This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.<br />Part I (00:14 &#8211; 06:15)<br />News Alert, Dads Matter: Important New Research Confirms the Importance of the Father in the Home on Their Children’s Physical Health<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/health/fathers-child-health.html'>Research Finds Interaction With Father, Not Mother, Affects Child Health</a> by The New York Times (Ellen Barry)</li><li><a href='https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-94777-001?doi=1'>Longitudinal associations between father– and mother–child interactions, coparenting, and child cardiometabolic health.</a> by American Psychological Association</li></ul>Part II (06:15 &#8211; 11:32)<br />The Glory of a Baby’s Laugh: Evolutionary Theory Simply Cannot Explain This<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/opinion/baby-laugh-developmental-milestone.html'>The Evolutionary Brilliance of the Baby Giggle</a> by The New York Times (Gina Mireault)</li></ul>Part III (11:32 &#8211; 13:00)<br />‘Bluey’ and the Beauty of Creation Order: America’s Most Streamed Show For the Last Two Years is Basically Conservative and Happy<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/bluey-is-the-most-conservative-show-on-tv-59ed3402?st=Hqga2X&#038;reflink=article_copyURL_share'>‘Bluey’ Is the Most Conservative Show on TV</a> by The Wall Street Journal (Louise Perry)</li></ul>Part IV (13:00 &#8211; 16:36)<br />It’s Not Just a Problem of Boys on Girls Teams — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing<br />Part V (16:36 &#8211; 21:00)<br />Why is Spycraft Okay If We are Supposed to Love Our Neighbors? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter From a 5-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing<br /><ul><li><a href='https://albertmohler.com/2021/04/28/james-olson/'>Spycraft and Soulcraft on the Front Lines of History</a> by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and James Olson)</li></ul>Part VI (21:00 &#8211; 23:31)<br />Should Single People Adopt Children? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing<br /><ul><li><a href='https://greaterthancampaign.com/'></a> by Greater Than Campaign</li></ul>Part VII (23:31 &#8211; 26:39)<br />Does God Love Everyone, Even Those Who are in Hell? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter From a 8-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing<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 />