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

PART I (3:25 - 3:25) Christian Stewardship and Your Ballot Today — It’s Now Up to Voters

PART II (13:48 - 13:48) A Not So United Climate Meeting: World Leaders Gather for COP27. What Is it About?

• Last Eight Years Were the Warmest in Modern Times, U.N. Body Says by Wall Street Journal (Eric Niiler)
• Global Diplomats are Talking About Climate Change — Again. Does It Do Any Good? by USA Today (Elizabeth Weise)

PART III (18:23 - 18:23) More Heat Deaths (But Less Deaths from Cold): Deciphering Climate Change Claims

• Climate Change and the Lancet’s ‘Heat Death’ Deception by Wall Street Journal (Bjorn Lomberg)

PART IV (24:41 - 24:41) A Difficult Case in the Midst of a Dark, Conflicted History: SCOTUS Set to Hear Oral Arguments on Navajo Adoption Case

• Race Question in Supreme Court Adoption Case Unnerves Tribes by New York Times (Jan Hoffman)