Search results for: 'wise the'

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 ...

Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
14 Jul 2025

Why the New Atheism Died and Why People Are Surprisingly Open to Faith Again

As New Atheism fades, Andy Bannister explores why Gen Z is rediscovering faith and how Christians can respond to this surprising spiritual ...

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 ...

11 Jun 2020

Learn to Live Wisely – an invitation to a journey

In this edited extract of the introduction to The Message of Wisdom, Daniel Estes invites readers to join him on a journey through the Bible, towards the wisdom that God offers to his ...

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. ...

7 May 2020

The Return of Eugenics?

In this short extract from the forthcoming Christianity and the New Eugenics, Calum MacKellar unpacks why Christians should be concerned about the return of some ...

25 Jun 2020

Will You Influence Wisely?

We hear a lot of talk about influence today - whethe in the context of leadership, the church, or social media. What might it look like to apply God's wisdom to this aspect of our ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tom Creedy
30 Oct 2020

The IVP November 2020 Releases

Our November 2020 Releases are imminent, and we are so excited to share them with ...

Tom Creedy
4 Jan 2022

The IVP January 2022 Releases*

Read on to discover the latest titles from IVP - our January 2022 ...

Tom Creedy
9 Mar 2023

Changes to the IVP Team - a short update

At IVP we mostly like to share news about our books, but from time to time we have things to share that are a bit ...

Tom Creedy
15 Apr 2024

Announcing a New Editor for the Apollos Old Testament Commentary

We are delighted to announce a new co-editor for our high-level Old Testament commentary series, the Apollos Old Testament Commentary. Read on to find out ...

Laura Barry
23 Jun 2025

IVP Authors at EMA 2025: Preaching, Theology, and the Local Church

Join IVP authors at EMA 2025 as they equip pastors and leaders in preaching, gospel-shaped leadership, and engaging faithfully with ...

31 Jul 2020

Biblical Common Sense?

In this blog post, drawn from his Gateway Seven study on Proverbs, Antony Billington ponders the social background of the book of Proverbs, and whether that makes the wisdom in this book an example of Biblical Common ...

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 ...

Tom Creedy
21 Mar 2022

An Interview with John Dyer

Towards the end of 2021, IVP published a new book by Paul Beasley-Murray, 'There is Hope! Preaching at Funerals'. In this interview, missionary John Dyer shares a bit about the impact it's having around the ...

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 ...

20 Jun 2018

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 ...

4 Oct 2018

How editors handle sensitive material

We chatted with IVP Senior Editor Eleanor Trotter The Plausibility Problem, a book that IVP felt was important to publish knowing that there would be positive responses as well as criticism. How does a publisher handle a sensitive book and provide the best care to their ...

18 Oct 2018

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 ...

12 Dec 2018

Preaching at Christmas

Paul Beasley-Murray pastored Baptist churches in Altrincham and Chelmsford, and was Principal of Spurgeon’s College. A prolific author, his three books published by IVP are Transform Your Church, The Message of the Resurrection, and Joy to the World. His most recent book is This is my Story: A Story of Life, Faith and Ministry (Wipf & ...

authise authise
7 Mar 2019

Do we want to know?

On International Women's Day, Helen Thorne asks whether in the time of #MeToo and abuse survivors speaking up, do we really want to know? What can we do to focus on and support those suffering? How do we show love to those who struggle? How do we make our churches ...

authise authise
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

authise authise
24 Aug 2020

IVP at Forum

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

4 Sept 2020

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 ...

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 ...

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
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 ...

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
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
2 Jul 2021

An Interview with Gerald Bray

We asked Gerald Bray, who's magisteral The History of Christianity in Britain and Ireland published in June 2021, some questions about his new ...

Emma Collins
28 Oct 2021

IVP Early Career Philosopher of Religion Contest

The winners of this year's ‘Early-Career Philosopher of Religion’ ...

Tom Creedy
11 Aug 2022

An Interview with Paul Overland

To mark the publication of the latest volume in the Apollos Old Testament Commentary, we asked author of the entry on Proverbs, a few ...

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
10 Oct 2022

Paul Mallard Guest Post: Don’t Get Stuck - avoiding decision paralysis

Paul Mallard, author of Invest Your Future, writes about how to avoid decision paralysis and trust God to lead you in his ...

Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
1 Aug 2025

Explore Our August New Releases: Great Books for Good News People

This month, our new titles demonstrate our commitment to publishing the best of evangelical thought, for the church and the academy. Headlined by a positive vision for evangelicalism, we are excited to bring you four very different books this month. ...

Rochelle Owusu-Antwi
18 Nov 2025

Called to Care: A Conversation with Jo Knight on Faith, Justice & Creation Care

Jo Knight shares the heart behind Called to Care, exploring how Christians can respond with hope, justice, and faithful action in a world facing climate ...