This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.<br />Part I (00:14 &#8211; 10:47)<br />Many of the Rich and Powerful are Running Scared and Embarrassed: The DOJ Released Another 3 Million Epstein Files – And A Lot of People Were Involved with Epstein<br />Part II (10:47 &#8211; 13:50)<br />The Horrifying and Humiliating Nature of Sin: The Epstein Files From a Christian Framework<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/epstein-powerful-men.html'>They Said They Weren’t Close to Epstein. New Documents Show Otherwise.</a> by The New York Times (Nicholas Confessore)</li></ul>Part III (13:50 &#8211; 24:47)<br />Hillary Clinton Draws a ‘Christian’ Dividing Line: With Liberal Christian Argument, Hillary Clinton Goes After the War on Empathy<br /><ul><li><a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/war-empathy-hillary-clinton/685809/'>MAGA’s War on Empathy: This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement.</a> by The Atlantic (Hillary Rodham Clinton)</li><li><a href='https://albertmohler.com/2025/02/19/joe-rigney/'>The Sin of Empathy</a> by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Joe Rigney)</li><li><a href='https://albertmohler.com/2025/04/09/alliebethstuckey/'>The Progressives&#8217; Culture War Strategy</a> by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Allie Beth Stuckey)</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 />