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

PART I (9:23 - 9:23) 1 Out of 8 Americans Have Been Given Prescriptions for Antidepressants — Are We Really at the Point Where the Modern Age Just Equals Depression?

• Antidepressants Don’t Work the Way Many People Think by New York Times (Dana G. Smith)

PART II (13:16 - 13:16) ‘Puppies on Prozac and Cats on CBD’ : Evidently Our Pets Are Now as Anxious as We Are

• Puppies on Prozac: How to Handle Your Pet’s Anxiety by New York Times (Melinda Wenner Moyer)

PART III (16:8 - 16:8) Why Is It Okay to Euthanize Our Sickly Pet But Never Right to Euthanize People? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Young Listener of The Briefing

PART IV (18:22 - 18:22) If the Fall Had Not Happened, How Could the Earth Have Provided for Population That Would Grow Exponentially And Never Die? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (20:50 - 20:50) Why Did Georgia’s Senate Election Go to a Run-Off When the Republican Governor Won So Decisively? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (24:3 - 24:3) Why Is It So Hard to Share the Gospel? Does Loving People Mean That We Respect Their Choices Even When Bad? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART VII (25:47 - 25:47) Why Did God Refer to Himself as ‘We’ in the Old Testament? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing