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 &#8211; 12:08)Trade and the Relationship Between Nations: President Trump’s Visit to Asia and the Worldview Issues Behind Trade<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/world/asia/trump-china-trade-deal-xi.html">Asia, Caught in the Middle, Faces Trump and Xi’s Tug of War</a> by The New York Times (David Pierson)</li></ul>Part II (12:08 &#8211; 20:44)The Welfare State and Falling Birth Rates: Finland’s Population Decline Shows Poverty is Not the Best Explanation<ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/27/nx-s1-5536836/population-family-birth-rate-babies-europe-finland-baby-box">Finland&#8217;s stubbornly low birth rate shows why a population shift may be inevitable</a> by NPR (Sarah McCammon)</li></ul>Part III (20:44 &#8211; 26:00)Reproduction by Skin Cell and the Death of Motherhood: This New Reproductive Technology is an Assault on Motherhood<ul><li><a href="https://app.thespectator.com/2025/10/21/the-elimination-of-motherhood/content.html">The elimination of motherhood</a> by The Spectator (Mary Wingfield)</li></ul><a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe">Sign up</a> to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:<a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler">X</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg">YouTube</a>For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to <a href="https://sbts.edu">sbts.edu</a>.For more information on Boyce College, just go to <a href="https://boycecollege.com">BoyceCollege.com</a>.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go <a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact">here</a>.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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