Search results for: 'bible come'

  • 16 Mar 2020

Perseverance in the Bible

In trying times, we are invited to persevere, to fix our eyes on Jesus, and to dig in for the long haul. In this short blog post, we think about how the Bible invites us to ...
  • 24 Aug 2020

Why bother with Bible Genealogy?

Mark Greene invites us to see 'Grace across the generations', where perhaps we've just seen long lists of ...

Enjoy The Bible This Lent

Do you observe Lent, or do you see it as a religious relic, that gets in the way of following Jesus and reading the Bible? Read on for an invitation to rediscover the Bible again this ...
  • 18 Jun 2018

The Benefits of Leading a Bible Study

Participating in a Bible study group does wonderful things for you – spiritually, emotionally, and socially. It gives you an opportunity to discuss your beliefs with others in a non-judgmental environment, ask questions about what you’ve read and believe, engage more fully with your faith, scripture, church, and community.  A ...
  • 10 Feb 2020

Jesus' View of the Bible

In this extract from Canon, Covenant and Christology, Matthew Barrett explores how a high Christology and an evangelical view of Scripture go hand in hand, as he introduces his new book. ...
  • 29 Apr 2020

What is Biblical Theology? The Bible is a Divine Book

Andy Patton continues his series of guest blogs exploring and explaining what biblical theology actually ...
  • 13 May 2020

What is Biblical Theology? The Bible References Itself

In his penultimate post, Guest blogger Andy Patton wonders at the way the Bible references ...
  • 8 Sept 2020

What does the Bible say about the foundations of our trust in God? Part II

Felicity MacKenzie continues her blog series on trusting God, by digging deeper into what the Bible ...
  • 29 Sept 2020

Why Amy Orr-Ewing still Trusts the Bible

More than a decade ago, back in 2008, Amy wrote the first edition of Why Trust the Bible? Now, several years, a PhD, and a new edition on, she shares about why she still trusts the Bible, in this blog post drawn from her ...

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 ...

Back to the Backlist

For Christians who want to get the most of the Bible, delve into these books about engaging with God’s ...
  • 29 Jun 2018

5 Minutes With Tim Chester

5 Minutes with Tim Chester Dr Tim Chester is the pastor with Grace Church Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire, a faculty member of Crosslands Training and chair of Keswick Ministries. He is the author of over 40 books including Sent: Serving God’s Mission.  He will present at the upcoming Keswick Convention in July. Ahead of the ...
  • 4 Jun 2018

Less Isn't MORE>

We engage with our faith. We love going to church. We pray every day. We’re busy. We’re always on our phones. We’re running off to yoga class. We’re working late. We’re commuting. We haven’t got as much time to engage with the Bible as we’d like. And yet, it’s still a vital part of our lives and our ...
  • 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 ...
  • 7 Aug 2018

The Road to Journey with Me

You can learn a lot about yourself as an author when you’ve published your first few books. Ideas for more spring up in unexpected places. Here, Catherine Campbell chats with us about her new book Journey With ...
  • 21 Aug 2018

The Journey To Christian Resources Together (CRT)

Catherine Campbell is the author of Journey With Me and others. Here, she chats with us about the preparation and journey to ...
  • 10 Sept 2018

Preparing for the long haul

Tim Gough is on the blog this week, chatting about how his work in youth ministry has developed and changed since he started it more than a decade ago.  In order to progress, we must continually consider where we are and what we can do to improve ourselves and our ...
  • 24 Sept 2018

Making the most of your travels

Traveling takes on a different meaning when we put God at the centre of our journey. Peter Grier blogs about travel ...
  • 31 Oct 2018

Catching up with Tim Chester

Today in 1517, Martin Luther published his 95 theses. We caught up with Tim Chester about his book Why The Reformation Still ...
  • 15 Nov 2018

5 ways to care for ourselves with God at the centre

Happy publication day to Liz Carter, whose book Catching Contentment is published today.  Here, for self-care week, she shares her thoughts on how we can better care for ...
  • 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 ...
  • 17 Dec 2018

Catherine Campbell reflects on her journey

Catherine Campbell has enjoyed incredible success with Journey With Me, her new devotional. It makes a perfect Christmas gift.  What does she look forward to most in ...
  • 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 ...
  • 1 Jan 2019

Light up your year with a devotional

It’s 2019 and a brand new year. With all of the expectation that we place on getting off to a good start with resolutions, hopes and aspirations, where does that same enthusiasm go as the days carry on? It can feel like fireworks. We shoot our hopes to the heavens and watch them illuminate in our hearts. Yet somehow the firework disperses and ...
  • 16 Jan 2019

We All Need Encouragement

Book blogger Ruth Clemence reflects on the work of Christian ...
  • 24 Jan 2019

We don't need fake news. We need MORE Truth.

We asked IVP Commissioning Editor Elizabeth Neep about commissioning Kristi Mair’s upcoming book MORE > Truth. How do we trust ourselves and others in uncertain and difficult times? ...
  • 7 Feb 2019

Remembering Michael Green

Our author Michael Green passed away on 6 February ...
  • 14 Feb 2019

Four non-fiction gifts - International Book Giving Day

Today is International Book Giving Day. This is a special day dedicated to giving people access to books and the opportunity to read. Book lovers and enthusiasts join in on this annual occasion in every territory by giving the gift of books to others, especially to those who are shunned by having access to them, whether due to social ...

A New Take on Stott

In this exciting series, pastor Tim Chester has updated Stott’s classic book The Contemporary Christian for a new generation of readers to engage with. This new serial format guides readers through Stott’s work with additions and questions from Chester that allows readers to think through each aspect and ...

How to develop a healthy team culture

Tim Gough, author of Rebooted, is on our blog today, discussing what is team culture and how to encourage a healthy team ...

The Last Things

Author David A Höhne introduces his new book, The Last Things, with an specially selected excerpt and asks engaging discussion ...

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 ...

Introducing John Stott on The Gospel

Tim Chester introduces us to The Gospel: A Life-Changing Message, one of five short books that make up the re-issue of John Stott's The Contemporary ...

Introducing John Stott on The Disciple

Tim Chester introduces us to The Disciple: A Calling to Be Christlike, one of five short books that make up the re-issue of John Stott's The Contemporary ...

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 ...
  • 1 Sept 2019

The IVP September 2019 Releases

As the summer turns the corner into Autumn and winter, here at IVP we're gearing up for Christmas and the promise of a New ...
  • 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 ...
  • 19 Sept 2019

Enjoying God's Gifts in Creation

Have you ever stopped and pondered what God meant in giving Adam and Eve (and us!) plants for food to steward in the garden of his ...
  • 23 Sept 2019

Ecclesiastes: Unexpected Humour

For a book that opens with the refrain, “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”, Ecclesiastes is a surprisingly funny part of the Bible. This humour, it turns out, can teach us quite a ...
  • 4 Oct 2019

How can I get free from shame?

Simon Cozens, author of Looking Shame in the Eye, considers how we can actually get free from shame in this life, because of what Jesus has done and what Jesus is ...
  • 29 Oct 2019

Why Does the Reformation Matter?

Why Does the Reformation Matter? What was it all about? How is it still relevant to us today, in a world built on instant access to information and ...
  • 9 Nov 2019

Did God Command Genocide?

In this edited extract from his new book Including the Stranger, David Firth unpacks the problem posed by some contemporary readings of the New Testament. The answer, in his view, is more complex than we might think. Scroll down for some related ...
  • 11 Nov 2019

Give a book, get a book

Get the ebook of some of our favourite titles for FREE when you purchase the physical book. A great way to buy a gift, and enjoy a good book yourself this ...
  • 16 Dec 2019

The Real Song of Christmas

Phil Knox, Head of Mission to Young Adults at the Evangelical Alliance and debut author of the upcoming Story Bearer shares his view on the real song of ...
  • 18 Jan 2020

New Year, New You?

Mini-resolutions and Moral Support for the Mentally Ill - a blog by Sharon Hastings, author of Wrestling with My ...
  • 27 Jan 2020

Guest Post: Isaiah

In this guest post, All Souls Langham Place Student worker Ollie Lansdowne explores how Isaiah's view of God has helped him think through issues of evangelical identity and abuse. ...
  • 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 ...

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? ...
  • 24 Feb 2020

Put On New Clothes

In this short blog post Paul Mallard, author of 'An Identity to Die For', invites us to consider how we can deliberately live for Jesus every ...
  • 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 ...

Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture

Wonder what the Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture series is all about? This post is of the series introduction, inviting you to consider these exciting theological ...
  • 18 Apr 2020

John Stott on Unity

In this special guest post for our #SeasonofStott, Mark Meynell unpacks John Stott's teaching about the unity of the ...
  • 9 Apr 2020

John Stott on Mission

In this short post for our #SeasonofStott, Julia E M Cameron sums up Stott's thinking on mission: Succinct, Seminal, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 20 Apr 2020

Guest Post: Panxiety

In this guest blog post, Will Van Der Hart, pastoral chaplain at HTB and author (with Dr Rob Waller) of a number of books, considers how the current pandemic interacts with ...
  • 21 Apr 2020

What is Biblical Theology?

Andy Patton, author of the Three Things Newsletter, introduces his guest blog series on Biblical ...
  • 22 May 2020

What is Biblical Theology? The Details Matter

In the final part of his mini-series on what Biblical Theology is, Guest Blogger Andy Patton marvels at how every detail in the Bible is vital to understand ...
  • 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 ...
  • 27 May 2020

The IVP June 2020 Releases

A very short introduction to our June 2020 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 15 Jun 2020

Why Write about Illumination?

In this extract from his new book, pastor and theologian Ike Miller unpacks why he chose to write on Illumination, often a neglected ...
  • 27 Jul 2020

The IVP August 2020 Releases

August is traditionally a quieter month for IVP's publishing, but this year we've got a nice little quartet of releases, to help you dig deeper into the ...
  • 28 Jul 2020

Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: What's changed in the second edition?

In his preface to the second edition of this vital book, Andreas Kostenberger shares the heart of his work, and the changes that have made since the first edition back in 2001. ...
  • 26 Aug 2020

Seeking First the Christendom?

In this edited extract from 'Here Are Your Gods!', Chris Wright challenges disciples as to whether we are seeking first the Kingdom, or attempting to build Christendom ...

IVP at Forum

With Forum online this year we've got some nice discounts on books by a number of ...
  • 28 Aug 2020

The IVP September 2020 Releases

As we head into the final third of a rather strange year, our September releases remind us of the one who sits on the throne, and God's hand throughout ...
  • 1 Sept 2020

What have our Idols ever done for Us?

In this edited extract from his forthcoming 'Here Are Your Gods!', Chris Wright challenges us to consider why we put so much hope in fallible people, fallen ideas, and sinful ...

Key Themes in Habakkuk

Ahead of the publication of Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah, we are sharing some handy outlines of these minor prophets. Drawn from the BST NIV Bible, here's an introduction to the key themes of ...
  • 14 Sept 2020

Systematic Theology: Why a Second Edition?

In this extract from the preface to the second edition of his well known 'Systematic Theology', Wayne Grudem shares what's changed, and what hasn't, in this modern ...

Key Themes in Nahum

Ahead of the publication of Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah, we are sharing some handy outlines of these minor prophets. Drawn from the BST NIV Bible, here's an introduction to the key themes of ...
  • 5 Sept 2020

How can current university culture affect our trust in God?

What is the culture that shapes the university experience in the UK? How does it affect our faith and trust in God? Felicity MacKenzie explores and suggests a way through the ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...

Key Themes in Amos

Ahead of the publication this month of the new TOTC on Joel and Amos, here's an outline of the book and a summary of some of the key themes of Amos' Prophecy. ...
  • 7 Oct 2020

IVP and SPCK - Five Years On

We don't like to talk about 'IVP' that much, because we prefer to let our books and authors do the talking. This month, though, we are marking a ...
  • 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. ...
  • 19 Oct 2020

Chatting about Ezekiel

We had a great chat with Antony Billington on publication day about his new Gateway Seven study on Ezekiel. Read the blog, and watch the ...

The IVP November 2020 Releases

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

The Five Solas - an extract from Sin and Grace by Tony Lane

Tony Lane summarises the Five Solas of the Reformation - and suggests two more that have emerged more recently, and less ...

Systematic Theology: What actually is inerrancy?

In this edited extract from his Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem makes a positive case for what innerrancy actually ...

Caleb's Top Titles of 2020

IVP's Publishing Director Caleb Woodbridge shares his Top Ten Titles of ...

Purposeful Sexuality: Asking the Right Questions

In this blog post, Ed Shaw explains why when we talk about sexuality, it is so important to be asking the right ...

Silent Cries: Grief and Hope

Jonny shares a painful moment of learning about the meaning of hope in this extract from his new book, coauthored with his wife ...

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 ...

Guest Post: Broken Dreams

In this guest post, Sharon Hastings reflects on the journey God has taken her on, and how His dreams are better than she could have ...

The IVP March 2021 Releases

March is a great month for new ...

Are Islam and Christianity essentially the same?

Are Islam and Christianity essentially the same? Should we seek to overcome divisions by seeing Muslims and Christians as part of one family of Abrahamic faith? In this extract from Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?, author Andy Bannister reflects on the 'assuming similarities' between both Islam and ...

Key Themes in Jonah

With the publication in April 2021 of the new Tyndale Old Testament Commentary on Obadiah, Jonah and Micah, we're sharing the key themes from each book, as a sneak peek into the new commentary by Daniel ...

John Stott at 100 By Caleb Woodbridge, IVP Publishing Director

I’ve got a confession to make: before I joined IVP, I’d only read the one John Stott book, his classic The Cross of Christ, which I picked up on a Christian Union book stall as a student. I didn’t know how much I was ...

Key Themes in Isaiah

With the May 2021 publication of the new Tyndale Old Testament Commentary on Isaiah, by Paul D. Wegner, we thought it would be worth recapping the outline, themes and background of this magnificent prophetic ...

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 ...

Reflections on John Stott by Amy Orr-Ewing

'I first met John Stott as a 19 year old university student. I was in my first year at Oxford studying theology in a faculty that regarded my evangelical faith as naïve and ...

Event: Keswick Convention 2021 - Faithful

One of our publishing partnerships is with the fantastic team at Keswick Minsitries. This year, they are planning on running the convention in person and online, and have recently released their programme. ...

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 ...

No Place for God? Civility and Cancel Culture

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

Key Themes in Romans

Ahead of the September publication of David Garland's new Tyndale New Testament Commentary on Romans, we want to dig in to the themes and shape of this foundational ...

Key Themes in Job

Ahead of the August publication of Eric Ortlund's new NSBT, Piercing Leviathan, we thought it would be helpful to take a look at the structure and themes of the Book of ...

Five things you might be feeling on results day

Results day. Whether you or someone you love is recieving good or bad news, there are certain to be lots of different feelings going round. Our Digital Marketing Editor, Tom Creedy, takes look at five of them, and suggest some ways to process them, with the help of a good ...

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 ...

So what actually is Christian faith?

Martin Salter unpacks what belief in the Christian faith actually **is**, with three key elements coming to the fore, in this edited extract from his new evangelistic title 'So ...

What will Eternal Life be like?

In this edited extract from his new evangelistic book, Martin Salter shares what he believes eternal life will be ...

The IVP September 2021 Releases

With the final quarter of the year featuring some really exciting publishing from us here at IVP, here's what's coming out in September ...

Writing on Mark

Tracy Cotterell, editor of the Gateway Seven series tells us about writing Mark - Living the Way of Jesus in the World, the final title in the ...

Key Themes in Genesis

With 'The Message of Genesis' (in 2 volumes) being published as the first of the updated Old Testament BST reissue, we thought we'd share a blog post digging into the shape and key themes of this foundational ...

Key Themes in Exodus

With 'The Message of Exodus' being published in the first batch of the updated Old Testament BST reissue, we thought we'd share a blog post digging into the shape and key themes of this complex and rich ...

Key Themes in Deuteronomy

With 'The Message of Deuteronomy' being published in the first batch of the updated Old Testament BST reissue, we thought we'd share a blog post digging into the shape and key themes of this complex and rich book. ...

20% Off Mental Health Resources

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we've put together a selection of IVP titles that encourage and support mental health, from inspirational biographies to insightful books on mindfulness and self-care. All 20% Off this ...

Guest Post: On Faith and Addiction

Ally Gordon, author of 'Why Art Matters', offers up a searing and personal blog post about 'The Wolf at the ...

An Invitation to Reconstruction

In this edited extract from Radically Whole, David Gibson invites us to move from our brokenness into the wholeness Jesus has in mind for his ...

5 Questions for Sam Emadi

Sam Emadi's recently published NSBT volume focuses on the Joseph story in biblical theology. We asked him a few questions about the project and his ...

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 ...

British Book and Production Awards 2022

We're thrilled to announce that IVP's John Stott On Creation Care has been shortlisted for best jacket/cover design by the British Book and Production Awards. ...

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 ...

Key Themes in 2 Timothy

To mark the publication of Osvaldo Padilla's new Tyndale New Testament Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles, we are considering the key theme of 2 Timothy in this blog post. ...

The IVP November 2022 Releases

Sneaking in just before Christmas are three brilliant books that would make great gifts for Christians, at different stages of ...

John 17 and Sexuality in the Church: Clarity, Unity, Prayer

If you follow the news or are active on social media, it’s probably not escaped your notice that the Bishops of the Church of England have managed to frustrate both sides and every shade of the debate over ...

Life in the Son: UNION Launch

We are really excited to be sharing 'Life in the Son' with the world - and it all begins with the official launch event at Union School of ...

8 Questions for the new NSBT Co-editor - Dr. Benjamin L. Gladd

Ahead of announcing that Dr. Benjamin L. Gladd was joining D. A. Carson as co-editor of the New Studies in Biblical Theology series, we asked Ben a few ...

Praying for GAFCON

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

The IVP August 2023 Releases

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

The IVP January 2024 Releases

With two very different new books, and four sensitively updated Old Testament BST volumes, 2024 is off to an exciting start for ...

Guest Post: Recovery at Christmas

In this guest post, Sharon Hastings shares six proven strategies to engage with some of the perennial challenges to our mental health that can arise around ...

The IVP April 2024 Releases

A busy roster of Bible Speaks Today and classic commentary from IVP in April ...

Seven Questions for Beth M. Stovell

We asked the new Apollos Old Testament Commentary (AOTC) editor, Beth M. Stovell, a few questions about her, and her hopes for the ministry of the AOTC ...

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 ...

The IVP May 2024 Releases

We are really excited to share with you three new books - each in their own way breaking new ground for ...

The IVP June 2024 Releases

Ahead of the 2024 Keswick Convention, our June releases all dig deep into the Bible to help us live Resurrection ...

Press Release: A New Publishing Director for IVP

IVP is excited to announce the appointment of Thomas Creedy as our new Publishing ...

The IVP Autumn 2024 Releases

The IVP Autumn 2024 ReleasesWe’ve got seven (or possibly 8!) exciting releases over the final season of 2024 – read on to find out more about them.   The Forgotten Manifesto of Jesus Christian revival in Iran is spreading across the world. In this title, Phil Moore explores the particular form of this revival – The Forgotten Manifesto ...
  • 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 ...