Tuesday, September 23, 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 Vladimir Putin’s increased aggression towards NATO, the Left’s hatred of complementarianism, the need for Protestant Evangelicals to raise stronger families, and ‘performative men.’
Part I (00:14 – 11:14)
Putin’s New Aggression: Russia’s President is Pushing the Boundaries with NATO

• The Kremlin’s plot to kill NATO’s credibility by The Economist

Part II (11:14 – 17:00)
So Complementarianism is Harsh Now? Our Culture is Taking Aim at 2,000 Years of Biblical Conviction

• How segments of Christianity overlap with the manosphere and what it means for women by USA Today (Marc Ramirez)

Part III (17:00 – 24:41)
A Call to Raise Faithful Families: Protestant Evangelicals Need Stronger and Bigger Families
Part IV (24:41 – 26:32)
The Rise and Impending Fall of ‘Performative Men’: Men, Don’t Stoop to Impress the Women Who Don’t Want to Get Married

• They drink matcha, dabble in photography and love Joan Didion. Meet the ‘performative men’ by USA Today (Charles Trepany)

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