Monday, August 31, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 09:54) A Devastating and Horrific Tragedy in Nepal: This is a Deadly Case of Natural Evil – Christians Need to Pray For All Involved Part II (09:54 – 12:36) The Script Was Already Ready: The Western Media Jumped to the Conclusion That Climate Change is Behind This, But the Jury is Still Out An Explanation Without Evidence for the Nepal Flood by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Hennessey) Disaster Experts Say Nepal Glacier Collapse Was Difficult to Predict by The New York Times (Laura Chung) Part III (12:36 – 22:26) The Progressive Strategy on ‘T’: The Progressives in Politics and the WNBA See the Society ‘Moving Forward’ on Transgenderism Once Americans Focus on Other Issues Most Democrats Don’t Want to Talk About Transgender Athletes. He’s Leaning In. by The New York Times (Reid J. Epstein) WNBA will become an unstoppable force when it unites, outlasts culture wars by The Athletic (Ian O’Connor) Part IV (22:26 – 25:36) Log Cabin Republicans Drop the ‘T’: Homosexual Republican Group Distances Itself From Transgenderism – But They’re Still Defying Creation Order With LGB Conservative Gay Rights Group Ends Support for Trans Causes by The New York Times (Richard Fausset) Log Cabin Republicans Renews Its National Advocacy Focus by Townhall (Ross Hemminger) 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 .