Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the significance of Paul’s Epistle of Ephesians, providing a theological and composition summary.
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
A Survey of the Holy Scriptures for the Practical Messianic – Commentary: link
NEWS ROUNDUP
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Bill Ackman on Tuesday night published private text messages with Charlie Kirk — including an invitation he extended to the slain conservative activist “do dinner sometime with the ladies” — to swat down what he called slanderous claims by Candace Owens’ that he staged a Hamptons “intervention” to blackmail Kirk over Israel.: link
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a strategic mutual defense agreement during PM Shehbaz Sharif’s visit.: link
CHARLIE: “We were in Israel a couple weeks ago… Is it not the most amazing place… He’s [Netanyahu] special. He’s a special, special leader. Oh, and he’s everything a leader should be.”: link
Microsoft to Retire Windows 10: Support Ends in October 2025: link
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told reporters tonight in Damascus that ongoing security negotiations with Israel could lead to results “in the coming days,” with this following reports of a tripartite agreement this week between Syria, Jordan, and the United States regarding…: link
Arab NATO vs Western NATO: link
The Pentagon is reviewing social media posts by U.S. service members after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, following warnings against mocking or praising his death.: link
Jimmy Kimmel is taking an involuntary hiatus. ABC has announced that it is pulling the comedian’s late-night talk show off the air “indefinitely” following the host’s controversial comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.: link
BREAKING: Disney is pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show off air “indefinitely” after Kimmel ignited a firestorm over his comments about the alleged Charlie Kirk assassin.: link
People forget how dangerous Hamas was just last year.: link
Senate Majority @gop Leader John Thune @leaderjohnthune told Breitbart News exclusively that unfortunately Democrats @thedemocrats on the radical left have allowed the normalization of “violent behavior” in furtherance of their agenda as evidenced by the many Democrats celebrating the tragic assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk.: link
It grieves me to see voices like Candace Owens drifting into dangerous conspiracies and claiming that Israel is somehow tied to Charlie Kirk’s death. That’s not discernment, that’s deception. Charlie stood firmly for truth, and he never turned Israel into the villain. The Bible…: link
A senior Saudi official said the Saudi-Pakistan defense pact reflects their longstanding cooperation and isn’t tied to any specific event.: link
China is opening a new route via the Northern Sea Route: link
Reuters: The United Arab Emirates will not fully cut ties with Israel if it moves to declare sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, but it would scale them back, potentially recalling its ambassador.: link
In audio obtained by i24NEWS, Macron says: “I will not recognize a Palestinian state without the release of the hostages.”: link
North Korea gets almost nothing from cooperation with Russia: link
Putin stated that there are “over 700,000 Russian troops” currently on the frontline in Ukraine.: link
Trump said that Putin “let him down”: link
BREAKING: Japan refuses to recognize a Palestinian state.: link
Trump reacts to the UK’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state: link
The Turning Point Board has unanimously elected Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board.: link
