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- 12 Aug 2019
Food for the Journey - an extract from Ruth
We're celebrating the release of Food for the Journey with inspiring quotes, Scripture passages and extracts. Keep an eye on our blog and social media accounts throughout July and August to ensure you don't miss ...
Perseverance in the Bible
In trying times, we are invited to persevere, to fix our eyes on Jesus, and to dig in for the long haul. In this short blog post, we think about how the Bible invites us to ...
Our Future Unity
In his final blog post for the release of 'Essentially One', Jonathan Lamb looks forward to the future of all ...
Living as Resident Aliens?
In this edited extract from his Gateway Seven study on 1 Peter, Joe Warton invites us to think about what it means to live as 'resident ...
How might we navigate this time as a Christian community?
Felicity Mackenzie closes her mini-series on trusting God at the start of the new academic year with a call to community, honesty, prayer, and ...
- Emma Collins
- 26 Apr 2021
Jars of Clay: Reflections on John Stott by Eleanor Trotter
'For the last five or six years of John Stott’s life I was his Editor. Together we shared the joys and challenges of building a ...
- Charisa Gunasekera
- 6 Mar 2023
Life in the Son: Exploring Participation and Union with Christ in John’s Gospel and Letters
Clive Bowsher's Life in the Son, the latest NSBT, is the first book-length treatment of the theme of union with Christ across the Johannine corpus, interpreting oneness and ‘in-one-another’ relationship with Christ in John’s Gospel and letters. Read this short extract to find out ...
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- 26 Mar 2019
Reflections from a thankful mother
Catherine Campbell, author of Journey With Me, shares her reflections on motherhood ahead of Mothering ...
The IVP December 2019 Releases
After November comes December, and after Christmas in the grand story comes Easter. Alongside several newly redesigned Lifebuilder Bible Studies, we are excited to be publishing a new Lent book by Chris Wright with John ...
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- 12 Mar 2019
A Fresh Light on Women's Ministry
Andrew Bartlett introduces his forthcoming book Men and Women in Christ, asking the big questions and offering a fresh approach to a controversial ...
- Tom Creedy
- 28 Dec 2020
First, comes Saturday
Jonny and Joanna Ivey have written a profound and moving book about baby loss. In this post, they share the pain of their initial grief, and point to an unexpected source of ...
- Emma Collins
- 2 Dec 2021
Remembering Melvin Tinker
With the news that Melvin Tinker has gone home, we share a few tributes and memories of this 'thoughtful, faithful ...
- Tom Creedy
- 20 Oct 2023
Apollos at the Evangelical Theological Society - San Antonio 2023
How Apollos/IVP is taking part in this years Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, in San Antonio, ...
- Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
- 20 Aug 2025
Why We Need Good News People
In this guest post, Phil Knox, co-author of Good News People, reflects on the importance of being good news people in a world full of bad ...
How do your values shape your professional identity?
IVP Editor and Publicist Elizabeth Neep is on our blog for World Values Day. Her strong faith and unshakable integrity guide everything she does, personally and ...
- Tom Creedy
- 17 May 2021
Terry Virgo: A note to readers
Terry Virgo introduces his new book, 'God's Treasured Possession', in this short extract, explaining the heart and hope behind his ...
Why Amy Orr-Ewing still Trusts the Bible
More than a decade ago, back in 2008, Amy wrote the first edition of Why Trust the Bible? Now, several years, a PhD, and a new edition on, she shares about why she still trusts the Bible, in this blog post drawn from her ...
- Tom Creedy
- 2 Aug 2021
Key Themes in Romans
Ahead of the September publication of David Garland's new Tyndale New Testament Commentary on Romans, we want to dig in to the themes and shape of this foundational ...
Ecclesiastes: Unexpected Humour
For a book that opens with the refrain, “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”, Ecclesiastes is a surprisingly funny part of the Bible. This humour, it turns out, can teach us quite a ...
Why Does the Reformation Matter?
Why Does the Reformation Matter? What was it all about? How is it still relevant to us today, in a world built on instant access to information and ...
- Tom Creedy
- 21 Mar 2024
The St Andrews Literature Festival
St Andrews are putting on a literature festival! Find out more ...
Travelling Through Transition In Your Life
Mark Brickman is Associate Minister at St Aldates, Oxford. He is the author of ‘Borderlands: Navigating The Adventure Of Faith. Here, he discusses navigating periods of change and transition in our ...
- authise authise
- 31 Jul 2019
Food for the Journey - extract from Colossians
We're celebrating the release of Food for the Journey with inspiring quotes, Scripture passages and extracts. Keep an eye on our blog and social media accounts throughout July and August to ensure you don't miss ...
Love is Great
Paul Mallard, pastor and author (most recently of An Identity to Die For) digs into what Paul meant in Ephesians 3:18-19 about how love surpasses ...
- Tom Creedy
- 16 Feb 2021
The Biblical Basis for fighting Climate Change
Wondering how to think biblically about creation care, climate change, and environmentaL stewardship? Start ...
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- 18 Apr 2019
A Voice to Be Heard
Theological educator Richard Higginson and former retail entrepreneur Kina Robertshaw have worked together to showcase fifty Christian entrepreneurs in their book A Voice to Be ...
What is Biblical Theology?
Andy Patton, author of the Three Things Newsletter, introduces his guest blog series on Biblical ...
Black, British, Christian
With Black History Month taking a special significance this year in the light of the murder of George Floyd and the Black lives matter protests, we've dug into our backlist, and want to spotlight a few resources help Christians think through how to talk about race ...
- Tom Creedy
- 31 Oct 2022
10 Ways to Celebrate the Reformation
Looking for a way to celebrate Reformation Day today? Check out our blog post on 10 Ways to Celebrate the ...
What's Stopping Us?
First published in IDEA magazine, Gavin Calver invites us to consider stepping out of our comfort zone and being the church fully ...
The Five Solas - an extract from Sin and Grace by Tony Lane
Tony Lane summarises the Five Solas of the Reformation - and suggests two more that have emerged more recently, and less ...
- Tom Creedy
- 1 Jun 2022
God's Church for God's World: Table of Contents
Listen to voices in the Church of England ahead of the Lambeth Conference? Take a closer ...
- Tom Creedy
- 20 May 2024
The IVP June 2024 Releases
Ahead of the 2024 Keswick Convention, our June releases all dig deep into the Bible to help us live Resurrection ...
- Tom Creedy
- 22 May 2025
A Brief Tribute to Gordon J. Wenham - by L. Michael Morales
Author, and doctoral student of Wenham, L. Michael Morales, offers a brief tribute to Gordon J. Wenham, who passed into glory recently.
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While sleeping peacefully on the morning of May 13, 2025, Gordon Wenham entered the glorious, heavenly presence of his Savior. He was a ...
- Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
- 19 Aug 2025
An Interview with Marcus A. Mininger
We got a chance to catch up with Dr Marcus A. Mininger, author of the upcoming latest volume in our highly esteemed NSBT Series ‘Impossible To Be Restored?’. Read on to understand more about the heart of this important work and why you need to read ...
- authise authise
- 27 Jun 2019
Remembering Uncle John: A friend for the world
Mark Meynell, Europe & Caribbean Director for Langham Preaching reflects on the legacy of John ...
- Tom Creedy
- 29 Jun 2023
IVP at Tyndale Fellowship
We are excited to be back at High Leigh for the 2023 Tyndale ...
- Laura Barry
- 23 Jun 2025
Tyndale Fellowship 2025: IVP Authors at the Heart of Evangelical Scholarship
Discover how IVP authors and editors are shaping this year’s Tyndale Fellowship Conference with faithful, accessible scholarship rooted in ...
5 Questions for Freddie Pimm
Freddie Pimm, author of The Selfish Gospel, chats with us about his book, his faith, and his work as a ...
- authise authise
- 15 Apr 2019
How do you handle stress?
Will Van Der Hart, co-author of The Worry Book and The Guilt Book, writes on mental health and dealing with the negative cycle of guilt for April's Stress Awareness Month.
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- Tom Creedy
- 6 Apr 2021
Key Themes in Micah
With the publication in April 2021 of the new Tyndale Old Testament Commentary on Obadiah, Jonah and Micah, we're sharing the key themes from each book, as a sneak peek into the new commentary by Daniel Timmer. Today, we take a look at Micah.
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- Tom Creedy
- 5 Jan 2021
Silent Cries: Grief and Hope
Jonny shares a painful moment of learning about the meaning of hope in this extract from his new book, coauthored with his wife ...
- Tom Creedy
- 19 Jul 2021
Key Themes in Job
Ahead of the August publication of Eric Ortlund's new NSBT, Piercing Leviathan, we thought it would be helpful to take a look at the structure and themes of the Book of ...
We Need to Talk About Unity
Over the weekend 'The UK Blessing' has provoked some great conversations about unity. But what is it? And how can we pray for ...
- Tom Creedy
- 16 Feb 2022
Objecting to God's Invitation?
In this edited extract from our new evangelistic book, So Loved, Martin Salter considers six common objections to embracing faith in ...
- authise authise
- 6 Jun 2019
Reflections on my Father
For Father's Day, Tom Camacho, author of the upcoming book Mining for Gold, reflects on his his father, the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, and the lessons we can learn from those who dedicate their lives for ...
Enjoying God's Gifts in Creation
Have you ever stopped and pondered what God meant in giving Adam and Eve (and us!) plants for food to steward in the garden of his ...
Natural Theology?
In this edited extract from God in Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics and the Task of Christian Theology Steven J. Duby explores the possibility of natural theology as a means for true knowledge about and of ...
- Tom Creedy
- 10 Nov 2020
Systematic Theology: What actually is inerrancy?
In this edited extract from his Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem makes a positive case for what innerrancy actually ...
- Laura Barry
- 26 Sept 2022
In memory of Frank Entwistle, 1937-2022
We were saddened to hear that Revd Frank Entwistle, former Publishing Director of IVP from 1976 to 2002, went to be with the Lord on 4th September 2022. ...
- Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
- 24 Oct 2025
A God of Amazing Restoration: Hope for Those Who Think They’ve Gone Too Far
Guest post by Marcus A. Mininger. Many feel they’ve wandered too far for God to forgive them, yet throughout Scripture we see His grace restoring the fallen again and ...
- Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
- 20 Nov 2025
Why We Still Need the Wonder of Christmas by Catherine Campbell
In this moving Advent reflection, Catherine Campbell shares how grief, faith and the wonder of Jesus’ birth continue to anchor her through every ...
Grief and Hope in a time of coronavirus
IVP's Publishing Director, Caleb Woodbridge, ponders the hope that he and his late grandmother have, even in this time of ...
- Tom Creedy
- 16 Oct 2020
Guest Post: Coming to grips with a COVID Christmas
In this guest blog post, by a church leader for church leaders, Esther Prior shares some thoughts about the creativity that this strange season could ...
- Tom Creedy
- 12 Sept 2022
Key Themes in 1 Timothy
To mark the publication of Osvaldo Padilla's new Tyndale New Testament Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles, we are digging in to the key themes of 1 Timothy in this blog ...
- Tom Creedy
- 1 Aug 2022
5 Questions for Sam Emadi
Sam Emadi's recently published NSBT volume focuses on the Joseph story in biblical theology. We asked him a few questions about the project and his ...
- Tom Creedy
- 13 Dec 2022
Guest Post: Can Women be Trusted in Leadership?
A recent longer BBC article prompted our guest poster Susan Tailby to ponder the question: can women be trusted in ...
- Tom Creedy
- 22 Jan 2021
Silent Cries: What does it mean to carry burdens?
God gives us more than we can carry. Joanna Ivey shares her experience in this extract from Silent ...
A Better Hope: Christ's Body, Our Bodies
In this edited extract from A Better Hope, Sam Allberry considers the practical meaning of Christ's resurrection body for us both now and in the ...
10 Reasons to Read about Church History
In this guest post, Ed Creedy (contributor to Healthy Faith and the Coronavirus Crisis and a PhD student), gives us 10 reasons to read about Church ...
- Tom Creedy
- 20 Jan 2021
Guest Post: What's Not to Like? Social Media and the Capitol Hill Riots
Jeremy Peckham, an AI expert and author of Masters or Slaves? AI and the future of humanity shares his perspective on the complex relationship between social media and the recent events in the ...
- Tom Creedy
- 1 May 2021
Key Themes in Isaiah
With the May 2021 publication of the new Tyndale Old Testament Commentary on Isaiah, by Paul D. Wegner, we thought it would be worth recapping the outline, themes and background of this magnificent prophetic ...
- Tom Creedy
- 20 Apr 2023
Praying for GAFCON
Chris Green is in Kigali, for a significant Anglican event. He's shared some prayer points.
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- Tom Creedy
- 12 Nov 2020
Hebrews: Apostasy and perseverance
In this extract from the new Tyndale New Testament Commentary on Hebrews, David G. Peterson explores the theme of apostasy and perseverance that runs through this ...
How can current university culture affect our trust in God?
What is the culture that shapes the university experience in the UK? How does it affect our faith and trust in God? Felicity MacKenzie explores and suggests a way through the ...
- Tom Creedy
- 30 Nov 2021
Key Themes in Leviticus
With 'The Message of Leviticus' being published in the first batch of the updated Old Testament BST reissue, we thought we'd share a blog post digging into the shape and key themes of this dense and often misunderstood book of the Bible.
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Unimaginable Peace
In this Guest Post, Ollie Lansdown, who lives with an underlying health condition, shares about the peace he has in these uncertain ...
- Tom Creedy
- 25 Jan 2021
Guest Post: How Penal Substitution is the antithesis of Spiritual Abuse
In this thoughtful guest blog post, All Souls Student Worker Ollie Lansdowne ponders the difference between the power of this world and the power of the ...
Congratulations Chris Woznicki, IVP Early-Career Philosopher of Religion 2018!
Chris Woznicki is PhD Student in Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He received a MA in Theology (Biblical Studies) from Fuller Theological Seminary and a BA in Philosophy from UCLA. Prior to starting his PhD he served as a college minister; he currently serves with an evangelistic ministry to high school students called Young ...
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- 3 Jun 2019
F is for Food
Enjoy this extract all about food and it's impact on us and our plant from Ruth Valerio's revised and updated L is for Lifestyle. Order your copy now! And check out more writing by Ruth on her ...
- authise authise
- 27 Jun 2019
Introducing John Stott on The Gospel
Tim Chester introduces us to The Gospel: A Life-Changing Message, one of five short books that make up the re-issue of John Stott's The Contemporary ...
- authise authise
- 29 Jul 2019
You are not alone - Why it's time to stop judging yourself
In a world that is hugely critical about how women look, can we really blame the celebrities for giving in to a little nip and tuck to keep themselves in the public eye? Women at war over their image is nothing new but Rachel Gardner tells us not to settle for being defined by glamour or social media status. Below is an extract from her ...
How can I get free from shame?
Simon Cozens, author of Looking Shame in the Eye, considers how we can actually get free from shame in this life, because of what Jesus has done and what Jesus is ...
John Stott on Prayer
In this blog post for #Seasonof Stott, Peter Harris of A Rocha remembers John Stott as a praying ...
Guest Post: Why IVP?
In this special guest post, author Sharon Hastings shares some of her journey in writing her book, and how she ended up publishing with us here at ...
Remembering J. I. Packer - 1926-2020
With the news that J. I. Packer has gone home, we share a few tributes, resources and memories of this giant of ...
Seeking First the Christendom?
In this edited extract from 'Here Are Your Gods!', Chris Wright challenges disciples as to whether we are seeking first the Kingdom, or attempting to build Christendom ...
Picking and Choosing?
In this edited extract from the new edition of Why Trust the Bible?, Amy Orr-Ewing responds to the common charge that we are all just picking and choosing bits of the Bible we like - by challenging us about how we understand ...
- Tom Creedy
- 5 Oct 2020
Key Themes in Amos
Ahead of the publication this month of the new TOTC on Joel and Amos, here's an outline of the book and a summary of some of the key themes of Amos' Prophecy.
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How Should Christians Study Systematic Theology?
In this extended extract from the new edition of Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology, he shares his heart for the how of studying biblical ...
- Tom Creedy
- 7 Dec 2020
The Identity of a Servant
In this extract from The Servant of the Lord and His Servant People, Matthew S. Harmon considers the challenge that comes when we try to engage with the identity of a servant, a biblical theme fraught with ...
- Tom Creedy
- 6 Feb 2021
Do you believe in mentoring?
In this short extract from Rebooted, Tim Gough considers the history of the word 'mentor' and what that history might teach us about mentoring ...
- Emma Collins
- 8 Apr 2021
John Stott at 100 By Caleb Woodbridge, IVP Publishing Director
I’ve got a confession to make: before I joined IVP, I’d only read the one John Stott book, his classic The Cross of Christ, which I picked up on a Christian Union book stall as a student. I didn’t know how much I was ...
- Tom Creedy
- 10 Jun 2021
What even is Bible Study?
In this short extract from the ESV Search the Scriptures Bible, we offer one answer to the question, 'what even is Bible ...
- Tom Creedy
- 27 Oct 2021
Key Themes in Exodus
With 'The Message of Exodus' being published in the first batch of the updated Old Testament BST reissue, we thought we'd share a blog post digging into the shape and key themes of this complex and rich ...
- Tom Creedy
- 1 Apr 2022
James Orr: British Evangelical Theologian of the Twentieth Century
To celebrate the launch of our new Apollos title, British Evangelical Theologians of the Twentieth Century, we are sharing brief biographical sketches drawn from classic IVP ...
- Tom Creedy
- 30 Sept 2022
The IVP October 2022 Releases
For October 2022, we are publishing two new entries in key Apollos series, a careful look at the book of Galatians, and a book that just might engage your deconstructing ...
- Tom Creedy
- 13 Mar 2023
Recent Awards and Recognition for IVP/Apollos titles
We are delighted when any of our books are carefully read and appreciated, but sometimes certain books get recognition beyond a good review. Two recent titles have been recognised in special ways in the first part of ...
- Tom Creedy
- 1 Oct 2024
The IVP Autumn 2024 Releases
The IVP Autumn 2024 ReleasesWe’ve got seven (or possibly 8!) exciting releases over the final season of 2024 – read on to find out more about them.
The Forgotten Manifesto of Jesus
Christian revival in Iran is spreading across the world. In this title, Phil Moore explores the particular form of this revival – The Forgotten Manifesto ...
- Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
- 26 Mar 2025
Key Themes in Exodus
Explore how the book of Exodus reveals God's name, redemption, presence, and purpose—and why it still matters ...








