This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 15:44)The Three Ages of Modern Media: Looking at the Shape of Our Media Challenge Hundreds of Gannett Journalists Walk Out by New York Times (Katie Robertson)Part II (15:44 – 21:28)Digital Media and the Brave New World of News Media: Technology is Reshaping the Media LandscapeCNN CEO Chris Licht Apologizes to Staff, Saying He Overshadowed Network’s Achievements by Wall Street Journal (Amol Sharma and Isabella Simonetti)Inside the Meltdown at CNN by The Atlantic (Tim Alberta)Part III (21:28 – 26:37)‘Customer Ratings Have Become Meaningless’: A Culture Where ‘Average’ Is Rated As ‘Superb’ Just Might Have a ProblemCustomer Ratings Have Become Meaningless. ‘People Hand Out 5 Stars Like It’s Candy.’ by Wall Street Journal (Preetika Rana)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 – 06:16) India’s Deadly Train Crash: Human Error or Mechanical Failure? Sometimes it Comes Down to BothPart II (06:16 – 23:33) Just One Issue of USA Today Reveals the Transformed Moral Landscape: It Also Reveals Finger-pointing at Both Parents and ChristianityPride month arrives as wave of anti-LGBTQ bills make many states less equitable by USA Today (Charisse Jones)Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina showing true bravery by coming out by USA Today (Dan Wolken)Senate advances same-sex marriage bill that also includes religious freedom protections by USA Today (Savannah Kuchar and Ledyard King)’Rejected solely because of your identity’: Homeless LGBTQ youths face unique challenges by USA Today (Claire Thornton)Part III (23:33 – 24:50) There Is More (and Less) to This Story: The Inverted Math of the Moral RevolutionariesSame-Sex Couples Accounted for 1% of Households in 2020, Census Shows by Wall Street Journal (Paul Overberg and Anthony DeBarros)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 – 06:16)India’s Deadly Train Crash: Human Error or Mechanical Failure? Sometimes it Comes Down to BothPart II (06:16 – 23:33)Just One Issue of USA Today Reveals the Transformed Moral Landscape: It Also Reveals Finger-pointing at Both Parents and ChristianityPride month arrives as wave of anti-LGBTQ bills make many states less equitable by USA Today (Charisse Jones)Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina showing true bravery by coming out by USA Today (Dan Wolken)Senate advances same-sex marriage bill that also includes religious freedom protections by USA Today (Savannah Kuchar and Ledyard King)’Rejected solely because of your identity’: Homeless LGBTQ youths face unique challenges by USA Today (Claire Thornton)Part III (23:33 – 24:50)There Is More (and Less) to This Story: The Inverted Math of the Moral RevolutionariesSame-Sex Couples Accounted for 1% of Households in 2020, Census Shows by Wall Street Journal (Paul Overberg and Anthony DeBarros)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 – 13:57) Was the Debt Ceiling Crisis a Manufactured Drama? Not Entirely, But There Was a Political Plot and a Predictable ResolutionPart II (13:57 – 19:22) A Parable of America’s Fracturing Entertainment Culture: What the Viewership of the Finale of ‘Succession’ Teaches About the American Public and New MediaPart III (19:22 – 23:18) Stories and the Imago Dei: Humans Are Storytelling Creatures — And Our Place in God’s Story Matters MostSign 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 – 13:57)Was the Debt Ceiling Crisis a Manufactured Drama? Not Entirely, But There Was a Political Plot and a Predictable ResolutionPart II (13:57 – 19:22)A Parable of America’s Fracturing Entertainment Culture: What the Viewership of the Finale of ‘Succession’ Teaches About the American Public and New MediaPart III (19:22 – 23:18)Stories and the Imago Dei: Humans Are Storytelling Creatures — And Our Place in God’s Story Matters MostSign 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 – 13:48) Target Has Redefined its Business Model to Force Its Consumers to Make a Choice: Will They Support the LGBTQ Revolution Or Not?Combative Consumers Change the Marketing Strategy for Target and Bud Light by Wall Street Journal (Katie Deighton and Patrick Coffee)Target may have ‘lost control of the narrative’ as financial losses, LGBT anger mounts: consumer researchers by Fox News (David Rutz)Part II (13:48 – 17:25) Should Christians Do Business With Companies Who Support Causes We Cannot? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart III (17:25 – 19:52) How Should Protestant Christians Think About the “Incorruption” of a Nun? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (19:52 – 24:53) Should Christians Just Accept the Inevitability of AI Technologies to Get Ahead of the Curve? — 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 – 13:48)Target Has Redefined its Business Model to Force Its Consumers to Make a Choice: Will They Support the LGBTQ Revolution Or Not?Combative Consumers Change the Marketing Strategy for Target and Bud Light by Wall Street Journal (Katie Deighton and Patrick Coffee)Target may have ‘lost control of the narrative’ as financial losses, LGBT anger mounts: consumer researchers by Fox News (David Rutz)Part II (13:48 – 17:25)Should Christians Do Business With Companies Who Support Causes We Cannot? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart III (17:25 – 19:52)How Should Protestant Christians Think About the “Incorruption” of a Nun? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (19:52 – 24:53)Should Christians Just Accept the Inevitability of AI Technologies to Get Ahead of the Curve? — 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.

During one of the most difficult seasons of Paul’s life and ministry he had many opportunities to despair. He had multiple chances to switch his tactics and pursue something more pragmatic. Each time he refused. We began talking about the foundation of his confidence last week, and we continue doing so this week, but with an emphasis is on the glory of the New Covenant.
Whether Paul experienced encouragement and perceived success during his missionary trials, or whether he was chained in a Roman prison, he had one confidence, one thing to boast in: Jesus Christ. And his boasting in Christ and the glory of the New Covenant did not diminish when it would have been so easy to believe the church was failing and would be destroyed by the power of Rome.
Of course, we know the church wasn’t destroyed by Rome. Paul wasn’t able to see the things we see, but he never wavered from the fact that Jesus is faithful and will accomplish His good purpose.
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 12:49) Well, Are Humans Facing the Threat of Extinction by Artificial Intelligence or Not?: The Argument Over the Consequences of AI Rages OnA.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn by New York Times (Kevin Roose)Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI by NPR (Vanessa Romo)Part II (12:49 – 19:49) The Morality of Knowledge and Technological Determinism: Big Worldview Issues Behind AI TechnologiesPart III (19:49 – 25:34) No, AI Will Not Lead to Our Extinction, But We Do Need Protection — From OurselvesAI Poses ‘Risk of Extinction’ on Par With Pandemics and Nuclear War, Tech Executives Warn by Wall Street Journal (Alyssa Lukpat)California Takes On Candy Makers With Bill Opponents Call the ‘Skittles Ban’ by Wall Street Journal (Kristina Peterson)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 – 12:49)Well, Are Humans Facing the Threat of Extinction by Artificial Intelligence or Not?: The Argument Over the Consequences of AI Rages OnA.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn by New York Times (Kevin Roose)Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI by NPR (Vanessa Romo)Part II (12:49 – 19:49)The Morality of Knowledge and Technological Determinism: Big Worldview Issues Behind AI TechnologiesPart III (19:49 – 25:34)No, AI Will Not Lead to Our Extinction, But We Do Need Protection — From OurselvesAI Poses ‘Risk of Extinction’ on Par With Pandemics and Nuclear War, Tech Executives Warn by Wall Street Journal (Alyssa Lukpat)California Takes On Candy Makers With Bill Opponents Call the ‘Skittles Ban’ by Wall Street Journal (Kristina Peterson)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.