This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 12:18)
The Big Story of the Super Bowl LVI? Gambling. — How the Snowball of Legal Gambling Predictably Turned into an AvalancheSuper Bowl LVI Is Poised to Be Biggest Bet Game in Football History by Wall Street Journal (Joseph De Avila)Part II (12:18 – 19:48)
You Simply Bought A Chance to Win a Game of Chance: The Temptations of Sports Betting and the Waning Evangelical Concern of Legalized GamblingSuper Bowl Betting Is a $7.6 Billion Problem Fewer Evangelicals Care About by Christianity Today (Emily Belz)We Aren’t in Vegas Anymore by New York Times (Ross Douthat)Part III (19:48 – 22:34)
An Unfolding Series of Moral Challenges in the Beijing Olympic Games: Russia Finds Itself Mixed Up in Another Doping ControversyRussia is Embroiled in Another Doping Controversy. No One Should be Surprised. by Washington Post (Editorial Board)
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The Revealed and Hidden Will of God
You don’t need handwriting in the sky in order to discover God’s will for your life. Today, Barry Cooper helps us to distinguish between the revealed and hidden will of God and what we can know about both. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-revealed-and-hidden-will-of-god/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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Looking Ahead to Glory
We have Jason Alligood back on the podcast to talk about the doctrine of glory–not the glory of God, but the state of glory for believers. Why is there so little written about it? Why does it get less time in our pulpits? How does hope for the future change us in the present?Be sure to pick up Graham Cole’s Glorification: An Introduction, and check out Jason’s website and follow him on Twitter.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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Thursday, January 12, 2023
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.
