As we continue with SBC week here on the podcast Griffin Gulledge joins us. Griffin is the pastor of Madison Baptist Church in Madison, GA, and a PhD candidate at Southeastern Seminary. We talk about the division in the Southern Baptist Convention, Rick Warren, Founders Ministry, pragmatism, what encourages Griffin in the SBC today, and wedgies.OUR SPONSORChristian Healthcare Ministries is a nonprofit, voluntary cost-sharing ministry through which participating Christians meet each other’s medical bills. Christian Healthcare Ministries is not a health insurance company. Rather, we are a group of thousands of Christians across the United States and around the world who share each other’s burdens in the area of health care costs. Since 1981, CHM members have shared nearly $7 billion in medical bills. Want to learn more? Visit www.chministries.org/podcastSupport 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 – 03:52)A Historic City Rocked by Devastating Earthquake: Marrakech Struck by 6.8 Magnitude EarthquakeMorocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors sleep outdoors by Reuters (Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdulhak Balhaki)Part II (03:52 – 20:50)California’s Assault on the Family: Radical New Gender Bill is an Assault on Parental RightsAssembly Bill No. 957 by California Legislative InformationControversial Transgender Youth Bill by National Review (Ari Blaff)District Can’t Notify Parents if their Child Identifies as Transgender by New York Times (Anna Betts)Part III (20:50 – 27:15)Prison Break: What Recent Breakdowns of Prison Security in the UK and the U.S. Teach About the Depravity (and Ingenuity) of the Human HeartDaniel Khalife: First sighting of escaped prisoner investigated by BBC News (James Gregory)Murder Suspect Is Missing After Escape From D.C. Hospital by New York Times (Christine Hauser)Manhunt Persists as Escaped Pennsylvania Convict Danelo Cavalcante Slips Past Police Perimeter by Wall Street Journal (Ginger Adams Otis)Tower Officer Who Missed Danelo Cavalcante’s Prison Break Fired by Wall Street Journal (Ginger Adams Otis)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 – 18:29) 100 Days After October 7, 2023: Israel Pledges to Fight On Against Hamas and Faces a New Global RealityIs Anti-Zionism Always Antisemitic? A Fraught Question for the Moment. by New York Times (Jonathan Weisman)Part II (18:29 – 24:20) Taiwan’s Bold Election Results: Taiwanese People Elect Leader In Opposition to China’s Claim of Rule, Raising Interesting Questions of HistoryPart III (24:20 – 28:30) Popularity of New Orleans Wings on the Rise Worldwide — The Kicker? They Never Were From New Orleans‘New Orleans-Style’ Wings Are a Global Sensation. Just Not in New Orleans. by Wall Street Journal (Weilun Soon)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.