InterVarsity Press

09/13/2025

What does it means to be an Enneagram Eight in the trenches of community work? How does Terence Lester wrestle with control, burnout, and the temptation to over-function?

Listen to the Typology Podcast:

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09/12/2025

We continue to grieve the violence that makes this book necessary.

For those looking for tangible ways to help, let this post be a resource, even if you just commit to taking action in one way this week.

(from 'When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough' by Taylor Schumann)

09/11/2025

What if you could hear the Psalms and Proverbs as if for the very first time?

In this conversation, Alan Fadling and Terry Wildman, lead translator of 'First Nations Version: Psalms and Proverbs' explore:
• How oral tradition opens fresh ways of hearing Scripture
• The relational names for God, like Great Spirit and Grandfather
• How this translation speaks to Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers alike, and more!

Listen here:

Podcast Episode · Unhurried Living | Helping Christians Rest Deeper & Lead Better · 09/08/2025 · 49m

09/10/2025

09/10/2025

The phrase “you are not your own” has been misused throughout history.

Pastors have manipulated it to control congregants... But the difference, O. Alan Noble argues, is in who we belong to.

“When somebody abuses power, they’re putting their own good ahead of yours. But God is the only being for whom his good and our good are never in conflict."

Read the RELEVANT Magazine article:

The first time Alan Noble realized how warped our idea of freedom had become, he was standing in line at the DMV. The man ahead of him was loudly

09/09/2025

Through his own journey—from homelessness and dropping out of high school to earning a PhD—Terence Lester reveals how systemic barriers and unjust policies disrupt lives and limit opportunities.

Blending personal narrative with academic research, this book is a powerful call to action for educators, leaders, and advocates to confront educational injustice for the good of our communities.

'From Dropout to Doctorate' "moves the crisis in our educational system beyond statistics and into the realm of human impact." —Jemar Tisby

09/09/2025

Being a woman of color in leadership can be both beautiful and challenging.

Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew joins the CCDA Podcast to discuss her book, 'Front Porch Wisdom.'

Listen to Leadership Lessons From the Front Porch:

Podcast Episode · CCDA Podcast · 09/02/2025 · 49m

09/09/2025

Have you even been faced with the decision to live on the street? Or considered what your home life would have to be like to make that choice?

This powerful conversation with Terence Lester will give many of us a perspective we’ve never even considered—what it’s like to experience homelessness—and why not everyone finds home on the other side of the street.

Podcast Episode · Becoming Church · 09/07/2025 · 1h 2m

09/03/2025

This year's Advent devotional is here🕯️📆

'The Art of Living in Advent' by Sylvie Vanhoozer is a rich blend of Scripture, history, original art, and reflection. Centered around the traditional French santons, or "little saints," this book invites you to imagine Christ's presence in your daily life—right where you are.

Order today or save this post for your Advent book shopping✨

09/03/2025

Learn from the leading contemplatives, including Kathleen Norris, author of the forthcoming book, 'Rebecca Sue.'

Later this month, Spiritual Wanderlust invites you to The Contemplative Summit.

Guided by 40+ leading contemplative voices from diverse traditions, you'll reflect on pressing questions of our time.

Register for free and online here:
https://school.spiritualwanderlust.org/a/2148152471/LA8b6hsP

09/02/2025

The Holy Spirit is at work in the world through the arts.

'Naming the Spirit' brings together theologians and scholars to write on pneumatology through the creative lens of the arts, edited by Daniel Train and W. David O. Taylor.

Each chapter unpacks a particular name for the Holy Spirit and examines its significance, using examples from a variety of artistic mediums—music, poetry, visual art, film, and even landscape architecture.

Let this book be a catalyst for renewal in theology and the arts in your life and beyond.

09/01/2025

Looking for stories to share with the young readers in your life? ☀️📖

This month only, our kids ebooks are up to 60% off! Take your favorites like 'Jesus Loves the Little Children,' 'Kaylee Prays for the Children of the World,' and 'Birth of the Chosen One,' on the go!

Maybe you're a parent leading your child in justice and wonder or a ministry leader stocking up on resources. This is the perfect opportunity to bring the things that matter to God to the hearts of the kids in your life.