About this episode

Dr. Mohler discusses fatherhood, worship practices, baptism, Southern Baptist history, and the financial implications of having children.

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 fatherhood and the graciousness of God, and he answers questions about children joining their parents for worship, the correlation between baptism and church membership, the turning point for Southern Baptists in the Conservative Resurgence, and if it’s too expensive to have children. Part I (00:14 – 10:03) Fatherhood and the Graciousness of God: New Reports Shows Fathers Enjoy Time with Their Children, and Our Secular Society is Shocked The Most Important Way That Fatherhood Has Changed by The New York Times (Frank Bruni) More Dads Are Scaling Back at the Office for Kids and Housework by The Wall Street Journal (Harriet Torry) Part II (10:03 – 16:02) Should My Kids Go to Children’s Church or Join Our Family For Worship? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part III (16:02 – 19:18) What is the Correlation Between Baptism and Church Membership? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (19:18 – 22:00) What was the Turning Point in the Southern Baptist…

People in this episode

Host: R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• Christian worldview
• baptism
• church membership
• Southern Baptists
• Conservative Resurgence
• cost of raising children

Keywords

• fatherhood
• Christianity
• baptism
• church membership
• Southern Baptists
• Conservative Resurgence
• children
• worship
• cost of children

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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