Tuesday, October 28, 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 President Trump’s visit to Asia and the worldview issues behind trade, why a welfare state won’t solve the falling birth rate problem, and skin cell reproduction as an assault on motherhood.Part I (00:14 – 12:08)Trade and the Relationship Between Nations: President Trump’s Visit to Asia and the Worldview Issues Behind TradeAsia, Caught in the Middle, Faces Trump and Xi’s Tug of War by The New York Times (David Pierson)Part II (12:08 – 20:44)The Welfare State and Falling Birth Rates: Finland’s Population Decline Shows Poverty is Not the Best ExplanationFinland’s stubbornly low birth rate shows why a population shift may be inevitable by NPR (Sarah McCammon)Part III (20:44 – 26:00)Reproduction by Skin Cell and the Death of Motherhood: This New Reproductive Technology is an Assault on MotherhoodThe elimination of motherhood by The Spectator (Mary Wingfield)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.