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.

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Spiritual practices for a Church and people in transition

Chris Dow
Rev'd Chris Dow, Wycliffe's chaplain, unpacks a seminal moment in the history of Israel - a "significant moment of transition" as he calls it. The beauty of Dow's meditation lies in its reminder that being a Christ-follower means being rooted in community. Worship, baptism, testimony, and joy are spiritual habits that we are called to practice... in community. Their orientation of us to the Living Word, Jesus Christ, happens in the context of community - the gathering of believers. Read more
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Faculty Book Suggestions for New Theological Students

Wycliffe Faculty

We surveyed the faculty members at Wycliffe College for recommendations of books and resources that new theological students (or those considering further theological study) ought to read, and here is a list of them by category!

 

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Spelling Grace

Nate Wall

A month ago Frederick Buechner died at age ninety-six. During that windfall of years, in which he served as a high-school chaplain, was ordained a Presbyterian minister, raised a family, and worked his unusually enchanted way with words, Buechner wrote a book that I read again each year.

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Home in the dust

Nate Wall

“You are dust and to dust you shall return.”

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