This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (11:30 - 11:30) Marriage Delayed and Children Foregone: The Age of People in First-Time Marriages Is Rising, and Fertility Rates are Declining — We Better Watch This Closely

• First-Time Marriages Are on the Rise for People in Their 40s and 50s by Wall Street Journal (Clare Ansberry)

PART II (16:45 - 16:45) ‘Gathering Together for Dinner Can Feel Like an Impossibility’: Families are Now So Busy That Many Children Never Have a Family Meal — And the Children are Suffering

• Family Dinners Are Key to Children’s Health. So Why Don’t We Eat Together More? by Wall Street Journal (Julie Jargon and Andrea Petersen)

PART III (20:46 - 20:46) When Does Personhood Begin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (23:4 - 23:4) Why Did God Put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Evil? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART V (25:22 - 25:22) What is the Distinction Between Justice and Fairness? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (28:57 - 28:57) Do Verses 4 and 5 of Proverbs 26 Contradict Each Other? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing