5) CIA “whistleblower” has a “professional relationship” with Democratic presidential candidate; 4) Administration walks back troop withdrawal from Syria; 3) Hong Kong protests might not be what they seem; 2) PayPal pulls out of Facebook cryptocurrency alliance; 1) Chick-Fil-A sales have doubled since LGBTQ+ boycott began seven years ago.

Daniel Belt finishes up this amazing 3 part series on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ

5) President Trump pulls US troops from northern Syria ahead of Turkish invasion; 4) Iraqi protests grow deadly; 3) Trump dares Pelosi to call full House vote on impeachment; 2) SCOTUS to hear arguments on three cases that could redefine Civil Rights Act of 1964; 1) City called the New York of the Bronze Age found in northern Syria.

Ephesus represents the first era of the church age, from the Resurrection through the early 2nd century. We discuss the focus of the early church’s lost love (God, one another, or both), and then we talk about the mysterious group called the Nicolaitans.

The Nicolaitans were condemned by Jesus in his letters to Ephesus and Pergamum, but we don’t know much about them. They may have been a sect founded by the deacon Nicolaus, who was mentioned in Acts 6:5; it may have been the beginning of the hierarchical church, with a clergy ruling over lay people; or it may have been a group that believed sexual immorality was condoned by God.

While the Gilberts travel to San Antonio for the Unsealed Scroll Prophecy Conference, we bring back a classic episode of SciFriday, one with a topic that’s especially relevant given last week’s climate strike and Sharon’s description of the War of the Dragons in her forthcoming novel, Realms of the Dead.

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Mike Kerr of Hear the Watchmen talks about next weekend’s Disclosure on the Coast Prophecy Conference in Orange County, California, and shares a special two-for-one offer on streaming video.

5) Houthi rebels claim capture of 2,000 Saudi soldiers; 4) British PSYOPs officer a Twitter executive; 3) Warren backs AOC’s “Just Society” proposal; 2) New York City bans phrases “go back to your country” and “illegal alien”; 1) Mystic rabbis link Midwestern earthquakes to Nibiru and ography.

Daniel Belt rejoins Donna and Josh for this weeks episode of Chalk Talk.

5) Democrats have more to lose in Ukraine investigation than President Trump; 4) ADL adds “OK” symbol and bowl haircut to list of hate symbols; 3) Presbyterian church in New York brings idol of Slavic equivalent of Baal into sanctuary; 2) Kanye West reportedly to only make gospel music from now on; 1) Climate change council in UK generating millions of pages of documents a year.

Ephesus was a world-class city in the first century, the most prominent in Western Asia Minor. We discuss the importance of the goddess Artemis, evidence of demonic activity during the apostolic age, and begin to analyze the letter from Jesus to the church in the city where John spent his last days.