<description>This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.&lt;br /&gt;Part I (00:14 &amp;#8211; 09:21)&lt;br /&gt;A Crisis of Dignity: Leaders Must See Dignity as Vital and Essential&lt;br /&gt;Part II (09:21 &amp;#8211; 15:55)&lt;br /&gt;Dignity and the American Presidency: Our Constitutional Order Depends on It&lt;br /&gt;Part III (15:55 &amp;#8211; 22:10)&lt;br /&gt;The Olympics, the Super Bowl, and the Divide of Red and Blue America: How the Polarization of Politics is Affecting Sports&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opinion/bad-bunny-super-bowl.html'&gt;If You Hate Bad Bunny, I Have Bad News for You&lt;/a&gt; by The New York Times (Noah Shachtman)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/06/faith-super-bowl-christian-athletes/'&gt;Christianity at the Super Bowl defies a trend&lt;/a&gt; by The Washington Post (Paul Putz)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Part IV (22:10 &amp;#8211; 25:48)&lt;br /&gt;The Globalist Dream of the Olympics: But Sports Only Brings Unity in a Limited Way – Just Look at the Super Bowl Halftime Shows&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/letters/2026/documents/20260206-lettera-giochi-olimpici.html'&gt;Life in Abundance&lt;/a&gt; by The Holy See (Pope Leo XIV)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/pope-leo-milan-olympics-letter.html'&gt;As Olympics Open, Pope Warns Against Using Sports for ‘Propaganda’&lt;/a&gt; by The New York Times (Motoko Rich)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe"&gt;Sign up&lt;/a&gt; to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.&lt;br /&gt;Follow Dr. Mohler:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler"&gt;X&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to &lt;a href="https://sbts.edu"&gt;sbts.edu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;For more information on Boyce College, just go to &lt;a href="https://boycecollege.com"&gt;BoyceCollege.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go &lt;a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;</description>

The Briefing with Albert Mohler

R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Monday, February 9, 2026

FEB 9, 202625 MIN
The Briefing with Albert Mohler

Monday, February 9, 2026

FEB 9, 202625 MIN

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.<br />Part I (00:14 &#8211; 09:21)<br />A Crisis of Dignity: Leaders Must See Dignity as Vital and Essential<br />Part II (09:21 &#8211; 15:55)<br />Dignity and the American Presidency: Our Constitutional Order Depends on It<br />Part III (15:55 &#8211; 22:10)<br />The Olympics, the Super Bowl, and the Divide of Red and Blue America: How the Polarization of Politics is Affecting Sports<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opinion/bad-bunny-super-bowl.html'>If You Hate Bad Bunny, I Have Bad News for You</a> by The New York Times (Noah Shachtman)</li><li><a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/06/faith-super-bowl-christian-athletes/'>Christianity at the Super Bowl defies a trend</a> by The Washington Post (Paul Putz)</li></ul>Part IV (22:10 &#8211; 25:48)<br />The Globalist Dream of the Olympics: But Sports Only Brings Unity in a Limited Way – Just Look at the Super Bowl Halftime Shows<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/letters/2026/documents/20260206-lettera-giochi-olimpici.html'>Life in Abundance</a> by The Holy See (Pope Leo XIV)</li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/pope-leo-milan-olympics-letter.html'>As Olympics Open, Pope Warns Against Using Sports for ‘Propaganda’</a> by The New York Times (Motoko Rich)</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 />