Friday, August 8, 2025
- Author
- R. Albert Mohler, Jr.
- Published
- Fri 08 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://albertmohler.com/2025/08/08/briefing-8-8-25/
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 05:54)
Public Broadcasting Loses Federal Funding: How Did This Happen and Why Does it Matter?
Part II (05:54 – 12:02)
The Rise and Decline of Late Night Television: The Cancellation of the Stephen Colbert Show Indicates Important Cultural Shifts in Entertainment
Part III (12:02 – 18:21)
Is It Wrong for a Prisoner of War to Take a Cyanide Pill to Protect National Secrets? What About If It’s to Protect Civilian Lives? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
What Do We Do with the Books of Ministry Leaders Who Have Now Fallen Away from the Faith? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part V (23:04 – 27:35)
Is It Wrong to Applaud During Worship Services? Who is Receiving Praise, God or the Worship Team? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
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Part I (00:13 – 05:54)
Public Broadcasting Loses Federal Funding: How Did This Happen and Why Does it Matter?
Part II (05:54 – 12:02)
The Rise and Decline of Late Night Television: The Cancellation of the Stephen Colbert Show Indicates Important Cultural Shifts in Entertainment
Part III (12:02 – 18:21)
Is It Wrong for a Prisoner of War to Take a Cyanide Pill to Protect National Secrets? What About If It’s to Protect Civilian Lives? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
- Spycraft and Soulcraft on the Front Lines of History: A Conversation with James Olson by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and James Olson)
What Do We Do with the Books of Ministry Leaders Who Have Now Fallen Away from the Faith? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part V (23:04 – 27:35)
Is It Wrong to Applaud During Worship Services? Who is Receiving Praise, God or the Worship Team? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.
Follow Dr. Mohler:
X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
For 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.
