessions.
What others are saying about this study:
“The gospel is the beautiful, glorious, and central message of Christianity. All of history and all of Scripture revolve around it, and unless we lay hold of it by faith, we will perish eternally. But it was precisely this gospel that was under attack among the first-century churches of Galatia. Paul, under the inspiration of the Spirit, wrote this forceful letter to remind the Galatian Christians of the pure gospel of Jesus Christ. With faithful exegesis, concrete application, and experiential meditation, Dr. Yuille guides us into the glories of the gospel and the implications of the gospel for our lives. Excellent for personal devotions, small groups, and Bible studies!”
Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Chancellor and President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Galatians needed Christ. They needed the whole Christ. They needed all of Christ. They needed nothing and no-one else apart from or in addition to Christ, as revealed by the Holy Spirit, to bring them into and keep them in the family of God. Clearly, warmly, sweetly, earnestly, logically, and consistently, Stephen Yuille presents to us that Christ whom Paul preached to the Galatians. In doing so, he walks us through the gospel in all its brilliance and beauty and blessing. To spend two happy months in this study would be a worthy investment of your time and effort.
Jeremy Walker
Show Notes:
Want to listen to The Whole Counsel on the go? Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app: https://www.mediagratiae.org/podcasts
You can get The Whole Counsel a day early on the Media Gratiae App: https://subsplash.com/mediagratiae/app

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:15 – 17:30)New Political Leadership in Germany: Conservative Reset and Electoral Shift in GermanyThe Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election by The New York Times (Christopher F. Schuetze)Part II (17:30 – 22:30)Target Faces More Consumer Backlash: Now, the Left is Infuriated at Target’s Backing Away from DEI InitiativesTarget hit by consumer anger at its retreat from diversity policies by The Financial Times (Taylor Nicole Rogers)Part III (22:30 – 26:38)Clint Hill and the Moral Verdict of History: The Death of Famed Secret Service Agent Reminds of the Importance of Getting History RightClint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93 by The New York Times (Richard Goldstein)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 (00:14 – 09:33)The Deadly Truth About the Culture of Death: Major Report Unveils a Scandal at Planned Parenthood of Prioritizing Abortion Political Agenda Over HealthcareBotched Care and Tired Staff: Planned Parenthood in Crisis by The New York Times (Katie Benner)Part II (09:33 – 15:22)A Major Cultural Collision in the Making: It Appears a Crisis is Brewing Over DC Hosting WorldPride 2025 Now That Donald Trump is Back in the White HouseWorldPride is on a collision course with Trump’s D.C. takeover by The Washington Post (Colbert I. King)Part III (15:22 – 21:16)News Media in a Cascade of Change: Media Outlets are Bleeding Dollars and Viewers and It’s Showing in the Major Shifts of Media PersonalitiesLester Holt, Longtime ‘NBC Nightly News’ Anchor, Will Depart Show by The Wall Street Journal (Isabella Simonetti)Joy Reid’s show canceled in programming shakeup at MSNBC by LA Times (Stephen Battaglio)Part IV (21:16 – 26:14)Trump is Disrupting the Legacy Media – What’s Behind Action Against Associated Press and the Changes in the White House Press Corps?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.

Jesus is the lens through we must look if we are to understand the Scriptures properly. Today, Barry Cooper emphasizes the importance of interpreting the Bible as it was meant to be interpreted. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/hermeneutics/ 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 – 09:53)The Power of the Natural Family: New Research Shows Importance of the Two-Parent Family and Quality Time Dads and Moms Spend Together with Their ChildrenThe Family Way by Hoover Digest (Paul E. Peterson)Part II (09:53 – 19:06)What About Marriage in Rural America? Falling Marriage Rates Make It to Rural AmericaIn rural America, more women are saying ‘I don’t’ by The Washington Post (Shelley Clark and Matthew M. Brooks)Part III (19:06 – 26:20)A Federal District Court Judge Deems Trump’s Gender Policy ‘Biologically Inaccurate’ – Are Federal Court Judges to Instruct Us on Biology?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 – 12:38)A Classic Case of Theological Collapse: How A Pastor-Father’s Acceptance of His Son’s Homosexual Lifestyle Led to the Eventual Abandonment of Biblical ChristianityHow My Dad Reconciled His God and His Gay Son by The New York Times (Timothy White)Part II (12:39 – 18:50)The Bible is a Major Problem for the LGBTQ Revolution – And the Left Knows ItLosing My Religion, Finding Jesus (Does that sound like heresy to you?) by City Church Long Beach (Bill White)Part III (18:50 – 00:06)Hamas Offers Most Depraved Spectacle Thus Far: The Horrifying and Tragic Return of the Bibas FamilyPonder How the Bibas Boys Died by The Wall Street Journal (Bernard-Henri Lévy)Hamas’s latest stunt is its most despicable yet by The Telegraph (Jake Wallis Simons)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 – 05:39)The Plane Didn’t Survive, But the Passengers Did: In Light of the Plane Crash in Toronto, We Must Learn from What Goes Right, and Not Just What Goes Wrong Part II (05:39 – 09:30)Does Genesis 3:24 Point to God’s Creation of the First Weapon? If So, What Does That Tell Us About Humans Advancing Weapons Technology? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 17-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart III (09:30 – 13:35)What is the History of the Phrase ‘Asking Jesus Into Your Heart,’ and Why Is It So Widely Used? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (13:35 – 16:05)I Agree With What You Said About Certain Kinds of Books Not Being Present in Public Schools Libraries, But Wouldn’t That Include the Bible As Well? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (16:05 – 19:08)What Happens When a Senator or Member of the House Becomes a Part of the President’s Cabinet? Who Takes Their Place? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (19:08 – 21:31)If Adam Named All the Animals, How Did He Name the Sea Creatures If He Did Not Live By the Ocean? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart VII (21:31 – 24:13)Can I Sin in My Dreams? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VIII (24:13 – 26:27)How Do I Confront My College Classmates About Their Wrong Views on LGBTQ Issues? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IX (26:27 – 28:45)What Was God Doing Before Time Existed? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-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.

Media Gratiae is pleased to announce our newest, Gospel Realities: Lessons from Galatians, written and taught by Dr. Stephen Yuille. Yuille is the professor of church history and spiritual formation at The Southerwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the preaching pastor of a local church, and serves as a content director and editor at Reformation Heritage Books.
We at Media Gratiae found the writing and editing of Dr. Yuille so helpful we asked him to create a study for us. Even though he has an incredibly full schedule, he was happy to do the work of preparing, writing, and preaching this study. We are grateful for his work. We pray after hearing from him you will be encouraged to study Galatians alongside us.
If you would like some help in studying Galatians, consider Gospel Realities: Lessons from Galatians.
Watch the study trailer here: https://youtu.be/HlAIb5uSBOI
Find more information here: https://www.mediagratiae.org/gospel-realities-lessons-from-galatians
Show Notes
William Perkins volumes from Reformation Heritage Books: https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/the-works-of-william-perkins-the-10-volume-collection.html
A Perfect Redeemer by William Perkins: https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/a-perfect-redeemer-perkins.html
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