Tuesday, February 3, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 10:47)
Many of the Rich and Powerful are Running Scared and Embarrassed: The DOJ Released Another 3 Million Epstein Files – Where are We With the Epstein Files Now?
Part II (10:47 – 13:50)
The Horrifying, and Often Embarrassing, Nature of Sin: The Epstein Files From a Christian Framework

• They Said They Weren’t Close to Epstein. New Documents Show Otherwise. by The New York Times (Nicholas Confessore)

Part III (13:50 – 21:52)
Hillary Clinton Draws a Dividing Line: Hillary Clinton Goes After the War on Empathy

• MAGA’s War on Empathy: This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement. by The Atlantic (Hillary Rodham Clinton)
• The Sin of Empathy by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Joe Rigney)
• The Progressives’ Culture War Strategy by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Allie Beth Stuckey)

Part IV (21:52 – 24:47)
If You Don’t Want the Title of Christian Nationalist, You’re Going to Have to Retreat From Christian Morality – The Only Other Option is to Go Along with the Progressive Agenda
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