Monday, January 12, 2026

About this sermon

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Aldrich Ames and His Deadly Betrayal (00:00) The Death of CIA Turncoat for Soviets Raises Massive Issues - Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84 The New York Times (Tim Weiner) Yet Another Problem with Surrogacy Emerges (13:51) Many Surrogate Mothers are Incurring Insurmountable Medical Expenses - Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts The Wall Street Journal (Katherine Long) Let’s Face the Truth About Surrogacy (20:23) There’s Massive Moral Problems in Even the Best Cases, and Many Surrogates are Hired by LGBTQ Couples Not Every Reproductive Act is Morally Acceptable (24:27) Babies are An Unalloyed Good, But Not Every Means of Conception is Good of Morally Acceptable - Spycraft and Soulcraft on the Front Lines of History Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and James Olson) 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