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.

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: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 – 17:20) Let This Sink In: New Research Shows the More Money a Woman Makes the Less Likely She is to Get Married and Have ChildrenPart II (17:20 – 20:21) Massive Social Shifts and Massive Consequences: Marriage and Family Patters ReshapedMoney Can’t Buy Women Love by Washington Examiner (Conn Carroll)Part III (20:21 – 25:56) The Bleakness of Our Society’s Dating Scene: Secularism Seems Unable to Produce a Flourishing Dating Culture, But the Church CanWhy Aren’t More People Marrying? Ask Women What Dating Is Like. by New York Times (Anna Louie Sussman)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 – 17:20)Let This Sink In: New Research Shows the More Money a Woman Makes the Less Likely She is to Get Married and Have ChildrenPart II (11:48 – 20:21)Massive Social Shifts and Massive Consequences: Marriage and Family Patterns ReshapedMoney Can’t Buy Women Love by Washington Examiner (Conn Carroll)Part III (20:21 – 25:56)The Bleakness of Our Society’s Dating Scene: Secularism Seems Unable to Produce a Flourishing Dating Culture, But the Church CanWhy Aren’t More People Marrying? Ask Women What Dating Is Like. by New York Times (Anna Louie Sussman)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 – 11:54) Update on Israel’s War Against Hamas: Some Hostages Come Home, Huge Challenges RemainPart II (11:54 – 20:40) Populist Explosions in the Netherlands and Argentina: The Politics and Worldview of Recent Elections Behind the HeadlinesPart III (20:40 – 24:48) Should You Be Able to Sell a Kidney? Anarcho-capitalism Bursts Onto the World StageSign 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 – 11:54)Update on Israel’s War Against Hamas: Some Hostages Come Home, Huge Challenges RemainPart II (11:54 – 20:40)Populist Explosions in the Netherlands and Argentina: The Politics and Worldview of Recent Elections Behind the HeadlinesPart III (20:40 – 24:48)Should You Be Able to Sell a Kidney? Anarcho-capitalism Bursts Onto the World StageSign 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.

It is a common refrain, “That’s a young man’s work.” But the opposite is true in God’s economy. There is some work reserved for those who have had the Book of Providence (Letter One) opened to them. In this week’s episode, John Snyder is discussing Archibald Alexander’s third letter to elderly Christians focusing on the work God has laid before them.
Alexander says that time seems to be going by faster and faster. And while we see the signs of aging in the mirror, our minds want to believe we are still young and full of physical ability. We aren’t. We simply can’t do what we once could. While that could be a source of discomfort and even jealousy, to allow our souls to wallow in would be to miss the opportunity God has given for this specific time of life.
The elderly Christian has the opportunity to please God in obedience and prayer. While Christians today can often overlook these two simple offerings to God, Alexander says they are great gifts God is pleased to accept. He gives us specific things we can be doing and praying to be a blessing our families, our churches, and our world.
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 14:36) November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas: The JFK Assassination 60 Years LaterPart II (14:36 – 17:53) Sexual Promiscuity, the Mob, Cold War, and Conspiracy Theories: The Complicated Entanglements of JFKPart III (17:53 – 29:48) So Who Killed the President and How Can We Be Sure? The Christian Impetus to Seek Truth, Even in the Midst of UncertaintyPart IV (29:48 – 30:41) A Day of Joy and Thanksgiving to God: Celebrating Thanksgiving ChristianlySign 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 – 14:36)November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas: The JFK Assassination 60 Years LaterPart II (14:36 – 17:53)Sexual Promiscuity, the Mob, Cold War, and Conspiracy Theories: The Complicated Entanglements of JFKPart III (17:53 – 29:48)So Who Killed the President and How Can We Be Sure? The Christian Impetus to Seek Truth, Even in the Midst of UncertaintyPart IV (29:48 – 30:41)A Day of Joy and Thanksgiving to God: Celebrating Thanksgiving ChristianlySign 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.