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Tom Creedy
23 Jul 2021

Wolves and Shepherds: why we need to talk about abuse in order to welcome young people in our churches

In this guest blog post, Pete Nicholas shares why he thinks we can't ignore the issue of abuse, and why it's a missional imperative for reaching emerging ...

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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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25 Jul 2019

Food for the Journey - an extract from Revelation

We're celebrating the release of Food for the Journey with inspiring quotes, Scripture passages and extracts. In this blog post you will find an extract from ...

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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? ...

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 ...

2 Jul 2020

Wisdom for the Worker

Have you ever wondered how the Bible can shape the way that you work? In this edited extract, Estes shares what it might meen to pursue wisdom in your ...

3 Jun 2020

Jesus' Essential Prayer

Jonathan Lamb explores the prayer of Jesus in John 17 which inspired his latest ...

1 Oct 2020

Key Themes in Joel

Ahead of the publication this month of the new TOTC on Joel and Amos, here are some of the key themes of the book of ...

9 Oct 2020

Resources for World Mental Health Awareness Day

For World Mental Health Awareness Day 2020, we are sharing a range of resources to encourage, equip, and inspire. ...

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 ...

Tom Creedy
10 Aug 2021

We Need Leaders

Chris Green ponders aloud about his new book, publishing in a pandemic, and whether or not we still need leaders, in this time of public failure and ...

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
22 Apr 2024

Why We Should Care About Earth Day

The 22nd of April is Earth Day. Should we care? Consider a biblical perspective, and save on some key ...

Tom Creedy
1 Aug 2023

The IVP August 2023 Releases

Here's what's new from IVP for August ...

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 ...

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 ...

29 Jan 2018

A Q&A with Helen Thorne

We sat down with Helen Thorne, author of Walking with Domestic Abuse Sufferers, and asked her some questions about herself and the new ...

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 ...

9 Jul 2018

5 Reasons to get yourself to this year's Keswick Convention

Steve Mitchell is the Publishing Director for IVP. He spent many a happy year as a bookseller, but finally saw the light and moved into publishing. He lives in Cumbria with his wife Karen, three grown-up kids and a beloved bass guitar. Here, he gives us five reasons to go to the Keswick Convention this ...

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 ...

12 Nov 2018

A Self Care MOT for Youth Workers

Youth workers have a lot demanded of them – socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Self-care is essential as a youth worker. Tim Gough takes us through some practical advice that will help you take care of yourself while you take care of ...

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 ...

20 Dec 2018

5 ways to keep Christ the centre of Christmas

Ruth Clemence is back on our blog with useful ways we can keep Christ at the centre of our Christmas ...

4 Feb 2019

Mental Health and Youth Ministry

We recently ran a poll on Twitter about what you’d like to see more of on our blog. You chose faith and mental health. Who better to write about that than Tim Gough, youth minister and author of Rebooted? Plus, he’s one of the funniest and smartest contributors to our ...

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14 Jun 2019

Mining for Gold

Tom Camacho, author of Mining for Gold tells us how the book came to be, who it is for and what this journey of becoming a published author has been like for ...

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15 Jul 2019

Food for the Journey - an extract from Hebrews

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31 Jul 2019

Food for the Journey - extract from Colossians

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22 Jul 2019

How do we mine for gold in our families?

Husband, father and grandfather Tom Camacho wants us to discover the gold that our family members carry, but how do we do that? In this blog post he discusses three ways that have helped ...

1 Oct 2019

The IVP October 2019 Releases

After some great titles published last month, October sees us focusing on Jesus, with two books that approach his life and ministry in different ways, and three Bible study guides to help us live for ...

Emma Collins
10 Oct 2019

World Mental Health Day 2019: A Missed Opportunity?

Sharon Hastings, doctor and author of upcoming book Wrestling With My Thoughts writes on the blog for World Mental Health ...

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 ...

20 Mar 2020

Unimaginable Peace

In this Guest Post, Ollie Lansdown, who lives with an underlying health condition, shares about the peace he has in these uncertain ...

3 Apr 2020

John Stott on Devotion

In this post for our #SeasonofStott, Mark Greene from LICC ponders how John Stott's Devotion was to Christ above and in ...

30 Jun 2020

Speaking of Race...

We need to talk about race, says Jonathan Lamb, in this short snippet from Essentially ...

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24 Aug 2020

IVP at Forum

With Forum online this year we've got some nice discounts on books by a number of ...

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 ...

13 Oct 2020

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
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 ...

Tom Creedy
14 Dec 2020

The IVP January 2021 Releases

2021 starts with a bit of a bang from IVP - four great titles touching on vitally important topics. Read on to find out ...

Tom Creedy
21 Dec 2020

Sex Robots and Digital Assistants

In this edited extract from his new book, AI expert Jeremy Peckham explains some of the stranger ways in which AI is already affecting our ...

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
6 Jul 2021

No Place for God? Civility and Cancel Culture

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

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
22 Jul 2022

J. I. Packer: 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
20 Apr 2023

Praying for GAFCON

Chris Green is in Kigali, for a significant Anglican event. He's shared some prayer points. ...

Tom Creedy
1 Mar 2024

The Friendship Tour 2024

Want to think deeply about friendship this year? Join Phil Knox, author of 'The Best of Friends', at a bunch of great ...

Laura Barry
22 Jul 2024

IVP Authors at New Horizon 2024

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

Laura Barry
17 Jun 2025

How Can Christians Share the Gospel in a Secular Age: IVP at the Cambridge Apologetics Conference 2025

Join leading IVP authors at the Cambridge Apologetics Conference (27–28 June) as they explore how imagination and reason together can help us share the gospel clearly in today’s ...