This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 15:40) ‘Deferring to Parents Cannot Be Morally Justified’: Educator Group in U.S. Calls Teachers to Disregard Parental Rights on Issue of Gender Identity in SchoolsIs Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative? by The Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf)Gender Expression and Identity by NAEYC (Stephanie Feeney, Nancy K. Freeman, Katie Schaffer)“Don’t Let My Son Dress Up as a Girl!”—The Response by NAEYC (Stephanie Feeney, Nancy K. Freeman)Part II (15:40 – 22:34) Who Should Be Allowed in Which Bathroom? Who Should Be Allowed on Which Team? — Transgender Revolutionaries Continue to Fight For Control Over Public Schools in FloridaFlorida transgender female athlete lawsuit revived by judge by The Orlando Sentinel (Jim Saunders)Part III (22:34 – 27:19) ‘Male, Female, or Other?’: U.S. Census Bureau Struggles with Ramifications of the LGBTQ RevolutionSign 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.

With the start of the new year, we wanted to revisit John Snyder’s conversation with Jeremy Walker back in 2021 about six principles to reading well. We make through five of the principles in this episode. Next week we’ll return to give our final principle and a list of books to help get you started in this year’s reading.
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 15:40)‘Deferring to Parents Cannot Be Morally Justified’: Educator Group in U.S. Calls Teachers to Disregard Parental Rights on Issue of Gender Identity in SchoolsIs Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative? by The Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf)Gender Expression and Identity by NAEYC (Stephanie Feeney, Nancy K. Freeman, Katie Schaffer)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 – 13:19) So What Armed Rebellion? Theological Considerations of Rebellions Against GovernmentBrazilian Authorities Detain 1,500 Protesters Involved in Riot by Wall Street Journal (Samantha Pearson and Luciana Magalhaes)Part II (13:19 – 20:18) Two Models of Revolutions in the Modern Age: What Conservatives Can Learn from the American and French RevolutionsPart III (20:18 – 25:52) Most Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography: The Unprecedented Moral Challenges of Digital TechnologyThree-Quarters of Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography by Age 17 by New York Times (Cecilia Kang)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 – 13:19)So What Armed Rebellion? Theological Considerations of Rebellions Against GovernmentBrazilian Authorities Detain 1,500 Protesters Involved in Riot by Wall Street Journal (Samantha Pearson and Luciana Magalhaes)Part II (13:19 – 20:18)Two Models of Revolutions in the Modern Age: What Conservatives Can Learn from the American and French RevolutionsPart III (20:18 – 25:52)Most Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography: The Unprecedented Moral Challenges of Digital TechnologyThree-Quarters of Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography by Age 17 by New York Times (Cecilia Kang)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 – 07:58) The Return of Doctor Population Bomb — Why Do the Media Seem to Want Such an Intellectually Discredited Doomsday Prophet to Be Vindicated?The Paul Ehrlich Apocalypse Is Back by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part II (07:58 – 14:04) An Anti-Human Worldview Runs Rampant Through Our Culture: How Issues of Abortion Intersect with Those of Population Control and Make For a Deadly CombinationPart III (14:04 – 20:20) Sometimes, the Death Penalty is the Right (and Righteous) Response: Biden’s Department of Justice Presses for Death Penalty in Terrorism Case, Even as the President Claims to Have Halted Federal ExecutionsSuspect in Bike Path Killing Faces First Death Penalty Trial Under Biden by New York Times (Benjamin Weiser)Part IV (20:20 – 28:09) One Who Worked to Save Lives and One Who Worked in a Death Camp: Juxtaposing Two Lives and Huge Moral LessonsAlbert A. Richman, 88, Dies; Rabbinical College President by New York TimesIrmgard Furchner: Nazi typist guilty of complicity in 10,500 murders by BBC News (Paul Kirby and Robert Greenall)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 – 07:58)The Return of Doctor Population Bomb — Why Do the Media Seem to Want Such an Intellectually Discredited Doomsday Prophet to Be Vindicated?The Paul Ehrlich Apocalypse Is Back by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part II (07:58 – 14:04)An Anti-Human Worldview Runs Rampant Through Our Culture: How Issues of Abortion Intersect with Those of Population Control and Make For a Deadly CombinationPart III (14:04 – 20:20)Sometimes, the Death Penalty is the Right (and Righteous) Response: Biden’s Department of Justice Presses for Death Penalty in Terrorism Case, Even as the President Claims to Have Halted Federal ExecutionsSuspect in Bike Path Killing Faces First Death Penalty Trial Under Biden by New York Times (Benjamin Weiser)Part IV (20:20 – 28:09)One Who Worked to Save Lives and One Who Worked in a Death Camp: Juxtaposing Two Lives and Huge Moral LessonsAlbert A. Richman, 88, Dies; Rabbinical College President by New York TimesIrmgard Furchner: Nazi typist guilty of complicity in 10,500 murders by BBC News (Paul Kirby and Robert Greenall)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 – 10:12) The Insatiable Culture of Death Expands Its Reach: FDA Approves Retail Stores to Prescribe Abortion PillsAbortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says by New York Times (Pam Belluck)Justice Department clears Postal Service to deliver abortion pills even in restrictive states by USA Today (Christine Fernando)Abortion pills in pharmacies are the future. But the FDA should do more to expand access by LA Times (Ushma D. Upadhyay)Part II (10:12 – 18:09) A Defeat for Unborn Life and Sign of Challenges to Come: South Carolina’s Supreme Court Rules State’s Constitution Provision for Right to Privacy Includes AbortionSouth Carolina Constitution Includes Abortion Right, State Supreme Court Rules by New York Times (Kate Zernike)Part III (18:09 – 25:25) A Strategy for the Abortion Announced in and by the Media? New York Times Publishes Editorial Board’s Abortion ManifestoA Promising New Path to Protect Abortion Access by New York Times (The Editorial Board)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.

Jimmy and Joe are back, catching up, and talking about one of Joe’s tweets that got some pushback. Are self-appointed teachers and “reformers” helping or hurting the church? The guys get into it and have some fun along the way.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 – 10:12)The Insatiable Culture of Death Expands Its Reach: FDA Approves Retail Stores to Prescribe Abortion PillsAbortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says by New York Times (Pam Belluck)Justice Department clears Postal Service to deliver abortion pills even in restrictive states by USA Today (Christine Fernando)Abortion pills in pharmacies are the future. But the FDA should do more to expand access by LA Times (Ushma D. Upadhyay)Part II (10:12 – 18:09)A Defeat for Unborn Life and Sign of Challenges to Come: South Carolina’s Supreme Court Rules State’s Constitution Provision for Right to Privacy Includes AbortionSouth Carolina Constitution Includes Abortion Right, State Supreme Court Rules by New York Times (Kate Zernike)Part III (18:09 – 25:25)A Strategy for the Abortion Announced in and by the Media? New York Times Publishes Editorial Board’s Abortion ManifestoA Promising New Path to Protect Abortion Access by New York Times (The Editorial Board)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.