At the Coffee and Bible Time podcast, our goal is to help you delight in God's Word and thrive in Christian living.

Each week, we talk to subject matter experts who broaden your biblical understanding, encourage you in hard times, and provide life-building tips to enhance your Christian walk.

We are so glad you have joined us.

Welcome back to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast.

This is Ellen, your host.

Today, Ashley and Taylor from Coffee and Bible Time will be joining us for a relaxed, chill coffee chat.

So I want you to think of it as if you were chatting about your Bible reading to a friend.

We are going to discuss our honest thoughts and we'll also pull in some Bible scholars wisdom from commentaries.

We want this to be a space where you can come and learn as you read through the books of the

Bible along with us. You know, the Bible can be difficult for all of us to understand,

and we want you to know you are not alone in that. We are going to honestly

share what we do and what we do not understand. So we are piloting this new podcast discussion

format today that we plan to use regularly interspersed between our guest interviews. We also want you to know that you are in

this with us and we do value your feedback. So please email us at info at coffee and bibletime.com

and let us know your thoughts on this style of episode. Today we we will discuss John chapter 1 versus 1 through 18,

and this is often referred to as the gospel prologue, which beautifully summarizes the

entrance of God's word into the world. So let's begin with prayer. Dear Lord, God, we just pray that you would give us

wisdom to understand the book of John such that we may be able to apply it to our lives.

In Jesus' name, amen. Amen. Ashley and Taylor, welcome.

Good to be here.

Let's see if they can tell the difference between our voices.

I'm so happy to be here and I'm so happy that we're all together.

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