The Nathan Jacobs Podcast The Cosmic Longing of Christmas | All Creation Groans
Dec 11, 2025
Dive into a profound exploration of Christmas as a cosmic healing. The discussion highlights creation's groaning for divine intervention, tracing concepts from Eastern patristics and Aristotle. Learn how Christ mediates between God and the cosmos, symbolizing humanity’s unique role. Delve into nostalgia versus deeper spiritual longings while uncovering the ‘good infection’ of incarnation. Discover humanity’s purpose in uniting the mortal and immortal realms, presenting a vision of restoration and divine energy at work.
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Childhood Memories And A Deeper Longing
- Nathan recalls childhood Christmases, pageants, and action figures to illustrate layered nostalgia.
- Those memories sit over a deeper sense of a cosmic longing for something greater.
Human Destiny As Participation
- Humans are made as images of God with a spiritual capacity to partake in divine energies.
- Thisosis (deification) means participating in God's operative life, not becoming identical to God's essence.
Synergy: God Works With Us
- Synergy describes cooperative action where human agents operate with divine operative powers.
- Paul uses energia language to show God energizes our actions without nullifying human agency.
