This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 10:51) Liberal San Francisco Considers Murder Charges for Drug Dealers? What Has Happened? Reality Sets In as Death Toll MountsSome D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them by LA Times (Hannah Wiley)Ads were supposed to make Gascón’s challengers stand out. So why do they all look the same? by LA Times (Sonja Sharp)Will Voters in San Francisco Go for a Different Kind of Mayor? by The New York Times (Heather Knight)Part II (10:51 – 15:41) A Sad, Telling Story in Oregon: State Reckons with Increased Death and Devastation in the Aftermath of Drug DecriminalizationOregon Rethinks Drug Decriminalization by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part III (15:41 – 25:25) ‘All the Lonely People’: New Friendship App Highlights Loneliness EpidemicCan a friendship app cure loneliness? by The Financial Times (Bethan Staton)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 – 08:32)‘When Does Life Start?’: The New York Times Asks One of Life’s Biggest Questions — How Should Christians Answer It?When does life begin? by New York Times (Elizabeth Dias)Part II (08:32 – 18:45)‘Your Eyes Saw My Unformed Substance, You Knitted Me Together in My Mother’s Womb’: A Theological Argument for Affirming Life’s Beginning at FertilizationPart III (18:45 – 24:52)Just About Everything George Santos Claims About Himself is False — How Did the Media Miss This Scale of Fraud?Santos Filings Now Claim Net Worth of $11 Million by The North Shore Leader (Maureen Daly)Why George Santos’s Lies Matter by Wall Street Journal (Peggy Noonan)Part IV (24:52 – 28:46)George Santos is Not the First Politician to Lie About His Past, But You Probably Won’t Hear That From the White HouseSantos must have learned from Biden how to make up details about his past by Washington Post (Marc A. Thiessen)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 – 17:24)What Happens When Marriage, Family, and Community Are Subverted? America Has a Loneliness Epidemic and Its Teenagers Are in a Severe Mental Health Crisis‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens by New York Times (Matt Richtel)Children as Young as 8 Should Be Screened for Anxiety, Experts Recommend by Wall Street Journal (Brianna Abbott)How Loneliness Is Damaging Our Health by New York Times (John Leland)Part II (17:24 – 18:53)The Spy Next Door: Russian Sleeper Agent Who Headed Spy Group in U.S. Dies in Russia at 79Mikhail Vasenkov Dies at 79; His Spy Ring Inspired ‘The Americans’ by New York Times (Sam Roberts)Part III (18:53 – 20:35)What is the Conservative Solution to Income Inequality? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (20:35 – 22:44)Should We Use Genetic Treatment or Modification for Embryos? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (22:44 – 24:34)Does Hebrews 11:3 Undermine Creation Ex Nihilo? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (24:34 – 26:06)Why Will We Have Tears to Wipe Away on Judgment Day When We Are in the Presence of God? — 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.