Created in the Image of God

Wade Fransson
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Tune in every Tuesday for an inspiring journey on Created in the Image of God: Building Vibrant Communities. Wade Fransson and his distinguished guests explore the essence of human nature and the transformative power of unity in diversity through live-streamed discussions rooted in the Independent Investigation of Reality. This series advocates for authentic connections among individuals to foster thriving, inclusive communities. Anchored in spiritual truths and a collective quest for understanding, these conversations inspire growth and progress toward a harmonious world. soopllc.substack.com wadefransson.substack.com

  1. 1d ago

    Faithful in Public with Justin Giboney | Created In The Image of God 296

    Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist, and civic leader committed to bringing Christ-centered values into conversations about politics, justice, and public life. He is the founder of the AND Campaign, a Christian civic organization focused on helping believers engage politics with both moral conviction and political humility. Based in Atlanta, Justin has served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and has contributed to public discourse through writing and commentary featured in outlets such as The New York Times, Christianity Today, and The Hill.In this episode of Created In The Image of God, Justin joins Wade for a thoughtful conversation about what faithful Christian witness looks like in the public square. Together, they explore the temptation to withdraw from politics altogether, the equal danger of becoming fully partisan, and the responsibility Christians have to steward their influence in ways that reflect love of neighbor rather than loyalty to tribe. Justin explains why choosing the right position matters more than simply choosing a side, and why civic engagement must remain shaped by biblical principles rather than ideology alone.They also reflect on the complexity of American history, intellectual honesty in public discourse, and how believers can approach difficult civic questions without surrendering either conviction or humility. This is a conversation about politics, conscience, responsibility, and what it means to be faithful in public. Get full access to Created in the Image of God at wadefransson.substack.com/subscribe

  2. 3d ago

    From ESPN to Sports Ministry with Jason Romano | Created In The Image of God 295

    Jason Romano is an author, speaker, and veteran media professional who now serves as Executive Producer of Sports Spectrum and host of the widely followed Sports Spectrum Podcast. After spending 17 years at ESPN as an Emmy Award–winning producer and senior manager—helping shape programs like SportsCenter, NFL Live, Sunday NFL Countdown, and First Take—Jason took a leap of faith in 2017 to pursue sports ministry full time. Since then, he has helped build one of the leading platforms exploring the intersection of sports and faith through honest conversations with athletes, coaches, and public figures.In this episode of Created In The Image of God, Jason joins Wade for a conversation about calling, forgiveness, and the courage to leave behind a dream job for a deeper sense of purpose. He reflects on growing up in a fractured home, navigating the pain of an alcoholic father, and the long road that led not only to forgiveness, but to reconciliation—a journey he shares in his book Live to Forgive.Together, they explore faith, family, sports, media, and what happens when success is no longer enough. This is a story about halftime moments, holy pivots, and the kind of obedience that rarely makes sense until you live it. Get full access to Created in the Image of God at wadefransson.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Oct 28

    Faithful in Public with Vincent Bacote | Created In The Image of God 294

    Vincent Bacote is a theologian, author, and public thinker who serves as Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College. His work explores the intersection of faith, public life, race, and evangelical identity, and he is the author of books including The Political Disciple, Reckoning with Race and Performing the Good News, and The Spirit in Public Theology. A regular columnist for Comment and contributor to outlets such as Christianity Today and Think Christian, Vincent is known for bringing wisdom, clarity, and grace to some of the church’s most pressing cultural and ethical questions.In this episode of Created In The Image of God, Vincent joins Wade for a searching conversation about what it means to connect faith with life in a way that is honest, discerning, and spiritually grounded. Together they explore why some Christians have been taught to fear politics and culture, why others get consumed by them, and how discipleship can form people to engage public life without making it their god.This is a conversation about discernment, formation, ambition, public responsibility, and the difference between building your own kingdom and serving God in the world as it is.Signposts of the End: How Eschatology informs our Ethics. Get full access to Created in the Image of God at wadefransson.substack.com/subscribe

  4. Oct 26

    Hidden Leaven with Kendall Vanderslice | Created In The Image of God 293

    Kendall Vanderslice is a baker, writer, and theologian whose work brings together food, faith, and embodied spiritual formation with unusual depth and warmth. She is the creator of the Bake & Pray and Bake & Rest practices, helping people discover curiosity, joy, and the presence of God through the simple act of baking bread. With studies in anthropology, gastronomy, and theology from Wheaton College, Boston University, and Duke University—and recognition as a James Beard Foundation national scholar—Kendall invites audiences to see bread, meals, and the kitchen itself as places of nourishment, community, and grace.In this episode of Created In The Image of God, Kendall joins Wade for a rich conversation about vocation, Scripture, breadmaking, and the spiritual life hidden inside ordinary practices. She reflects on how the kitchen became a place of quiet in her childhood, how a gap year unexpectedly clarified her calling, and how anthropology helped her see food as a lens for understanding culture, faith, and human life.Together, they explore the many meals woven through the biblical story—from Genesis to the Last Supper to the marriage supper of the Lamb. This is a conversation about rest, embodiment, hidden formation, and the mystery of leaven working its way through the whole loaf. Get full access to Created in the Image of God at wadefransson.substack.com/subscribe

  5. Oct 21

    Job in Exile with David Gushee | Created In The Image of God 292

    Rev. Dr. David Gushee is a Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University and a past president of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Christian Ethics. Author or editor of more than 30 landmark books—including Kingdom Ethics, Changing Our Mind, and Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies—Dr. Gushee is recognized as one of today’s leading Christian moral thinkers. Frequently featured in global lectures, media, and ecumenical settings, he is known for bringing rigorous scholarship and compassionate insight to some of Christianity’s most pressing social and ethical questions.In this episode of Created In The Image of God, David joins Wade for a rich and sobering conversation about Job in Exile, his new book on one of Scripture’s most difficult and haunting texts. Together, they explore why the book of Job has both repelled and fascinated generations of readers, what it reveals about suffering, and how it challenges the “just world” theology that assumes blessings are always deserved and pain is always explainable. David reflects on Job not only as a literary and theological mountain, but as a companion for people whose lives no longer fit the tidy categories they once trusted.This is a conversation about protest, grief, exile, spiritual disillusionment, and the hard grace of continuing to seek God when old certainties have failed. For anyone who has suffered deeply, questioned honestly, or found themselves spiritually displaced, David offers a wise and compassionate guide into the mystery of Job and the faith that can endure within it. Get full access to Created in the Image of God at wadefransson.substack.com/subscribe

  6. Oct 19

    Awaken Delight with Stephanie Rousselle | Created In The Image of God 291

    Stephanie Rousselle is a Bible teacher, speaker, and the host of the Gospel Spice podcast, where she helps people savor Scripture and discover deeper delight in God. Born and raised in France, Stephanie came to faith from a background of atheism, and that journey now shapes a ministry centered on her life motto: God’s glory, our delight. She is the founder of Gospel Spice Ministries and the author of Awaken Delight: Satisfying Your Soul’s Longing for God, encouraging believers to engage the Bible with both theological depth and heartfelt joy.In this episode of Created In The Image of God, Stephanie joins Wade for a rich and personal conversation about atheism, trust, grace, and the God who reveals Himself with both truth and tenderness. She reflects on growing up in a secular French home, arriving in the United States as an exchange student, and encountering a Christian family whose love and intellectual honesty challenged everything she thought she knew about faith. What began as resistance slowly became surrender as Stephanie came to see that Christianity was not the abandonment of reason, but its fulfillment in relationship with the risen Christ.Together, they explore resurrection, belonging, delight, the fatherhood of God, and the difference between knowing about God and actually trusting Him. This is a conversation about what happens when the soul finally stops striving and learns to rest in grace. Get full access to Created in the Image of God at wadefransson.substack.com/subscribe

  7. Oct 14

    World Without Fear with Adi Kanda | Created In The Image of God 290

    Adi Kanda is an intuitive author, spiritual guide, and founder of World Without Fear, where she helps conscious leaders move through fear, shadow work, and deep personal transformation. For more than 25 years, she has guided thousands through a distinctive process that blends spiritual insight, energetic healing, and practical inner work aimed at uncovering hidden patterns and awakening purpose. She is the author of Dear Human Child: Love Letters From the Divine and the forthcoming Monster Most Feared, and her work includes live readings, oracular poetry, and transformational programs shaped by a deeply creative and contemplative vision.In this episode of Created In The Image of God, Adi joins Wade for a rich conversation about fear, meaning, suffering, and the mysterious transmissions that have shaped her life’s work. She explains how language can function as frequency brought into form, why certain words can awaken what lies buried within us, and how spoken messages can become tools for healing, clarity, and personal transformation. Along the way, the conversation touches on creativity, leadership, Viktor Frankl, and the question of whether suffering can become a path toward purpose rather than proof of meaninglessness.Together, they explore what it means to live courageously in a world shaped by fear, how hidden inner patterns can be brought into the light, and why purpose may be one of the most powerful answers we have to human pain. This is a conversation for anyone drawn to spiritual depth, honest transformation, and the inner work required to live with greater clarity and courage. Get full access to Created in the Image of God at wadefransson.substack.com/subscribe

  8. Oct 12

    Blessed Are the Rest of Us with Micha Boyett | Created In The Image of God 289

    Micha Boyett is an author, youth pastor, podcaster, and Down syndrome advocate whose work invites people into a slower, more attentive, and more grace-filled way of life. With a background in poetry and a voice shaped by motherhood, disability advocacy, and spiritual reflection, Micha writes about rest, limits, ableism, and the deep belovedness of every human being. She is the author of Blessed Are the Rest of Us, a moving exploration of how her youngest son’s disabilities helped her confront the culture of achievement and discover a fuller vision of wholeness and flourishing in Jesus.In this episode of Created In The Image of God, Micha joins Wade for a thoughtful conversation about slowness, vulnerability, disability, and the ways love resists efficiency. Drawing also from her forthcoming book Advent Unhurried and her Substack The Slow Way, she reflects on how much of modern life trains us to measure worth by output, speed, and performance—and how the way of Jesus keeps calling us somewhere gentler, truer, and more human.This is a conversation about belovedness, limits, sorrow, joy, and the holy work of learning to receive life as gift rather than as something to conquer. Get full access to Created in the Image of God at wadefransson.substack.com/subscribe

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Tune in every Tuesday for an inspiring journey on Created in the Image of God: Building Vibrant Communities. Wade Fransson and his distinguished guests explore the essence of human nature and the transformative power of unity in diversity through live-streamed discussions rooted in the Independent Investigation of Reality. This series advocates for authentic connections among individuals to foster thriving, inclusive communities. Anchored in spiritual truths and a collective quest for understanding, these conversations inspire growth and progress toward a harmonious world. soopllc.substack.com wadefransson.substack.com

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