Jonathan Beale

So what word was at the beginning? The idea is to say, this is ultimately the Christian understanding, is to say that the God speaking is not created. When God speaks, it's not something else created. than Him. It is in some ways separate from Him, but also God. This is coming to love that Bishop Barron was going to talk about, that God speaking is His own being that is speaking into the world.

But for sure the light, the life, and the word, they are things that make other things exist in the sense that light is that which makes things seen, life is that which makes things move, and word is meaning that makes things happen.

But for sure the light, the life, and the word, they are things that make other things exist in the sense that light is that which makes things seen, life is that which makes things move, and word is meaning that makes things happen.

And so you can see that the analogies that John is putting together are there to say, like, if you don't understand what the word logos is, then light will bring you a little further. And if you don't know what light is, you know, then life will bring you a little further. And like you said, it's not that one of those is actually describing anything.

And so you can see that the analogies that John is putting together are there to say, like, if you don't understand what the word logos is, then light will bring you a little further. And if you don't know what light is, you know, then life will bring you a little further. And like you said, it's not that one of those is actually describing anything.

It's that all of them playing with each other are pointing you to the mystery of the notion that there are invisible things. movers that make things move or make things happen, make things exist.

It's that all of them playing with each other are pointing you to the mystery of the notion that there are invisible things. movers that make things move or make things happen, make things exist.

And this, I think, is like the first moving into this crazy proposition, which is that this fellow Jesus of Nazareth, that's where it all comes together. But at least at the outset, what we can perceive is that this union, the place where this comes together is in man. Right.

And this, I think, is like the first moving into this crazy proposition, which is that this fellow Jesus of Nazareth, that's where it all comes together. But at least at the outset, what we can perceive is that this union, the place where this comes together is in man. Right.

Even if we don't come to the person of Jesus yet, we can understand that if we, the capacity, the consciousness, human consciousness in the world that we know is the locus through which all these vectors join together.

Even if we don't come to the person of Jesus yet, we can understand that if we, the capacity, the consciousness, human consciousness in the world that we know is the locus through which all these vectors join together.

But right here it says, right? Right in the text it says, But as many as received him, to them gave he the power to become sons of God. Right? And so, like, we'll see how this plays out in the story. But, you know, that this is already hinted at, right? That this is our role. That this is the role that humans play are to become sons of God. To become the place where this...

But right here it says, right? Right in the text it says, But as many as received him, to them gave he the power to become sons of God. Right? And so, like, we'll see how this plays out in the story. But, you know, that this is already hinted at, right? That this is our role. That this is the role that humans play are to become sons of God. To become the place where this...

You know, the invisible, all of the invisible pattern, love, relationality, all that come together into this anchor.

You know, the invisible, all of the invisible pattern, love, relationality, all that come together into this anchor.

What verse are you reading?

What verse are you reading?

So it's important to know that when Jordan is reading the gospel text, he's not actually reading from a gospel, but it's a kind of compilation of different gospels. So sometimes it starts in one gospel and then it cuts to another. And so for people that know the gospels really well, this might be a very frustrating experience. I know even for us at the table,

So it's important to know that when Jordan is reading the gospel text, he's not actually reading from a gospel, but it's a kind of compilation of different gospels. So sometimes it starts in one gospel and then it cuts to another. And so for people that know the gospels really well, this might be a very frustrating experience. I know even for us at the table,

It is a little bit of a frustrating experience. I think most of the people that are Christian around the table would have liked us to either pick one gospel or, you know, follow one gospel and then supplement with another. But Jordan is really adamant on going to the single gospel. And so, you know, I mean, in the end, what's important is we do get through the story of Jesus.