Vestigia Dei
Wycliffe College Blog

Vestigia Dei  – is a Latin term meaning “traces of God.” As a theological term it is associated with natural theology – that is, the view that there are vestiges of God within creation. We’ve chosen this term as the title of the Wycliffe College blog because our hope is that through these writings, readers might glimpse evidences for God as our writers interact with the wider world.

Saying no to isolation and accepting the gift of love

Wycliffe College
"What if being rooted in Christ’s love is saying no to isolation and accepting the gift of love offered on the ground by the people right around me?" writes Amber Tremblett. "Because what is that if not the immanence of God? This latest foray into my anxious world has reminded me to look for God. In scripture and in prayer, yes, but also in all the moments of my life." Read more

The Anglican Church of Canada in transition

Wycliffe College Faculty
With care, and a deep love for the Anglican Church, Professor Emeritus and historian Alan L. Hayes reflects on the Church's transition through the filters of continuity and change, and ultimately points readers to the anchor through all transitions, institutional or personal: Jesus Christ Himself.

Songs in Transition

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When circumstances overwhelm you, how do you stay the course? Wycliffe Senior Student Kathleen Krynski reflects on the power of the Psalms to orient, ground and guide through the big and small transitions of life.

Prayer for Choosing a New Principal for Wycliffe College

Wycliffe College
We would like to invite the Wycliffe community to join us in prayer as we search for a new Principal:

 

Sovereign and gracious God,

John Wycliffe's story—relevant for today

Wycliffe College

The film "John Wycliffe Morningstar," produced by Trinity Digital Ltd., was released on Reformation Day—October 31. 

Listening to the News

Ann Jervis

Do you, like me, have a complicated relationship with the news?

Listening to the News

Ann Jervis

Do you, like me, have a complicated relationship with the news? I find it almost magnetic—I want to know “what is going on,” to think myself part of current social dramas. I also find the news disorienting and discomfiting—it depicts a world out of control.

Theology for beginners - book suggestions by Wycliffe faculty

Wycliffe College Faculty

Recognizing that everyone interested in pursuing theological studies is a beginner at one point, Wycliffe College faculty put together a list of rudimentary books that would be helpful for someone starting their theological studies.

Society’s Fitting Anger at Evangelical Christians

Ann Jervis

Why is it that Christians—particularly evangelical Christians—are increasingly seen as the enemy of the common good?  A Google search for “evangelical” in The New York Times quickly locates numerous articles about the evils of Christian evangelicals.

Money

Ann Jervis

Jesus talked a lot about money. Though I haven’t done the accounting, I suspect that money is one of his primary topics. Think of Jesus’ parables: the lost coin, the two debtors, the rich man and Lazarus, the Pharisee and the tax collector, the talents, and so on.