The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.<br />On today&#8217;s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the shock of Christmas, and he answers questions about his favorite Christmas hymns, a right honoring of Mary, if Mary was a perpetual virgin, and Christmas and the regulative principle.<br />Part I (00:30 &#8211; 05:17)<br />What are Your Favorite Christmas Hymns? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing<br />Part II (05:17 &#8211; 11:34)<br />What About Santa Claus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing<br /><ul><li><a href="https://albertmohler.com/2025/12/12/and-they-went-with-haste/">“And They Went With Haste”</a> by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)</li></ul>Part III (11:34 &#8211; 15:29)<br />What is the Best Protestant Understanding of Mary? And Was She a Perpetual Virgin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing<br />Part IV (15:29 &#8211; 21:17)<br />How Does Christmas Fit Into the Regulative Principle of Worship? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing<br />Part V (21:17 &#8211; 27:04)<br />‘The Word Became Flesh and Dwelt Among Us’: The Shock of Christmas<br /><a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe">Sign up</a> to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.<br />Follow Dr. Mohler:<br /><a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler">X</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg">YouTube</a><br />For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to <a href="https://sbts.edu">sbts.edu</a>.<br />For more information on Boyce College, just go to <a href="https://boycecollege.com">BoyceCollege.com</a>.<br />To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go <a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact">here</a>.<br />

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.<br />Part I (00:14 &#8211; 13:42)<br />New York and Illinois Set to Approve Assisted Suicide: The Culture of Death is Expanding at a Rapid Rate in the U.S.<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-reaches-agreement-state-legislature-pass-medical-aid-dying-act-new-york'>Governor Hochul Reaches Agreement With State Legislature to Pass Medical Aid in Dying Act in New York</a> by New York State (Gov. Kathy Hochul)</li><li><a href='https://gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/governor-pritzker-signs-bill-expanding-end-of-life-options-for-terminally-ill-patients'>Governor Pritzker Signs Bill Expanding End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients</a> by Illinois State (Gov. JB Pritzker)</li></ul>Part II (13:42 &#8211; 19:46)<br />This Should Flag Your Attention: Australia Says the Islamic State Was Behind the Attack on Bondi Beach<br /><ul><li><a href='https://wng.org/opinions/the-clash-of-civilizations-on-bondi-beach-1765837994'>The clash of civilizations on Bondi Beach</a> by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)</li></ul>Part III (19:46 &#8211; 24:14)<br />LGBTQ Books are a Crisis: Librarians Claims Banned Books are a ‘Manufactured Crisis’, But Parents Must Know the Truth<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/15/us-librarianbook-bans-lgbtq-rights'>US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights</a> by The Guardian (Claire Wang)</li></ul><a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe">Sign up</a> to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.<br />Follow Dr. Mohler:<br /><a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler">X</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg">YouTube</a><br />For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to <a href="https://sbts.edu">sbts.edu</a>.<br />For more information on Boyce College, just go to <a href="https://boycecollege.com">BoyceCollege.com</a>.<br />To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go <a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact">here</a>.<br />

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.<br />On today&#8217;s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the increase in the number of abortions since Dobbs, the moral and political injury the Republican Party will bring on itself if it turns its back on the pro-life movement, and the death and legacy of Rob Reiner.<br />Part I (00:14 &#8211; 13:39)<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/states-new-abortion-laws.html">Three Years After Dobbs, ‘the Reality Is People Are Getting Abortions’</a> by The New York Times (Soumya Karlamangla)</li></ul>Part II (13:39 &#8211; 17:22)<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/15/trump-advisers-hawley-anit-abortion">Trump advisers strafe Hawley over new anti-abortion group</a> by Axios (Alex Isenstadt)</li></ul>Part III (17:22 &#8211; 25:01)<br /><ul><li><a href="https://albertmohler.com/2020/06/24/benjamin-rolsky/">The Strange Tale of American Television and the Religious Left</a> by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Benjamin Rolsky)</li></ul><a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe">Sign up</a> to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.<br />Follow Dr. Mohler:<br /><a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler">X</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg">YouTube</a><br />For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to <a href="https://sbts.edu">sbts.edu</a>.<br />For more information on Boyce College, just go to <a href="https://boycecollege.com">BoyceCollege.com</a>.<br />To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go <a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact">here</a>.<br />

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.<br />Part I (00:14 &#8211; 11:32)<br />Horrible Attacks on Bondi Beach and at Brown University: The Casualties Mount, and the Issues Rage<br />Part II (11:32 &#8211; 17:11)<br />The Problem of Islam: This is Not Just a Problem of a Lack of Assimilation<br />Part III (17:11 &#8211; 20:56)<br />Religious Liberty in Canada is Dying: A Change in Canada’s Religious Exemption Law Would Allow the Bible to Be Labeled as Hate Speech<br />Part IV (20:56 &#8211; 25:35)<br />The Return to Times New Roman: The State Department Establishes Times New Roman as Its Official Typeface – It Matters More Than You Might Think<br /><a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe">Sign up</a> to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.<br />Follow Dr. Mohler:<br /><a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler">X</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg">YouTube</a><br />For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to <a href="https://sbts.edu">sbts.edu</a>.<br />For more information on Boyce College, just go to <a href="https://boycecollege.com">BoyceCollege.com</a>.<br />To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go <a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact">here</a>.<br />

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.<br />Part I (00:14 &#8211; 07:43)<br />The Brave New World of IVF and Surrogacy: This Chinese Billionaire Has Over 100 Children in the U.S. Through IVF and Surrogacy to Build His Own Dynasty<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.wsj.com/us-news/chinese-billionaires-surrogacy-pregnancy-7fdfc0c3?st=z8pXJH&#038;reflink=article_email_share'>The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate</a> by The Wall Street Journal (Katherine Long, Ben Foldy, Lingling Wei)</li></ul>Part II (07:43 &#8211; 20:28)<br />The Commodification of Pregnancy and Babies: Surrogacy is Big Business, and It is Morally Wrong<br />Part III (20:28 &#8211; 23:12)<br />One Child Only Revenge: And Billionaires Purchasing Babies is a Reaction to Historic Crackdowns on Families by China<br />Part IV (23:12 &#8211; 26:38)<br />The Brave New World of Billionaires: There Have Never Been More Billionaires in the World Than Right Now<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.wsj.com/economy/billionaires-wealth-worldwide-ubs-study-5c13f3da?gaa_at=eafs&#038;gaa_n=AWEtsqc4FQi_2mCPpQ6aQBPiY46lg5k1M5fpuMp9yaiReBrmQAr96BwfgKCKDnYw9C8%3D&#038;gaa_ts=693f930c&#038;gaa_sig=-AeHYAN7EKtzI3C1vHsUH9VGA2j2sWUom7KgEF1gZH0UxkPSOgXBmHmF8I1_xZFN9WVvdviXLRSaezhN631RxA%3D%3D'>The World Has More Billionaires Than Ever</a> by The Wall Street Journal (Juliet Chung)</li></ul><a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe">Sign up</a> to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.<br />Follow Dr. Mohler:<br /><a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler">X</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg">YouTube</a><br />For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to <a href="https://sbts.edu">sbts.edu</a>.<br />For more information on Boyce College, just go to <a href="https://boycecollege.com">BoyceCollege.com</a>.<br />To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go <a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact">here</a>.<br />