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14 Feb 2019

Four non-fiction gifts - International Book Giving Day

Today is International Book Giving Day. This is a special day dedicated to giving people access to books and the opportunity to read. Book lovers and enthusiasts join in on this annual occasion in every territory by giving the gift of books to others, especially to those who are shunned by having access to them, whether due to social ...

18 Jun 2018

The Benefits of Leading a Bible Study

Participating in a Bible study group does wonderful things for you – spiritually, emotionally, and socially. It gives you an opportunity to discuss your beliefs with others in a non-judgmental environment, ask questions about what you’ve read and believe, engage more fully with your faith, scripture, church, and community. A ...

29 Jun 2018

Youth Ministry that’s Genuinely Relevant without Faking It

There’s a classic episode of The Simpsons where Ned Flanders, the show’s exorbitantly cheesy Christian stereotype, runs a Bible study in his home. The group has one teenager – an air-headed bully called Jimbo. In order to keep the study relevant to Jimbo, Ned keeps throwing in techy terms, ‘Now let us download the holy tweet ...

17 Jul 2018

5 Questions for Jon Brown

Jon Brown is one of the leaders at New Community Church, SE London. He doesn’t have a wife or dog or any of the things you’re supposed to talk about in bios. His least favourite things are mornings and dinners with vegans. His favourite things are The Sound of Music and trying to be funny. Here, he chats with us about his upcoming book ...

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 ...

11 Oct 2018

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 ...

15 Oct 2018

Collective belief: an editor's passion for a book that really matters

We chatted with IVP Senior Editor Eleanor Trotter about Dig Deeper, a book that provides readers with tools to engage more fully with the ...

13 Nov 2018

Jon Brown's Thoughts on World Kindness Day

Jon Brown, author of the forthcoming book MORE > Real, shares his thoughts for World Kindness ...

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 ...

1 Jan 2019

Light up your year with a devotional

It’s 2019 and a brand new year. With all of the expectation that we place on getting off to a good start with resolutions, hopes and aspirations, where does that same enthusiasm go as the days carry on? It can feel like fireworks. We shoot our hopes to the heavens and watch them illuminate in our hearts. Yet somehow the firework disperses and ...

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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 ...

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25 Apr 2019

How to develop a healthy team culture

Tim Gough, author of Rebooted, is on our blog today, discussing what is team culture and how to encourage a healthy team ...

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17 May 2019

Meynell and Mental Health

A video and extract from Mark Meynell's When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend for Mental Health Awareness ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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8 Jul 2019

Introducing John Stott on The Disciple

Tim Chester introduces us to The Disciple: A Calling to Be Christlike, one of five short books that make up the re-issue of John Stott's The Contemporary ...

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19 Jul 2019

Food for the Journey - an extract from Thessalonians

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 ...

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24 Jul 2019

IVP appoints new publishing director

It's an exciting time for IVP as we appoint our new Publishing Director, Caleb ...

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10 Sept 2019

The Healing Community, an extract from Grieving a Suicide

"Following a tragedy, our soul feels as if it is full of holes. There is a hollow emptiness in our chest, an inner ache of pain and loss. To find healing and restoration, we need to fill that empty hole with both love from God and love from others." In this extract from Albert Hsu's book Grieving a Suicide he tells his own story of ...

31 Jan 2020

God Our Father

In this extract from God in Himself, Steven Duby shows us a glimpse of the riches and joy that can come from knowing God as Father. ...

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14 Feb 2020

Love Means Love?

In this post for Valentines Day our Digital Marketing Editor Tom ponders a slogan dogmatically repeated in our culture today, interrogating some of ideas that float around in our culture. What on earth is being said by Love Means Love? ...

25 Mar 2020

A Letter to my Sixteen-Year-Old Self

In this special guest blog post, Sharon Hastings pens a letter to her ...

14 Apr 2020

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 ...

15 Apr 2020

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 ...

6 May 2020

What is Biblical Theology? The Bible is a Human Book

Andy Patton continues his guest series thinking about Biblical Theology, pondering what it means to understand that the Bible is a human ...

16 Jun 2020

What can Head Coverings Teach us about Church Unity?

For many evangelicals, head coverings are a historical oddity. But Jonathan Lamb has recent experience of this being a live issue. In this blog post, he explores how that can help us talk about ...

3 Jul 2020

Our Future Unity

In his final blog post for the release of 'Essentially One', Jonathan Lamb looks forward to the future of all ...

19 Jul 2020

Jim Packer on Richard Baxter

Jim Packer had many interests - but a particular passion was for Puritan theology. He contributed the entry on Richard Baxter to the New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic, reproduced ...

20 Dec 2019

Jim Packer on the Chicago Statement

J. I. Packer was a passionate disciple, who loved the Bible. He contributed the entry on The Chicago Statement on Biblical Innerrancy to the New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic, reproduced ...

29 Dec 2019

Jim Packer on Austin Farrer

J. I. Packer was a lifelong Anglican, committed to dialogue with Christians of all kinds, from his own evangelical convictions. He contributed the entry on Austin Marsden Farrer to the New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic, reproduced ...

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. ...

13 Jul 2020

Jim Packer on the Theology of Revival

As an evangelical passionate about Scripture, the church and the Gospel, Packer was concerned for a right understanding of revival. We reproduce here his contribution on a Theology of Revival to The New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and ...

26 Aug 2020

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 ...

9 Sept 2020

Nations Under God?

Chris Wright pulls no punches in this blog post, as he ponders the danger of linking the name of God to national ...

29 Sept 2020

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 ...

3 Oct 2020

Identity Politics

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

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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 ...

14 Oct 2020

A Poet You Should Know: Phillis Wheatley

In this blog post we highlight Phillis Wheatley, a poet whose story provides a challenging snapshot of what it means to engage with Black ...

19 Oct 2020

Chatting about Ezekiel

We had a great chat with Antony Billington on publication day about his new Gateway Seven study on Ezekiel. Read the blog, and watch the ...

Tom Creedy
6 Nov 2020

Key Themes in Hebrews

Ahead of the publication of the new Tyndale New Testament Commentary on Hebrews by David Peterson, here are some of the key themes of this epistle. ...

Tom Creedy
16 Dec 2020

Giveaway: An NSBT A week for 2021!

To celebrate the publication of the fifty-fourth volume of the New Studies in Biblical Theology series, The Servant of the Lord and His Servant People, we are giving a complete set of the NSBT away. To be in with a chance of winning, check out this blog ...

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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
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 ...

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 ...

Tom Creedy
30 Apr 2021

Event: Keswick Convention 2021 - Faithful

One of our publishing partnerships is with the fantastic team at Keswick Minsitries. This year, they are planning on running the convention in person and online, and have recently released their programme. ...

Tom Creedy
6 May 2021

Guest Post: Be All There

Guest writer James Lee shares why he's planning on dying in Bristol, the city he lives in. And why that's a good ...

Tom Creedy
13 Jul 2021

History for pastors - a note from Gerald Bray

Gerald Bray, author most recently of The History of Christianity in Britain and Ireland, shares an encouragement to pastors - to learn from the lessons of yesterday in order to resource the ministry of ...

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 ...

Tom Creedy
6 Aug 2021

Guest Post: Is Art Irrelevant?

Artist, and former UCCF Arts Network Staff Worker (London) Alex shares her reflections on Ally Gordon's new book Why Art ...

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 ...

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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
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
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. ...

Tom Creedy
8 Mar 2022

Celebrate International Women's Day (with good books!)

Did you know that today, Tuesday the 8th of March 2022, is International Women's ...

Tom Creedy
18 May 2022

Guest Post: On Faith and Addiction

Ally Gordon, author of 'Why Art Matters', offers up a searing and personal blog post about 'The Wolf at the ...

Tom Creedy
31 May 2022

Looking Toward Recovery with Sharon Hastings

IVP is delighted to share that we've signed a second book from Sharon ...

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. ...

Laura Barry
3 Oct 2022

Catherine Campbell: Don’t Give Up… God Isn’t Finished With You Yet!

Catherine Campbell, author of God Isn't Finished With You Yet, shares inspirational life lessons on the importance of not giving ...

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
2 Nov 2023

The IVP November 2023 Releases

The final IVP releases for 2023 are a pair of books - one an invitation into the biblical book of Numbers, for Lent 2024, and the other a profound exploration of ...

Tom Creedy
20 Dec 2023

Reflections from an IVP Intern

C, who's been an intern with IVP this term, shares some thoughts on her experience with ...

Laura Barry
22 Jul 2024

IVP Authors at New Horizon 2024

Phil Knox and Catherine Campbell will be speaking at New Horizon ...

Laura Barry
22 Jul 2024

IVP Authors at Creation Fest 2024

Discover the amazing IVP authors speaking at Creation Fest this year - Dr Andy Bannister, Dr Amy Orr-Ewing and Phil ...

Tom Creedy
11 Jun 2024

Reflections from another IVP Intern

In the run up to Christmas, we had a recent graduate intern with us at IVP. From March to May, we were delighted to welcome a mother returning to the workplace after more than a decade. She shares her experience as an intern at ...

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 ...

Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
30 Oct 2025

How Gratitude Can Heal a Divided World: Girma Bishaw on The Gratitude Way

Girma Bishaw shares how a biblical vision of gratitude can transform hearts, communities, and even ...

Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
14 Nov 2025

New This November: Two Books That Show Faith Can Still Change the World

Two powerful new November releases from IVP, Whispers of Revolution and Called to Care, show how Christian faith still transforms lives, communities, and our world through the radical kingdom message of Jesus and the call to compassionate ...

Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
15 Jan 2026

Holy, Healthy, Humble: Rich Johnson on Biblical Leadership for Modern Christians

Rich Johnson explores how leaders can embody holiness, health, and humility, drawing on ancient biblical wisdom to guide modern Christian ...

Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
5 Mar 2026

IVP Authors Speaking at the European Leadership Forum 2026

Several Inter-Varsity Press authors will be speaking and contributing at the European Leadership Forum 2026 in Wisła, Poland, joining evangelical leaders from across Europe for a week of Bible teaching, mentoring and ...