Albert Mohler, Jr. Hospitalized After Blood Clots Form in Both Lungs

President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Albert Mohler Jr. has been hospitalized and is undergoing treatment for blood clots in both lungs. Mohler was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary emboli, as announced in a statement from the seminary on Saturday.
"Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is currently hospitalized with a diagnosis of bilateral pulmonary emboli (blood clots in both lungs)," the statement read. "He is receiving excellent care and is responding well to treatment. He looks forward to returning to a full schedule including The Briefing in coming days. He and Mrs. Mohler appreciate your prayers."
His health has made a "marked improvement." The attending physicians are pleased with his progress and are confident that the situation is under control, it said, further mentioning that "over the past 24 hours, the Lord has been pleased to answer the prayers of His people and Dr. Mohler's health has made a marked improvement."
Mohler is the ninth president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and host of the podcast The Briefing, where he daily analyzes the news and recent events from an evangelical perspective. He has been described as "one of America's most influential evangelicals."
He also regularly broadcasts interviews with various different people on a podcast called Thinking in Public. He is former vice chairman of the board of Focus on the Family and a member of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Christianity Today recognized Mohler as a leader among American evangelicals, and in 2003 Time called him the "reigning intellectual of the evangelical movement in the U.S." Mohler has presented lectures or addresses at a variety of conservative evangelical universities.
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