"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning" (John 1:1-2).

My friend, Mark Isbell, shared this thoughts about "The Word" on Facebook awhile back.

"The word 'Logos' actually preceded Aristotle by a good 150 years and to the Greeks meant something like 'source of the cosmos.' If you look at the original Greek of the gospel of John, it is the word Logos that is translated 'Word,' so he was saying that the 'source of the cosmos' became flesh and dwelt among us. This is what is referred to as ... the incarnation. But I think it works, too, if we think about it in the rhetorical sense. The incarnation was, in a sense, a divine rhetorical move in which Logos was made all the more understandable by becoming flesh (ethos) and dwelling among us (pathos). Perhaps we could say that the Logos became Ethos and dwelt in Pathos among us."

As we approach this Christmas season and celebrate the birth of Christ, I hope you will find time to focus on "The Word." May God give you new insight as you search His Word for more truth and revelation about His Son, "The Word."

Thanks for sharing your insights with us, Mark!

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How are you focusing on "The Word" during this holiday season?