Friday, August 29, 2025

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses our society’s boy crisis and its struggle to turn boys into men, and he answers questions from listeners about why God cares about gender, the Christian battle of ideas, and if mandatory reporting laws violate the first amendment.Part I (00:13 – 15:06)We are in (Another) Boy Crisis: Every Successful Civilization Has to Figure How to Turn Boys into Men – And We Face New ChallengesBoy Crisis of 2025, Meet the ‘Boy Problem’ of the 1900s by The New York Times (Robert D. Putnam and Richard V. Reeves)Part II (15:06 – 22:05)Why Did God Create Human Beings as Male and Female? Why Does Gender Distinction Matter to God?Part III (22:05 – 25:11)You Say That Christians are in a ‘Battle of Ideas.’ Where Do You See That in Scripture?Part IV (25:11 – 29:12)Do Mandatory Reporting Laws Violate First Amendment Rights?Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor 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.