Friday, May 8, 2026

About this sermon

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Cell Phone Bans in Schools, Do They Work? (00:00) New Study Shows Positive Trends in Many Important Categories - Did School Cellphone Bans Work? New Study Finds Mixed Results. The New York Times (Dana Goldstein) YouTube is Taking Over Classrooms (6:41) The Concerning Amount of Social Media Finding Its Way into Your Child’s Pedagogy - How YouTube Took Over the American Classroom The Wall Street Journal (Shalini Ramachandran) - Senator Hawley’s GUARD Act to Protect Kids from AI Chatbots Passes Committee Unanimously U.S. Senator for Missouri (Senator Josh Hawley) Amsterdam Bans Advertising Meat for Climate Change (12:52) The Left’s Cultural Insanity is Strong on Both Sides of the Atlantic - This ban on advertising meat is the nanny state at its silliest The Washington Post (The Editorial Board) How Do I Pray for My Children and Encourage Them to Faith When the Bible Puts Forth Such a Big View of God’s Sovereignty? (14:52) Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing What is the Big Problem with the Falling Birth Rate? (18:25) Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing If You Could Meet One Historical Figure, Who Would It Be and Why? (21:15) Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter From a 13-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Why Does Posting the 10 Commandments Not Violate the Religious Freedom of an Atheist Teacher? (22:50) Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Can Chatbots Become Possessed by Demonic Forces? (24:31) Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter: https://twitter.com/albertmohler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohler For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to https://www.sbts.edu/ For more information on Boyce College, just go to https://boycecollege.com/. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go to https://albertmohler.com/contact