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Tom Creedy
10 Sept 2021

So what actually is Christian faith?

Martin Salter unpacks what belief in the Christian faith actually **is**, with three key elements coming to the fore, in this edited extract from his new evangelistic title 'So ...

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4 Mar 2020

Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture

Wonder what the Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture series is all about? This post is of the series introduction, inviting you to consider these exciting theological ...

Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
27 Mar 2025

Dig Deeper into Mark’s Gospel: Who Jesus Is and What It Means to Follow Him

Explore the powerful themes of identity, discipleship, and redemption in Mark’s Gospel with insights from Dig Deeper into Mark—a guide to the Messiah who came to serve, suffer, and ...

23 Jul 2018

In our era of fake news, we need MORE > Truth

We chatted with Kristi Mair, author of MORE > Truth, about writing, philosophy, living as a Christian, and our relationship to information in our current political ...

20 Nov 2018

Ruth Clemence’s Top 5 IVP Reads for 2018

We asked prolific book blogger Ruth Clemence about her top five books she’s read from the IVP list this ...

26 Nov 2018

Managing depression during the holiday season

Mark Meynell is Europe & Caribbean Director for Langham Preaching (a programme of Langham Partnership), and part-time Chaplain to HM Treasury, HMRC & the Cabinet Office, in Whitehall, London. He is married to Rachel and they have two children (Joshua, 20 and Zanna, 17). He is passionate about connecting Sundays to Mondays in worldview and ...

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3 May 2019

The Last Things

Author David A Höhne introduces his new book, The Last Things, with an specially selected excerpt and asks engaging discussion ...

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15 Jul 2019

Food for the Journey - an extract from Hebrews

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 ...

28 Feb 2020

The Boring Place? What The Good Place misses about Heaven

Our Publishing Director, Caleb Woodbridge, ponders the ending of the popular and thought provoking Netflix Series 'The Good Place', in this 'long ...

10 Feb 2020

Jesus' View of the Bible

In this extract from Canon, Covenant and Christology, Matthew Barrett explores how a high Christology and an evangelical view of Scripture go hand in hand, as he introduces his new book. ...

18 May 2020

John Stott on Love

In this special guest post as part of our #SeasonofStott, Elaine Storkey explores John Stott's profound teaching on ...

4 May 2020

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 ...

20 Jul 2020

Speaking of Relationships...

Many single women and men in our churches can sometimes feel that they are ‘other’. Single people are vital to the church, and, for many, their local church is a true family, just as Jesus taught (Matt 12:46-50). They find the friendship, support, intimacy and warmth of genuine fellowship to be a significant aspect of their ...

6 Jul 2020

Jim Packer on Baptism in the Spirit

J. I. Packer was a passionate disciple of Jesus, with a particular concern for the person and work of the Holy Spirit. He contributed the entry on Baptism in the Spirit to the New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic, reproduced here. ...

25 Sept 2020

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 ...

3 Oct 2020

Identity Politics

In this edited extract from Why Trust the Bible? Amy Orr-Ewing opens up the complex subject of identity ...

Tom Creedy
26 Jan 2021

The IVP February 2021 Releases

2021 is shaping up to be a bumper year for IVP - our February releases include a new evangelistic book by Marcus Nodder, and two longer books about heaven and ...

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 ...

Tom Creedy
6 Jul 2021

No Place for God? Civility and Cancel Culture

Author and pastor Pete Nicholas ponders if our 'cancel culture' is redeemable or ...

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 ...

Tom Creedy
24 May 2022

W. E. Sangster: 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 resources. ...

Tom Creedy
3 Oct 2022

Key Themes in Titus

Following the publication of Osvaldo Padilla's new Tyndale New Testament Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles, we are considering the key themes of Titus in this blog ...

Tom Creedy
25 Jan 2023

John 17 and Sexuality in the Church: Clarity, Unity, Prayer

If you follow the news or are active on social media, it’s probably not escaped your notice that the Bishops of the Church of England have managed to frustrate both sides and every shade of the debate over ...

Tom Creedy
27 Apr 2023

Marking (What would have been) John Stott's 102nd Birthday

Today (The 27th of April 2023) would have been John Stott's 102nd Birthday; and to mark it IVP is offering £102 of savings on some of Stott's bestselling books in eBook ...

Tom Creedy
15 Jul 2024

Key Themes in 1 Peter

With Wayne Grudem's much-anticipated revised Tyndale New Testament Commentary on 1 Peter publishing last month, here's a look at the key themes and some essential background to this intriguing New Testament ...

26 Aug 2024

A Reading Group's Guide to: Ed Shaw's Purposeful Sexuality

A Reading Group's Guide to: Ed Shaw's Purposeful SexualityAs a student at an Art School, I often come face to face with issues and questions about sexuality. Finding that these are broad and varied, I have found it difficult to remain Biblical and sensitive when dealing with issues that seem to constantly change. However, I found this book ...