The Regent Vine

Welcome to the Vine, a publication of Regent College. Join us for conversations that inform, challenge, and inspire.

Sep 16, 2025
Bible Spirituality

The Paradoxes of God’s Physical Presence in the Old Testament

Matthew Lynch

The Old Testament wrestles with the paradox of seeing God—depicting Him as near yet veiled, visible yet ungraspable, always beyond human comprehension.

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Sep 16, 2025

Podcast: Indigeneity, Spirituality, and the Church

Cheryl Bear

Singer-songwriter Cheryl Bear explores the intersection of Christian faith and First Nations culture. Is Indigenous spirituality monotheistic? How does it relate to the gospel, and how does Jesus redeem cultural narratives? (This episode of the Regent College Podcast was recorded on Sept. 25, 2020.)

Sep 16, 2025

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Imagination for Being Human

James Smoker

Coleridge reimagined humanity not as machines, but as divine image-bearers with moral freedom, imagination, and mystery. He saw each person as unique, interconnected, and capable of friendship with God, a vision opposing dehumanizing views of his time and affirming sacred personhood.

Sep 16, 2025

Cave Spirituality: A Sermon on Psalm 142

Ross Hastings

Psalm 142 reveals “cave spirituality”—a space of lonely, honest lament. David cries out from grief, loss, and fear, yet finds refuge in God. Lament invites raw emotion, silence, and lucidity. Even in deep sorrow, God meets us, and community begins to form again.