Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses how difficult the month of December can be to many people within the Messianic sphere of influence.
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
THEOLOGY ROUNDUP
Messianic Winter Holiday Helper – Book: link
The Importance of Chanukah – Article: link
A Summarization of Chanukah Traditions – Article: link
The Christmas Challenge – Article: link
The Ongoing Christmas Challenge – Newsletter: link
NEWS ROUNDUP
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Israel to bring 5,800 Bnei Menashe from India by 2030: link
Angie Claudio-Rodriguez was raised Catholic but felt a “deep connection” to Judaism she never understood.: link
President Trump claimed Friday that he was repealing all documents signed by former President Joe Biden using an autopen: link
BREAKING: Trump warns ‘all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers’ to consider Venezuelan airspace closed: link
People often use Galatians 3:28 to erase distinction between Jew + Gentile… but Paul’s point was access, not abolition.: link
Everyone’s talking about Saudi F-35s… but the bigger strategic worry might be happening somewhere else.: link
Greta Thunberg and UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese dancing together during yesterday’s anti-Israel protest in Genoa, Italy.: link
Billions of people around the globe are about to celebrate the birthday of a Jewish man: link
Venezuela has released a statement: link
Do you understand?: link
A man reportedly lost the password to an implantable chip in his hand.: link
North Korea has mandated Russian as a foreign language for its elementary school children — a further sign of Moscow’s increasing ties with the hermit kingdom stemming from its invasion of Ukraine.: link
Pope Leo XIV on Gaza: “The Vatican has been announcing for years its support for the proposal of the two-state solution.: link
MTV @mtv kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing “Video Killed the Radio Star” as its debut music video.: link
JUST IN: President Trump gave Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro a chance to escape the country with his life — but he had to do it immediately, according to a bombshell report.: link
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff heads to Moscow as Ukraine peace talks gain momentum: link
“The Iranians are restoring the missile system, and Israel will have no choice but to take action in order not to let it become an existential threat.: link
U.S. President Donald J. Trump will hold a meeting with key officials: link
