St. John's House
Emblem: Eagle
Color: Blue
AKA: St. John’s
Written last, St. John’s Gospel finds the apostle John at the end of the first-century, the last living apostle, looking out over decades of the church’s formation—the struggle, the faithfulness, the attacks, and the confusion—and seeing the need to re-emphasize that Jesus Christ is not just a man, a fierce prophet, and a humble King—He is God. Fully God. The one who was in the beginning creating the heavens and the earth in Genesis, the one who will return to end history and establish His heavenly kingdom forever–the kingdom of God. John both takes the eagle’s view of early church history and presents a soaring, nose-bleed vision of Jesus the transcendent Son of God who descended from His throne and became a man to walk among us, but who reigns now with the Father in heaven, now and forevermore—God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father—as the creed so rightly says.
Patronage:
St. John is the patron saint of love, friendship, and authors.
Death:
Condemned to die under the order of Emperor Domitian for refusing to recant his faith, St. John was boiled alive in a cauldron of oil but did not die. He was then exiled to the island of Patmos, a prison colony, where he would eventually die of old age after writing 1, 2, and 3 John and the book of Revelation.
Feel/Flavor:
Flight, eagle, tree tops, mountains, heights, vision, strength, wisdom, resilience, beauty, regality, transcendence, sharp-eyed, sharp air, awe-inspiring, breathtaking, pastoral.
Chief Virtues:
Love + Wisdom
