Christian Living
Books that offer support and help to assist Christians in their daily walk. Practical books about the Christian life have always formed an important part of IVP's list.
Too Busy not to Pray
Bill Hybels' book on prayer for busy people has been widely read and appreciated for the last twenty years. In this refreshed edition, he re-introduces us to the privilege of prayer, with his warm pastor's heart and winsome enthusiasm.
You Can Change
A liberating message for everyone who struggles with wrong behaviour and negative emotions: you don't have to be stuck in a sinning rut!
Basic Christianity
The Busy Christian's Guide to Busyness
If God is offering us his liberating rest and peace, then why do we insist on a treadmill existence? 24/7 living comes at a cost. The answer is to examine our hearts and see what is really driving us.
Battling Unbelief
John Piper’s Future Grace encourages its readers to live by faith in the promises of God yet to be fulfilled. These eight application chapters illustrate how such faith severs the root of sin and sets free the stream of love.
FRESH
Freshers about to embark on the university experience may face a whole raft of questions and emotions. In an accessible manner, this invaluable introduction and guide covers our relationship with God, and many practical issues.
Get a Life
Too many of us are worn out by work. Our families and friends bear the brunt. Paul Valler uncovers the root cause of our symptoms and shows how we can really achieve the shalom-filled life.
Beyond the Edge
Hazel Rolston longed to be a perfect wife and mother. She yearned to relate to people at church. But the reality was so different. Join her in her painful struggle for survival and renewed faith in the God of her childhood.
The Call to Joy and Pain
Drawing on Paul’s teaching about suffering for Christ, and his own pastoral wisdom and cross-cultural experience, Ajith Fernando shows the connection between rejoicing and suffering, and how our distress draws us nearer to God and makes us more effective in service.
A Thorn in the Flesh
A ‘thorn in the flesh’ takes many forms, but invariably it is something we find painful, limiting, humiliating and prolonged. No wonder we fight against it. Pablo Martinez offers hope to those who, like him, have struggled for years with a thorn, using his expertise as a psychiatrist and experience as a church leader in his native Spain.
Disciples and Citizens
An enriching, thought-provoking and very practical look at how we can be better citizens of this world and the next. A corrective to wrong and sloppy thinking and a challenge we must not ignore.
PURE
As Christians, we have a new identity and a new destiny. At the heart of this identity is the call to purity. Pure will challenge you to lead a distinctive life, and make you excited about the adventure of a life well lived.
Married for God
Many marriage books and courses start with me: what I can get out of being married. Christopher Ash examines what the Bible teaches, starting with God’s perspective, and lays helpful foundations for every Christian marriage.
Longing for More
Women have more choices than ever before about work, family life and
ministry. Yet, ironically, for some this has led to guilt and feeling
trapped. Ruth Haley Barton has travelled the well-worn routes of
career, child-rearing and church, and presents eleven radical freedoms
women can grasp through Christ.
The Living Church
A comprehensive yet concise treatment of a hugely important subject: what God wants from us, his church. Biblical, challenging and relevant to today, the content is wise and the style warm and personal. Vintage Stott.
Integrity
Integrity matters. We expect it of leaders in all walks of life. But why is integrity so rare? Jonathan Lamb looks at the example of the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians and offers us a model of integrity in leadership that spans the centuries.
Experiencing the Spirit
Graham Beynon looks at the main New Testament passages that describe the Holy Spirit’s work. With freshness and clarity, he builds a picture of what the Spirit does, and hence what experiencing him in our lives should look like.
Glory Days
Many Christians subconsciously divide up their lives into spiritual bits – church, Bible study, prayer and evangelism – and the rest. Julian Hardyman shows how every activity, from windsurfing to washing up, can be done for the glory of God.