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PaperbackNourishing Narratives
The Power of Story to Shape Our Faith
by Jennifer Louise Holberg
Humans are story-shaped creatures.
We make sense of our world, pattern our lives, and reflect on what is ultimately significant through language and the words that compose our stories. But how does this relate to the narrative of the Bible and the story that God is writing through history?
In Nourishing Narratives, writer and professor Jennifer Holberg engages ...
HardbackForty Days on Being a Nine
Enneagram Daily Reflections
by Marlena Graves
Series edited by Suzanne Stabile"Why do you hold back?"
Enneagram Nines are often asked questions like this by others who want to invite them to share their gifts. Marlena Graves describes her own experience with deciding whether to speak up: "I know what it's like to be run over and rendered invisible. I don't want to do the same to others." Nines are easy to be around because they seem to instinctively ...
Number of Studies: 40
HardbackForty Days on Being a Three
Enneagram Daily Reflections
by Sean Palmer
Series edited by Suzanne StabileWhat is it like to be an Enneagram Three?
Pastor Sean Palmer reflects on this question in a spirit of honest self-assessment. He draws wisdom from the deep wells of both counseling and spirituality using illustrations from Scripture and life. Each of the forty daily readings concludes with an opportunity for further engagement such as a journaling prompt, a written prayer, ...
Number of Studies: 40
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Ruth Haley Barton
Ruth Haley Barton (DD, Northern Seminary) is founder of the Transforming Center, a ministry dedicated to strengthening the souls of pastors, leaders, and the communities they serve. Trained at the Shalem Institute and the Loyola University Chicago Institute of Pastoral Studies, she is a seasoned spiritual director, teacher, and retreat leader who has served on the pastoral staff of several churches. Ruth is the author of numerous books on the spiritual life, including Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership, Invitation to Solitude and Silence, Sacred Rhythms, and Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest.
PaperbackThe Jesus Prayer
A Cry for Mercy, a Path of Renewal
by John Michael Talbot
"Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner."
These words from the Eastern Christian tradition have strengthened and comforted believers for centuries. In these pages, John Michael Talbot explores the roots of this Jesus Prayer along with the theological and practical meaning of each word for believers today. He ends each chapter with a brief practice using the prayer. ...
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InterVarsity Press and the Transforming Center® have partnered to re-release expanded editions of Invitation to a Journey and The Deeper Journey, two foundational spiritual formation titles by the late Dr. M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
PaperbackThe Power of Group Prayer
How Intercession Transforms Us and the World
by Carolyn M Carney
Revival starts when people pray together.
Christians often dream about the possibility of revival. But revival doesn't come because we wish or plan for it. Revival occurs when groups of people pray together. However, praying together effectively doesn't come easily, and we're often left wondering how to best engage in the work of intercession.
Carolyn Carney offers a ...
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During the March 11 "favorite things" segment of NBC's Today, Kathie Lee Gifford said that one of her new favorite things is Sensible Shoes: A Story about the Spiritual Journey by Sharon Garlough Brown.
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IVP has retained bestselling author, spiritual director, and retreat leader Sharon Garlough Brown as an editorial consultant to continue to grow IVP’s presence in the adult fiction market.
PaperbackJames, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude
Volume 11
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Gerald Bray
General Editor Thomas C. OdenChristianity Today Award of Merit winner
Because the Catholic Epistles focus on orthodox faith and morals, the Fathers drew on them as a means of defense against the rising challenge of heretics. Many of the Fathers saw in these letters anticipatory attacks on Marcion and strong defenses against the Arians. They did so quite naturally because in their ...
