Friday, December 16, 2022
The Briefing with Albert Mohler
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
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🗓️ 16 December 2022
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Summary
Part I (00:13 - 11:23)
Buyer Beware, There’s Always a Worldview Story Behind Toys: American Girl Publishes Book Pushing Puberty Blockers to Adolescent Girls
- American Girl Refuses to Apologize for Pushing Advice for Pre-teens to Obtain Puberty Blockers from Doctors if They Feel 'Different' - and Says It's Meant to Make Children 'Feel Informed and Confident' by Daily Mail (Vanessa Serna)
- How American Girl Lost This American Mother by Deseret News (Bethany Mandel)
Part II (11:23 - 13:24)
Why Did It Take So Long for God to Send Baby Jesus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 3-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Part III (13:24 - 16:36)
Should Churches Gather on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day This Year? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (16:36 - 18:31)
Does Jesus Have Mary’s DNA? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part V (18:31 - 20:25)
Why Is It Assumed That There Were Three Wisemen? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part VI (20:25 - 22:44)
Where Was Jesus Before He Was Conceived in Mary? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part VII (22:44 - 27:36)
What Does Isaiah Mean When He Says that the Government Will Be on Jesus’ Shoulders? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's Friday, December 16, 2022. |
| 0:07.9 | I'm Albert Molar, and this is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from |
| 0:12.4 | a Christian worldview. |
| 0:13.8 | Well, worldview determines just about everything. |
| 0:17.2 | Eventually, we work out who we are and what we believe. |
| 0:20.6 | Our most basic beliefs, our most basic understanding of reality works out in every dimension of |
| 0:25.3 | life. |
| 0:26.3 | Not only the big issues of life had to do with life and death and right and wrong, but |
| 0:31.0 | also what we find humorous and the toys that entertain us. |
| 0:36.2 | And yes, I say us because adults do have toys. |
| 0:38.7 | They're just, well, generally, a bit more expensive than the toys of our children. |
| 0:42.9 | But nonetheless, to think of childhood is to think of toys, and that's a natural combination. |
| 0:47.8 | Children and toys go together. |
| 0:50.6 | Childhood is an age in which play is actually something like an occupation. |
| 0:55.8 | Play is how children learn is how they learn actually many of the most important facts |
| 1:00.6 | of the universe. |
| 1:01.6 | It's also a way they learn to relate and they learn who they are and they learn how |
| 1:05.7 | to have fun. |
| 1:06.9 | They learn how to cooperate, but they can play sometimes by themselves that they prefer |
| 1:10.7 | to play with others and they like to play with toys. |
| 1:13.9 | I mentioned yesterday that throughout human history you can find archaeological evidence |
| 1:17.9 | of coins. |
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