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

PART I (5:47 - 5:47) The SBC Independent Investigation of Sexual Abuse and the Judgment of the Lord

PART II (18:18 - 18:18) ‘For Real, God is Pretend, and For Pretend, God is Real.’: The Problem of Evil, ‘Fictionalism,’ and the Need for a Faith Based on Fact

• How to Pray to a God You Don’t Believe In by New York Times (Scott Hershovitz)
• Dear God, Even if You Don’t Exist by New York Times

PART III (24:4 - 24:4) Passing on the Faith Once for All Delivered to the Saints, Starting From the Home: The Apologetic Imperative for Christian Parents Raising Christian Children