Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The Briefing for Tuesday, February 17, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

  The Briefing for Tuesday, February 17, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

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More recommended videos by Dr. Mohler:

Has the Church Misunderstood the Gospel for 2000 Years?

The Briefing for Monday, August 25, 2025, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Dr. Mohler gives a wonderful tribute to the late Dr. John McArthur. And he ends by saying that in the last week the church has lost 2 giant warriors - Dr. John MacArthur and Dr. James Dobson. And he prays that God will rise up warriors to take their place. Amen!

 The Briefing for Friday, August 15, 2025, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Excerpt from this last Briefing: Dr. Mohler is asked why Christian ministers aren't better at doing exorcisms. He says, on the one hand, it is impossible for Christians to be demon possessed. And for the non-Christian, demon possession is the least of their problems!

Amen!  

Recommended sermon on the occult and demon possession:  Colossians 2:1-15, by Rev. Paul den Butter 

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Monday, February 16, 2026

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Justification by Faith Alone, by Dr. R. C. Sproul (1939-2017)

  

 Here are some quotes from the late RC Sproul (1939-2017):

  • "While God-given, the conscience has certain limitations in its ability to discern right from wrong. To hold a razor's edge, it must constantly be informed by the Word of God."
  • "We often hear the question, 'What happens to the poor innocent native in Africa who never had an opportunity to hear the gospel?'...Nothing happens to the poor innocent native who never had an opportunity to hear the gospel. Innocent people don't need salvation."
  • "Does saving faith require a trust in the righteousness of Christ alone as the grounds of our justification? Or may a person have a different view of the gospel and still be a Christian?" 
  • "It is to Rome's credit, in my opinion, that she placed anathema on what she believed to be a false and heretical gospel. If sola fide is a distortion of the biblical gospel, surely it deserves such anathema. If the Reformers were preaching and teaching a false gospel, then they were apostate and deserved the labels put on them by Vatican I, 'schismatics and heretics.'" 
  • "The Reformation was waged, not over the question of justification by faith, but over the issue of justification by faith alone. It was the sola of sola fide that was the central point of dispute."
  • "I said that if justification by faith alone is essential for salvation, and if Rome rejects justification by faith alone, then the conclusion follows by resistless logic that Rome rejects an essential truth of Christianity. When I use the word, if, here, I do so for the sake of the present argument. In my mind, there is no if about it. I am convinced, as were the Reformers, that justification by faith alone is essential to the gospel, and that Rome clearly rejects it." 
  • "Agreement between Rome and Evangelicals can be reached in several ways. One is for Evangelicals to abandon their historic position of sola fide. A second is for Rome to adopt sola fide as its official doctrine. The third is for agreement to be reached that sola fide is not essential to the gospel." 
  • "To indicate that the Roman view is inadequate, or it falls short, is a gentle criticism. In my estimation, it is too gentle. One could construe this statement to mean that, though it has shortcomings and is less than adequate, the Roman 'version of the gospel' is still just that, a 'version of the gospel.' The New Testament makes it clear that there is only one gospel. An 'inadequate' gospel is not the gospel. A gospel that 'falls short' of its essence is not a true gospel and must be vigorously rejected." 
  • "I can imagine no Reformed theologian from the 16th century to the present day suggesting that the Roman Catholic view is not a serious threat to the gospel."
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Danish priest says child abuse images were like collecting stamps

  Danish priest says child abuse images were like collecting stamps - swedenherald.com

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Recommended reading: What to Do if You Suspect a Child is Being Sexually Abused - christianpost.com

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Facts About George Washington You Might Not Know

 Facts About George Washington You Might Not Know - dailysignal.com

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Recommended sermons and podcasts:

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Dr. Hugh Ross’ Recent Claims About Noah’s Flood: Does Scripture Agree?

Dr. Hugh Ross’ Recent Claims About Noah’s Flood: Does Scripture Agree? - answersingenesis.org

Recommended video: Answers in Genesis Canada: I Convinced Grok the Biblical Flood Really Happened (Using Science)

     

Recommended reading: Is There Forensic Evidence for Noah’s Flood? - answersingenesis.org
Recommended sermons and podcasts: 

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Obama: 'Aliens exist'

  Obama: 'Aliens exist' - israelnationalnews.com

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Recommended reading: Donald Trump: UFO disclosure ‘could be imminent’ after President ‘authorizes access to UFO bases and non-human bodies’ - gbnews.com

Recommended podcast: UFOs, Evolution, and the Gospel - Why Aliens Don't Solve Life's Biggest Problem, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

Recommended video: 

More recommended reading: 

More recommended podcasts: 

Here is a short excerpt from this third podcast: "You thought that life was a joke, and it turns out it wasn't." 

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Billie Eilish Says ‘No One Is Illegal’ — But Her Gates Say Otherwise

Billie Eilish Says ‘No One Is Illegal’ — But Her Gates Say Otherwise - redstate.com

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Recommended reading: INVASION! One Simple Graph Demonstrates How Dems Tried to Destroy America With Illegal Immigration - twitchy.com

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'End the shield': New plan would put liability for vaccine failures back on manufacturers

  'End the shield': New plan would put liability for vaccine failures back on manufacturers - wnd.com

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Recommended video: ‘Brought to You by Pfizer’




 Note: Up until COVID I have always been very Pro-vaccine. And I still am, for the most part. For a good lecture by a qualified medical professional on vaccines in general, please listen to The Vaccine Wars, by Richard Holdeman, Ph.D. Here is a short excerpt from this lecture: "Next to clean water, vaccinations have saved more lives than anything else in history." Dr. Holdeman has a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular biology.
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250 Years of America, and It Started With Gun Confiscation

  250 Years of America, and It Started With Gun Confiscation - bearingarms.com

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Recommended reading: 

Dr. Peter Hammond had this to say about gun control: "You may not like guns, and you may not like God. But if someone is breaking into your house, the first thing you're going to do is call someone who has a gun. And the second thing you're going to do is pray that they arrive before it's too late!" - From the podcast by Dr. Peter Hammond, The Holocaust in Rwanda

More Recommended reading:
  1. Give Up Your Guns Because the Democrats Will Totally Protect You - townhall.com
  2. What Happens When Governments Disarm its Citizens? - warriortimes.com    
  3. Gun Confiscation is Always a Prelude to Genocide - lewrockwell.com    
  4. Beto O’Rourke says he does not regret saying he will take away AK-47s and AR-15s while running for president - msn.com

Some thoughts on gun control!

  1. "One man with a gun can control 100 without one." - Vladimir Lenin
  2. "Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually wind up working for those who didn't!" - Benjamin Franklin
  3. "If we make ourselves sheep, the wolves will eat us." - unknown
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Wall Street Journal: Trump Achieved Impossible With Economy

  Wall Street Journal: Trump Achieved Impossible With Economy - frontpagemag.com

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Leonardo da Vinci Drew Tunnels 530 Years Ago. Now, Archaeologists May Have Found Them for Real

 Leonardo da Vinci Drew Tunnels 530 Years Ago. Now, Archaeologists May Have Found Them for Real - msn.com

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Recommended reading

  1. Tom Hanks Slams His Da Vinci Code Movies as 'Hooey' and Admits He Only Did Them for the Money: 'I Changed My Pants in Front of the Mona Lisa' - dailymail.com
  2.  The Da Vinci Code Attacked the Wrong Religion - frontpagemag.com 
  3. New Research Claims Leonardo Da Vinci was Son of a Slave - france24.com  

Recommended sermon:  Devilish Claims of the Da Vinci Code, by Rev. Ian Brown [Proverbs 12:19: The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment."]

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Canadian Government Ignores UN Scrutiny Over Euthanasia Law

  Canadian Government Ignores UN Scrutiny Over Euthanasia Law - lifenews.com

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Recommended reading: 

  1. Canada: Euthanasia on Demand, Doctors Licensed to Kill - shtfplan.com
  2. Why Euthanasia Should Be Illegal and Why You Should Oppose It - expose-news.com
  3. Biblical Worldview:  Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide - christianpost.com  
  4. New York's Assisted Suicide Bill is a Tragedy, Not a Triumph - dailysignal.com    
  5. New Zealand sees euthanasia, assisted suicide rates climb 37% | World - christianpost.com 
  6. Medically Assisted Suicide is a Bad Idea - frontpagemag.com     
  7. MAID in Canada: Euthanasia Organ Harvesting 'Surges' - pjmedia.com    
  8. 'Euthanized Against Her Will' Is a Funny Way to Say the State Murdered Her - pjmedia.com     
  9. New York Becomes 13th State to Legalize Assisted Suicide - breitbart.com

Recommended podcasts: 


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Today in the News - Tuesday, February 17, 2026

  Today's Headlines

  1. Trump says Hamas must disarm immediately ahead of peace council meeting on Gaza - swedenherald.com
  2. ‘The Dutch Are in Last Place’: Geert Wilders’ Explosive Video – ‘The Netherlands Is Becoming More and More an Islamic Country’ (Video) - rairfoundation.com
  3. Danish priest says child abuse images were like collecting stamps - swedenherald.com
  4. The Morning Briefing: Czech Official Sends Hillary Clinton Crawling Back Into Her Box of Wine - pjmedia.com
  5. The Ocasio-Cortez Disaster In Munich Gives a 2028 Election Primer As Bloomberg News Cleans Up Her Mess - redstate.com
  6. Trump increasingly likely to attack Iran – talks with Tehran not going well – but are Trump & Bibi on same page? - allisraelnews.com
  7. Obama: 'Aliens exist' - israelnationalnews.com
  8. Israeli Cabinet moves to protect archaeological sites from PA destruction - jns.org
  9. Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on table in talks with US - reuters.com
  10. Democrats Have No Legitimate Reason to Oppose Voter ID - pjmedia.com
  11. State fires a shot against 'blacklisting' conservative media - wnd.com
  12. Billie Eilish Says ‘No One Is Illegal’ — But Her Gates Say Otherwise - redstate.com
  13. 'End the shield': New plan would put liability for vaccine failures back on manufacturers - wnd.com
  14. Trump Linking Church and State – NOT Unconstitutional - thegatewaypundit.com
  15. “World Is In Peril”: Anthropic AI Safety Boss Quits, Issues Stark Warning - expose-news.com
  16. Gavin Newsom Thinks It’s Racist to Criticize Islam. That's the Real War on Women. - townhall.com
  17. Sharia Intimidation of Children: The Playbook Happening From the UK to the US - rairfoundation.com
  18. Wall Street Journal: Trump Achieved Impossible With Economy - frontpagemag.com
  19. What Do Monica Lewinsky, Maggie Thatcher, Elvis, Cher, Bill Cosby, & The Pope Have In Common? - zerohedge.com
  20. Why Firing 9% Of The Federal Workforce Didn't Move The Needle - zerohedge.com
  21. Waste Of The Day: Secret Settlements Get Taxpayer Money - zerohedge.com
  22. Al Gore Continues to Promote Fear - canadafreepress.com
  23. Rooting Against Anti-American Olympians Is Patriotic - thefederalist.com
  24. Mamdani’s Landlord Crackdown Will Avoid Targeting New York City Housing Authority - dailycaller.com
  25. Facts About George Washington You Might Not Know - dailysignal.com
  26. US Conducts First Microreactor Airlift in Bid to Show Technology's Viability - newsmax.com
  27. Gutfeld Calls ‘B.S.’ on CBS Stats Undercounting ICE Arrests of Criminal Illegals - newsbusters.org
  28. Monday LIVE: The DOJ Lied On Saturday When They Falsely Told Congress & Americans That ALL Epstein Files Had Been Released! The Files We Have Seen Are Over-The-Top Satanic! Alex Jones Is About To Lay Out What The System Is Hiding & How The People Can Fight Back! Must-Watch! - infowars.com
  29. Killer Rapist Sentenced in 30-Year-Old Case Solved with Genealogical DNA - breitbart.com
  30. Poland "Needs" Nuclear Weapons, According To Ruler - shtfplan.com
  31. How AI is Unlocking the Universe’s Hidden Knowledge and Why Humans Can’t Comprehend It - shtfplan.com
  32. Scientists Spot Signs of Derelict Soviet Moon Lander on Lunar Surface - futurism.com
  33. 'M23 and Rwanda' to blame for latest violence in DR Congo: US senior adviser for Africa - Tête à tête - france24.com
  34. Should We Support Transgender “Rights” Because “All Children Are Children of God”? - answersingenesis.org
  35. Dr. Hugh Ross’ Recent Claims About Noah’s Flood: Does Scripture Agree? - answersingenesis.org
  36. Do Eight Blood Types Confirm Eight People Boarded the Ark? - answersingenesis.org
  37. Social media platform X down in major outage - justthenews.com
  38. Why Have Global Weather Patterns Gone Completely And Totally Nuts This Winter? - themostimportantnews.com
  39. Canadian Government Ignores UN Scrutiny Over Euthanasia Law - lifenews.com
  40. Democrats Defund DHS – Bad Move - amac.us
  41. Socialist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson raises ‘Pan-African’ flag for Black History Month - thepostmillennial.com
Columnists: 
Earlier Headlines
  1. First Lady Melania Trump Embraces Love of Country & Family to United States Armed Forces - whitehouse.gov
  2. CENTCOM conducts 10 military strikes against 30 ISIS targets in Syria - foxnews.com
  3. Lake Michigan Gives Up a 150-Year-Old Secret - pjmedia.com
  4. When Activism Turns Into Outrage, and CPS Becomes the Tool - pjmedia.com
  5. WATCH: 200,000 exiled Iranians join Reza Pahlavi for massive rally in Germany - worldisraelnews.com
  6. Israel urges Diaspora Jews to come home, but will they? - jpost.com
  7. South Dakota Bill Would Make it a Felony to Disrupt a Religious Service - Harbinger's Daily
  8. Texas fights back: No 'sharia city' in the Lone Star State - wnd.com
  9. We told you so: EPA was wrong about CO2 from the start - wnd.com
  10. Do nuclear numbers matter? - wnd.com
  11. How Canada can become part of the United States - wnd.com
  12. 243M Gallons of Sewage Spill Into the Potomac River in Largest U.S. Wastewater Disaster - townhall.com
  13. Tom Homan Vows to ‘Flood the Zone’ in Sanctuary Cities After Minnesota Crackdown - townhall.com
  14. Sorry Libs, Even Hillary Clinton Thinks You Went Too Far on Immigration - townhall.com
  15. Our Culture Is Tearing Itself Apart Because It Rejects Authority - harbingerdaily.com
  16. UK's Insane New Trans Guidance Says School Kids As Young As Four Can 'Change Gender' - zerohedge.com
  17. Antisemitism Has Become A Feature, Not An Anomaly, Of British Society - harbingerdaily.com
  18. The Coming Revolution Down South - hotair.com
  19. Epstein Sex Trafficking Immigration Fraud Linked to Top Obama Officials - frontpagemag.com
  20. How Did They Think Open Borders Would End? - hotair.com
  21. Muslim 13-Year-Old Shouted "Allahu Akbar", Stabbed 2 Boys, Ran to Mosque - frontpagemag.com
  22. Will Cuba Return to US Colonial Rule? - lewrockwell.com
  23. Munich, 2007: The Day The West Was Told 'No' - zerohedge.com
  24. Trump Debunking Al Gore’s Climate Fears Makes the World a Better Place - hotair.com
  25. The Biggest Bait-and-Switch War Of The Century - zerohedge.com
  26. Bastards, Worldwide - zerohedge.com
  27. The AI Transition: Even Dinosaurs Weren't Stupid Enough To Create Their Own Extinction Event - zerohedge.com
  28. Report: Most Immigrants Get Some Form of Welfare; 61 Percent of Illegal Aliens Do - thenewamerican.com
  29. Hate Hoax Yields $3.2M Verdict for Victim. Major Media Response: Crickets. - thenewamerican.com
  30. From Chuck To AOC, Here Are The Worst People Of The Week - thefederalist.com
  31. Red States Pay Lip Service To Christianity, But Won’t Touch Same-Sex Marriage - americanthinker.com
  32. Chuck Schumer Vows To Fight Supposed ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ Bill With Policy 83% Of Americans Support - dailycaller.com
  33. LGBTQ Mafia HRC Loses 65% of Its Fortune 500 Allies - dailysignal.com
  34. Trump Energy Policies Saved Lives During U.S. Deep Freeze - amac.us
  35. Fred Fleitz to Newsmax: $5B Gaza Aid Will Bypass UN, Keep Funds From Terrorists - newsmax.com
  36. Kamala Harris Polling Average Leads in 2028 Democrat Primary Polls - breitbart.com
  37. CBP: Cartels Flew 42,000 Drones near U.S. Border in FY25 - breitbart.com
  38. Canadian Political Hypocrites Sealing The Fate of Children The System Wants Transgendered - canadafreepress.com
  39. “Melania” Film Review: A Story of Beauty and Kindness - legalinsurrection.com
  40. The Epstein Effect: Say Goodbye To Globalization, Hello To Technocracy - technocracy.news
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Daily Sermon for the Hearing Impaired: The First Passover

The First Passover, by Joe W. Allen [Text: Exodus 12:1-13]

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Recommended reading: Brazilian Skateboarder Quotes Bible in Sign Language to Defy Olympic Ban on Religious Displays - lifesitenews.com

Recommended podcast: A Conversation with Davd & Phyllis Smith - Ministry to the Silent World of the Deaf, by Various Speakers

Note: This daily sermon for the hearing impaired is dedicated to my good friend, David J. Bishop, who went home to be with his Lord Jesus on July 1, 2021. David was the inspiration for me to begin posting links to sermons for the hearing impaired. David's not deaf anymore. And the first words he heard were from our Lord Jesus, saying to him, "Well done, David, thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord!" [Matthew 25:21]

Here is one of the last pictures David sent to me before he died. He was a big sports fan and LOVED the Seattle Seahawks! He was also a BIG baseball fan. I'm sure if David had been able to hear he would have loved the song, Take Me Out to the Ball Game! But David loved our Lord Jesus much, much, much more than any sporting event! Oh, here is a video of Take Me Out to the Ball Game in American Sign Language! (ASL)


Recommended:

Deafness in the News:
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Here is a Hymn Based on Psalm 103: O, Come My Soul, Bless Thou The Lord Thy Maker

(A Psalm of David.) "Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul. - Psalm 103

Here is a hymn based on Psalm 103: O, Come My Soul, Bless Thou The Lord Thy Maker
Here is a sermon on Psalm 103: Bless the Lord, O My Soul, and All That is Within Me Bless His Holy Name, by Pastor Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)


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Today in History - February 17

A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

1621 – Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.

Recommended podcast: History of Thanksgiving, by James Walker

1863 – A group of citizens of Geneva found an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Recommended podcast: Should Christians Contribute to the Red Cross? Why is There Good in the World? by Pastor Kevin Swanson

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Westminster Shorter Catechism Q & A #26-30

The following is from thewestminsterstandard.org:

Q. 26. How doth Christ execute the office of a king?
A. Christ executeth the office of a king, in subduing us to himself, in ruling and defending us, and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies.

Q. 27. Wherein did Christ’s humiliation consist?
A. Christ’s humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, made under the law, undergoing the miseries of this life, the wrath of God, and the cursed death of the cross; in being buried, and continuing under the power of death for a time.

Q. 28. Wherein consisteth Christ’s exaltation?
A. Christ’s exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day, in ascending up into heaven, in sitting at the right hand of God the Father, and in coming to judge the world at the last day.

Q. 29. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us by his Holy Spirit.

Q. 30. How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling.

Recommended sermon:  The Westminster Assembly, by Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson

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The Briefing for Tuesday, February 17, 2026, by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

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