I am proud to present IVP’s spring 2026 catalog. This season includes everything from groundbreaking academic titles like "Disability and Evangelism", "Undoing Manifest Destiny", and "Kingdom Apprenticeship" as well as new resources for Bible study and ministry like "Crying Out to God" and "Feasting on Hope". From emerging voices to experienced scholars, this catalog showcases the breadth of the authors we are honored to publish.
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DEAR READER,
I am proud to present IVP’s spring 2026 catalog. This season includes everything from groundbreaking academic titles like Disability and Evangelism , Undoing Manifest Destiny , and Kingdom Apprenticeship as well as new resources for Bible study and ministry like Crying Out to God and Feasting on Hope . From emerging voices to experienced scholars, this catalog showcases the breadth of the authors we are honored to publish.
Here are some of the titles I’m most looking forward to this spring:
• In How to Be a Christian Influencer , CEO of Black Christian Influencers, Jacqulyne Horbrook, shows people how to use social media as a ministry tool, using their influence to glorify God and make a genuine difference in people’s lives. • From husband-and-wife team Laurie and Matt Krieg, Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World helps parents respond to the brokenness of the world with the beauty of the gospel and help their kids to do the same. • In Kingdom Apprenticeship , Keas Keasler offers the first comprehensive study of Willard’s theology of spiritual formation, a groundbreaking contribution for Willard fans and spiritual formation scholars alike. • IVP’s first-ever middle grade novel, Oscar and the Mystery of the Glowing Orbs , is the first in a new series from Don Everts. The Sensate Saga, as the series is called, will explore themes like courage, coming-of-age, faith, and mystery. We hope you’ll take a few moments to browse the catalog and see what’s new. As always, thank you for being part of this work with us. It is our privilege to publish these books and get them onto the shelves and into the hands of readers like you.
Yours In Christ,
SHANE WHITE, Divisional Vice President, Sales, Marketing, & Publicity
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History
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Evangelism
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Get Into Genesis with Truth’s Table, Part 1 - Video Get Into Genesis with Truth’s Table, Part 2 - Video Honest Conversations - Video Teach Your Children Well - Video Freely Sober Racial Justice for the Long Haul Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World Liberated at the Cross
Liberados en la cruz Come Away and Rest Ordinary Time The Language of Science and Faith
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How to Be a Christian Influencer Becoming ProGrace Undoing Manifest Destiny Oscar and the Mystery of the Glowing Orbs Engaging in Counseling Research with Curiosity and Wisdom Hope for Caregivers Feasting on Hope Weathering Change Sabbath Gospel Skills for Effective Counseling
MARCH 2026
Connecting Across Differences The Way Back to One Another Savoring Childhood Press Pause When Working Together Doesn’t Work Crying Out to God
Kingdom Apprenticeship Unfolding Redemption
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Seeds of Racial Healing The Roar of Justice My Apologetics Dinner Party When the Journey Hurts Spiritual Wayfinding God in the Desert In the Beginning We Create Allies in Ministry Disability and Evangelism To Live Well
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To Live Well Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times NEW FROM ALAN NOBLE How Can You Live Well in This Broken, Chaotic World? In To Live Well , award-winning author Alan Noble shows you how you cannot only endure but flourish in life. Through exploring the seven virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, faith, hope, and love, you’ll learn how to: • choose gracefully, • act justly, • suffer steadfastly, • live moderately, • believe soundly, • hope resolutely, and • love rightly. This book won’t give you a ten-step plan to fix everything. It doesn’t promise clarity overnight. But it will invite you into something deeper: an ancient, time-tested path of habits of heart and mind that shape who we are and how we live. With honesty, theological depth, and a mentor’s heart, Noble names your confusion and offers an antidote—not by escaping the mess but by learning how to live faithfully within it.
April 28, 2026 192 pages, hardcover, 978-1-5140-0224-7 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $24.99 REL12200 RELIGION / Christian Living / Values & Virtues
ALAN NOBLE (PhD, Baylor) is associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University and a fellow
at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. Noble has published articles at The Atlantic , The Gospel Coalition, First Things , and Christianity Today .
ALSO BY ALAN NOBLE
Disruptive Witness, On Getting Out of Bed, and You Are Not Your Own
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Q&A with Alan Noble
What inspired you to write To Live Well ? Alan Noble: I was motivated to write this book after speaking across the country about You Are Not Your Own and people were asking me what they could practically do in their day-to-day life. In addition, I was speaking to college students regularly who had questions about how to navigate major life decisions. It seemed to me that there was a hunger for mentorship and practical wisdom, and I wanted to try to offer that through To Live Well .
What makes To Live Well different from other practical guides to life?
Noble: While there are plenty of practical guides to life, To Live Well grounds itself in the faith and virtues embraced by many Christians throughout church history.
The contemporary world is unsettled and uncertain, giving us little or conflicting guidance. As a result, we feel lost, confused, anxious, and frustrated. In the seven traditional virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, faith, hope, and love, we can reorient ourselves toward God and His good, giving us practical ways to move through the world. What statements of hope do you offer readers in To Live Well ? 1. It’s normal to feel lost and confused in a society that lacks moral norms. 2. Life is hard, but through God and the cultivation of virtue we can endure and flourish. 3. We were created to pursue excellence for the glory of God. 4. While striving toward virtues does not save us or make us righteous before God, it does align our lives to God’s will and honor him. 5. Love is the affirmation that it is good that someone or something exists.
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How to Be a Christian Influencer Making Social Media a Social Ministry Pursue Purpose over Popular Perception
Jacqulyne Horbrook
HOW TO BE A
Sharing knowledge she’s gained from years of experience, Jacqulyne Horbrook emphasizes the power of social media as a tool for evangelism and equips Christians to effectively share the gospel and fulfill their God-given mission to reach the lost.
INFLUENCER CHRISTIAN
Horbrook believes you can use social media to:
• share your faith, • connect with others, and • make an impact—if you do it with intention, authenticity, and faith at the center. This isn’t about chasing followers or trends; it’s about using today’s tools to build meaningful relationships, share your faith, and genuinely help others succeed.
Making Social Media a Social Ministry
February 3, 2026 144 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-0992-5 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $18.99 REL012110 RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues
JACQULYNE HORBROOK (MEd, DePaul University) is the CEO of Black Christian Influencers, the Christian Travel Club, and the BCI Influencer Agency. She previously served as director of diversity at a Christian university in Chicago. Jacqulyne enjoys being known as a kingdom solutionist and helping others be more effective in their social media outreach.
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. . . this book is nothing short of amazing--not simply because Jackie wrote it, but because she lives what she teaches every single day!” —WHITNEY MOSS, entrepreneur
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This book is biblical, clear, and actionable. If you want to steward your platform with integrity, tell the truth in love, and point people to Jesus with every post, How to Be a Christian Influencer is the guide you need.” —ALBANER C. EUGENE, JR., founder of ACEPRODUCTIONS
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Freely Sober Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith Get Honest about Your Relationship with Alcohol
Sharing a drink with friends or a glass of wine at dinner can be a nice way to enjoy God’s good gifts. But what if these casual enjoyments turn into unhealthy habits? For many, drinking can easily become a dysfunctional coping mechanism or a dependency that’s difficult to break. In Freely Sober , Ericka Andersen invites Christian women to reconsider their relationship with alcohol from a posture of honesty, curiosity, and self-compassion, offering empowering knowledge and trusted recovery principles for those curious about sobriety or seeking a way out of a habitual or destructive relationship with alcohol. “You are free to decide—honestly, thoughtfully—whether your life is better with or without it. You don’t have to quit. You don’t have to cut back. But you can. And you can do it on your own terms, not because anyone told you to, but because you’re free to choose what serves you best. You can be freely sober.” —Ericka Andersen, Freely Sober
January 6, 2026 224 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1336-6 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $18.99 SEL006000 SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol
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ERICKA ANDERSEN is a journalist whose writing has appeared in Christianity Today , World Magazine , The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , and The Washington Post . She is the author of Leaving Cloud 9 and Reason to Return: Why Women Need the Church and the Church Needs Women .
. . . refreshingly vulnerable, deeply researched, and full of practical insight. I highly recommend Freely Sober to anyone who has ever questioned whether alcohol is adding to—or quietly subtracting from—their life.” —HEATHER HARPHAM KOPP, author of Sober Mercies: How Love Caught Up with a Christian Drunk . . . one of the most important books for Christian women and drinking. It is kind, understanding, packed with not just knowledge but wisdom, and is the perfect resource for really anyone looking to change their relationship with alcohol.” —JONATHON M. SEIDL, author of Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic: A Candid Conversation on Drinking, Addiction, and How to Break Free
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Becoming ProGrace Expanding the Abortion Conversation Beyond Life Versus Choice United in Grace, Beyond Debate
Conversations about abortion often center on the question: Are you pro-life or pro-choice? But what if that’s the wrong question? Drawing upon the life and teachings of Jesus, Becoming ProGrace invites Christians to ask new questions, such as: • What if conversations about abortion didn’t have to feel so tense, divided, or dehumanizing? • What does it mean to affirm the image of God in every person involved? • How do we navigate the tension we may feel when our deepest Christian values seem to conflict? • What would it take for Christian communities to become spaces of empathy, listening, and grace? Jesus led with grace. As we reimagine our approach to the abortion conversation, so can we.
February 3, 2026 208 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1168-3 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $19.99 REL012110 RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues
Prograce was the paradigm shift we never knew we needed until we embraced it throughout our ministry and saw how radically it moved us to deeper places of grace and support for women. . . . As the body of Christ, we are called to be agents of healing and grace and to create safe spaces for women to be seen, heard, and supported.” —TAMMY ABERNETHY, CEO of Hope Women’s Center, Inc. This is not just a shift in language; it’s a transformation of posture, one that dignifies both women and children and calls the church to reflect the heart of Christ. I’m deeply grateful for this important and timely book.” —TODD A. WILSON, cofounder of the Center for Pastor Theologians ANGELA WESZELY is CEO and founder of ProGrace, an organization that facilitates transformative learning experiences for Christ-followers to break through the abortion divide. She previously led a Christian pregnancy organization in Chicago and served in campus ministry. With over two decades of experience helping churches and nonprofits align their response to abortion with the example of Jesus, she is a trusted guide for navigating complex conversations by elevating shared values.
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Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World A Gospel-Centered Approach Initiate Age-Appropriate Conversations with Peaceful Courage Laurie and Matt Krieg believe that, as a Christian parent, you can approach sexual topics with confidence and grace by laying a solid gospel-centered foundation from early childhood onward.
In Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World , you’ll learn to:
• present God’s purpose for both marriage and singleness • explain God’s design for sex with clarity • discuss gender identity from a biblical perspective • protect your children from sexual abusepPrevent porn addiction • promote online safeguards Cast a gospel vision for your kids so that no matter how they experience sexual brokenness within them or around them, they have the tools they need to choose the way of Jesus no matter what.
LAURIE KRIEG is the director of parent programs and development at The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender. She and her husband Matt are the cohosts of the Hole in My Heart Podcast , coauthors of An Impossible Marriage , and live in West Michigan with their three kids. Januray 13, 2026 240 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1214-7 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $21.99 REL012160 RELIGION / Christian Living / Parenting
MATT KRIEG MA, LPC, is a licensed mental health therapist and a site director at Second Story Counseling in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His primary focus is on helping people wrestling with issues related to sexuality (trauma, addiction, infidelity, LGBT+) eliminate shame and grasp practical hope.
With practical tools and gospel-centered insight, Laurie and Matt Krieg show how to transform moments of uncertainty into sacred opportunities for growth—both for parents and children.” —JAY STRINGER, licensed mental health therapist and author of Unwanted and Desire , and HEATHER STRINGER, licensed mental health therapist and author of Life in Ritual For all of us who long for our offspring to joyfully follow Jesus, this is a book that is no mere manual about children and sexuality; it is an invitation to partnering with God as he forms them into the image of the King.” —CURT THOMPSON, psychiatrist and author of The Soul of Desire and The Deepest Place “ “
ALSO BY LAURIE & MATT KRIEG An Impossible Marriage
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Savoring Childhood Practical Wisdom for Slowing Down Helping Children Flourish in a Fast-Paced Culture
It is possible to help children experience life at a slower pace. You can push back against the demands of our superficial, artificial, automatic, and always-on culture. In Savoring Childhood , Grace Pouch offers small steps you can take to help children experience life at a pace where friendship with God has the time and space to flourish. Drawn from an average family’s experiments with resisting the rush of life and applying spiritual formation wisdom from voices such as Dallas Willard and Richard Foster, this book presents practical ways to slow things down so that children (and the grown-ups who love them) can experience and savor the world at a soul-sustaining pace. With Savoring Childhood , you’ll learn how to help your children (and yourself): • resist the formation of spirit-harming habits and appetites, • set a pace that supports freedom, connection, and depth, and • nurture skills for healthy relationships with God and others. God designed childhood to be abundant. Slow down and reclaim a childhood where kids can flourish.
March 10, 2026 240 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1116-4 6 x 9 inches, $21.99 REL012160 RELIGION / Christian Living / Parenting
GRACE P. POUCH is content manager for Renovaré, where she curates and produces resources for spiritual renewal. She previously served as a seminary professor and Christian education specialist for elementary school children. Grace and her husband, William, live with their two children in Greenville, South Carolina.
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. . . a book written out of the crucible of lived experience. This makes it of enormous value, not only for our children but for us as well. There is a gentleness in the words that calls us to a deeper, fuller life of unhurried peace and power. I recommend it highly.” —RICHARD FOSTER, author of Celebration of Discipline and Streams of Living Water . . . practical suggestions for dealing with instant gratification, hurried schedules, high-speed and always-on media, rapid consuming, and growing up too fast.” —SIANG-YANG TAN, senior professor of clinical psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary and author of Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Christian Perspective
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Oscar and the Mystery of the Glowing Orbs The Sensate Saga Book 1 A Middle Grade Adventure Story Full of Courage and Connection Meet Oscar, a new kid navigating life in a new town, at a new school, with no friends to lean on. Just as he’s decided to shuffle his way through freshman year and settle for lonely lunches on the football bleachers, something extraordinary happens—Oscar begins to see glowing orbs that no one else can see. Confused and curious, he soon discovers he’s not the only one at his school with a mysterious power. When chaos disrupts Centerville High, Oscar finds himself in the middle of an eclectic group of kids who all want answers ...and are eager to take action! These zealous teen journalists and amateur detectives include other “Sensates”—kids like Oscar who have unique powers. No longer alone, Oscar discovers that those orbs he’s been seeing might just be put to good use. Join Oscar as he untangles his own mysteries of friendship and faith, and learns that overcoming his deepest fears will require tapping into a Power greater than his own.
CENTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
MYSTERY OF THE OSCAR GLOWING ORBS AND THE
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Don Everts
February 10, 2026 320 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1218-5 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $16.99 JUV033180 JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Christian / Mysteries & Detective Stories
DON EVERTS is the senior pastor at First and Calvary Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Missouri, and has been serving in ministry for over thirty years. He is also an award-winning author who has published over twenty books including Jesus with Dirty Feet , I Once Was Lost , and The Spiritually Vibrant Home .
About the Series Oscar and the Mystery of the Glowing Orbs is the first of three books in The Sensate Saga, a series exploring everyday mysteries and reminding us that there is always more going on than any of us can see. What if what makes you different is what actually helps you belong? There’s always more than meets the eye.
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Connecting Across Differences Skills for Healthy Communication at Work and Home Build Bridges, Not Walls in All of Your Relationships Discover how God designed us uniquely to connect, grow, and thrive together—even through our differences. Connecting Across Differences explores how God designed us with unique differences and how this can strengthen our personal and professional relationships when approached with empathy and grace. Using biblical wisdom and practical tools, James Borishade invites readers into a journey of self-discovery, relational growth, and healing through faith-based principles. He gives readers the tools needed to navigate conflicts and build deeper, more fulfilling connections in family, work, and beyond.
JAMES BORISHADE
CONNECTING
ACROSS
SKILLS for HEALTHY COMMUNICATION at WORK AND HOME
In Connecting Across Differences , you will learn to:
March 3, 2026 176 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1256-7 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $18.99 REL012090 RELIGION / Christian Living / Professional Growth
• put Biblical wisdom into practice for better daily communication,
• communicate with intention in any setting, and
• navigate conflict with grace.
Connecting Across Differences reminds us that God designed our individuality not to separate us but to bring us together.
JAMES BORISHADE (PhD, Christian Bible Institute and Seminary) is the CEO of Circle Urban Ministries. With experience as the executive director of Jumpstart for Young Children and as a community leader, he has a deep understanding of how formative experiences shape individuals and communities. Borishade lives in Chicago with his wife, Dominque, and their children.
“ God’s design for diversity is an invitation. It’s an invitation to step into relationships with a new perspective— one that values difference, that seeks out uniqueness, and that understands the beauty of a world where no two people are the same. It’s an invitation to see diversity not as something to overcome, but as something to embrace—something to celebrate.” —JAMES BORISHADE, from Connecting Across Differences
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When Working Together Doesn’t Work An Enneagram Guide to Productive Relationships with Coworkers A Solution-Driven Handbook for Workplace Relationships While many personality typing systems focus on behavior, they often fail to address the core motivations behind it— something the Enneagram does exceptionally well. When Working Together Doesn’t Work is designed to equip you, at any level of business, to improve workplace dynamics. Drawing from her work with thousands of employees and hundreds of teams, Joey Schewee helps you foster behavioral consciousness through awareness of motivational differences as she introduces new concepts such as processing centers, reference points, and focus shifts.
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Foreword by SUZANNE STABILE
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JOEY STABILE SCHEWEE
AN ENNEAGRAM GUIDE to PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS with COWORKERS
In When Working Together Doesn’t Work , you’ll learn:
March 17, 2026 208 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1162-1 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $18.99 REL012090 RELIGION / Christian Living / Professional Growth
• how differing motivations or types can affect employee cohesiveness and productivity, • how managers can engage individuals by type, so that employees feel understood and valued, and • how to significantly reduce the perception of personal slights and pave the way for understanding, trust, and collaboration. As you grow in your understanding of your coworkers, you’ll experience improved employee engagement and shape your work culture in powerful and lasting ways.
JOEY STABILE SCHEWEE is a sought-after theorist with bone-level understanding of the unique motivations that inform human behavior, consulting with companies like Chick-fil-A, Sargento, Prudential, and Baylor University. She has advanced the historic wisdom of the Enneagram for modern consumption and practical application and works as a management consultant for business cultures and an executive coach for leaders.
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The primary thing that separates Joey’s work from others is that while she is fluent in “Enneaspeak,” she uses her own dialect to teach in professional settings. Essentially, she has adapted the wisdom and the vocabulary so that both speak directly to the unique challenges associated with professional environments and work.” —SUZANNE STABILE, from the Foreword
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The Way Back to One Another How to Live as People Created for Community Rediscover Community in a Disconnected World Jesus said his followers would be known for their love, not their loneliness. Yet over half of Americans—and American churchgoers—say that they lack companionship or that no one knows them well. We live increasingly disconnected lives, and our mental and spiritual health suffer as a result. In The Way Back to One Another , Jeff Galley and Phil Smith provide a remedy based on studying Scripture, learning from the global church, and observing best practices in thousands of small groups. The New Testament’s exhortations to love one another are not merely individual commands but instructions for experiencing deep relationships and community. Loving one another today will require a countercultural return to practices that are increasingly devalued and disregarded:
FOREWORD BY CRAIG GROESCHEL
THE WAY BACK TO ONE ANOTHER
How to Live as People Created for Community
JEFF GALLEY | PHILLIP N. SMITH WITH JILL HEISEY
March 3, 2026 208 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1440-0 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $18.99 REL012030 RELIGION / Christian Living / Family & Relationships
• depend on one another • know one another • talk with one another • welcome one another • commit to one another • turn back to one another
JEFF GALLEY is the central group leader for
LifeGroups and Missions at Life.Church. He is the author
of Conversations: Turn Your Everyday Discussions into Life-Giving Moments . He coleads Global Lift Collective and serves on the board at the Chalmers Center for Economic Development and Tearfund USA.
With The Way Back to One Another , discover how you and your church can break away from soul-killing isolation and become catalysts of life-giving relationships and community. “Jeff and Phil’s book The Way Back to One Another offers us a scripturally grounded, intentional plan for spiritual strength in community. Like loving guides, they invite us to rediscover God’s rich design for community. . . . In a culture that distances others, I know this book will help us draw together.” —CRAIG GROESCHEL, from the foreword “
PHILLIP N. SMITH is the senior development ambassador at HOPE International. He previously
served as HOPE’s senior director of savings group programs, leading the organization’s global team. Prior to joining HOPE, Phil served as an executive pastor, corporate executive, and in senior leadership with World Relief, and has served on many boards over the years.
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When the Journey Hurts Finding Meaning in Suffering for Heart, Mind, and Soul Surrender, Lament, and Trust God Amidst Your Hardship We don’t like pain. And yet, the path forward is through suffering. Drawing on six years of research, When the Journey Hurts untangles common misconceptions about suffering, helping you to find meaning in it. The authors integrate theology, psychology, and spiritual formation to provide actionable steps and tools that teach you how to suffer well in relationship with God and others. This book introduces seven key practices to help you uncover meaning in your suffering, equipping you to engage with suffering in a healthy, faithful way:
FINDING MEANING IN SUFFERING FOR HEART, MIND & SOUL
WHEN THE JOURNEY hurts
M. ELIZABETH LEWIS HALL, KELLY M. KAPIC & JASON M C MARTIN
• identifying with Christ’s suffering • lament • surrender • forgiveness • gratitude
April 14, 2026 224 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-0849-2 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $21.99 REL012120 RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth
• memento mori (remembering our mortality) • weaving our story of suffering into God’s story
Transform suffering into an opportunity for spiritual growth and deeper connection with God, allowing your pain to lead you closer to Jesus.
KELLY M. KAPIC is a professor of theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. He is an author or editor of more than fifteen books, including the award- winning titles You’re Only Human and Embodied Hope.
DR. LIZ HALL is professor of psychology at Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University, in La Mirada, California. She coauthored Relational Spirituality with her husband, Todd, and has published over 150 academic works.
ALSO BY THESE AUTHORS
JASON McMARTIN is professor of theology at Biola University. He has served as an urban missionary and as a bi-vocational pastor.
Embodied Hope & Relational Spirituality
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Racial Justice for the Long Haul How White Christian Advocates Persevere (and Why) Enduring Hope: Ethnographic Insights into Long-Term Racial Justice Advocacy Many White Christians feel convicted when they hear of racial injustice but aren’t sure what they can do. They often become overwhelmed by deep divisions, conflicting priorities, and historical burdens. They need a clearer vision for engagement with racial justice and reconciliation that goes beyond easy answers or simplistic optimism. In Racial Justice for the Long Haul , anthropologist Christine Jeske presents her findings from her one-of-a-kind research on what makes for an effective, enduring approach, revealing shared threads in the lives of White Christians who have faithfully embraced the call to advocate for justice. This book: • features a unique methodology of interviews with Christian leaders of color and White advocates, • makes qualitative ethnographic research accessible, and • provides concrete examples of how White Christians can grow—and persist—in working for racial justice. Engage deeply, reflect thoughtfully, and grow authentically as allies in the work of racial justice.
Januray 6, 2026 296 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1103-4 6 x 9 inches, $29.99 SOC072000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice
CHRISTINE JESKE (PhD, University of Wisconsin; MBA, Eastern University) is associate professor of anthropology at Wheaton College. Prior to teaching at Wheaton, she lived and worked for a decade in Nicaragua, China, and South Africa. Jeske’s books include The Laziness Myth , This Ordinary Adventure , and Into the Mud . “ Simultaneously deeply personal and deeply researched, meditative and analytic, sobering and hopeful, this book lovingly and productively agitates its readers to do better.” —HAHRIE HAN, professor and director of the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University
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Seeds of Racial Healing 52 Devotions for Navigating Through Trauma What Are You Holding Too Tightly?
In Seeds of Racial Healing , counselor and spiritual director Sheila Wise Rowe offers you a season of rest and restoration. Her spiritually formative approach enables you to deepen your faith as you pursue healing from racial trauma, past and present. In these devotions, you’ll find • personal stories, • prayer and encouragement, • Scripture passages, • questions for reflection, and • actionable steps to help you pursue both healing and justice.
Author of Healing Racial Trauma Sheila Wise Rowe
April 7, 2026 176 pages, casebound, 978-1-5140-0617-7 5 x 7 inches, $21.99 REL012020 RELIGION / Christian Living / Devotional
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The sin of racism wounds us all. This book is a salve that mends our brokenness and positions us to thrive together in Christ!” —NICOLE MASSIE MARTIN, author of Nailing It
SHEILA WISE ROWE (MEd, Cambridge College) has over thirty years of experience offering counseling and spiritual direction to individuals, couples, leaders, and trauma survivors. Sheila is a speaker, trainer, and writer who authored the award-winning Healing Racial Trauma , Young, Gifted, and Black , and coauthored Healing Leadership Trauma with her husband Nicholas Rowe.
ALSO BY SHEILA WISE ROWE
Healing Racial Trauma, Young Gifted and Black, and Healing Leadership Trauma
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With guidance from trusted Bible teachers, this new collection of Bible studies invites groups and individuals to take a closer look at Scripture and offers practices that create space for prayer and worship, lament, and wonder. Each six to eight week study explores Scripture through a thematic lens, beginning each week with a group session that includes both video teaching and discussion questions, followed by five days of individual study and reflection.
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Liberated at the Cross Peace and Reconciliation in God’s Kingdom—A Six-Week Interactive Bible Study with Video Access Freedom and Peace through the Cross Do you believe the world can be changed? In the midst of chaos, the restorative power of Jesus’ work at the cross still breaks through, healing brokenness and proclaiming peace. Explore the profound significance of the cross and how it transforms our lives. Written by Kristel Acevedo, this study is both a spiritual and practical guide to understanding the cross as the gateway to peace, discipleship, and liberation. Through thought-provoking lessons and accompanying videos, you’ll discover how to live a cross-shaped life—one marked by love, sacrifice, and peace.
Liberated at the Cross
Peace and Reconciliation in God’s Kingdom
Kristel Acevedo
Januray 20, 2026 112 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1294-9 7 x 9.5 inches, $19.99 REL006700 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Bible Study Guides
KRISTEL ACEVEDO (MA, Southeastern Seminary) is the discipleship director at Transformation Church, a vibrant multiethnic and multigenerational community near Charlotte, North Carolina. Originally from Miami and the daughter
of immigrants, she has a passion for discipleship, biblical literacy, multiethnic ministry, and helping others develop a biblical view on immigration. Kristel is the author of A Way in the Wilderness and a coauthor of 3 Big Questions That Shape Your Future .
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The Made for PAX Bible Study series is both timely and evergreen. I’m so grateful for these studies that illuminate biblical values with depth, a diversity of voices, and a commitment to peacemaking and whole-person growth.” —TASHA JUN, author of Tell Me the Dream Again: Reflections on Family, Ethnicity, and the Sacred Work of Belonging
Paz y reconciliación en el reino de Dios
Kristel Acevedo
ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH
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Made for PAX is a foundation committed to promoting peace, justice, and contemplation by Christians of color. The Made for PAX Bible Study series applies these biblical values to everyday discipleship and equips readers to pursue peacemaking, equity, and wholeness with hope.
A 6-WEEK BIBLE STUDY EXPERIENCE
A WAY IN THE
Meeting God in the Desolate Places of Scripture
WILDERNESS KRISTEL ACEVEDO
A 6-WEEK INTERACTIVE BIBLE STUDY
Let Reign Peace
ALSO BY KRISTEL ACEVEDO A Way in the Wilderness
MIGRATION
MENTAL HEALTH
Love, Justice, and Dignity in God’s Kingdom
Drew Jackson
EXPERIENCING GOD , S CARE FOR IMMIGRANTS ALEXIS BUSETTI AND DORCAS CHENG-TOZUN
EXPERIENCING GOD , S CARE FOR OUR MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT DORCAS CHENG-TOZUN
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Crying Out to God Experiencing Grace Through Psalms of Lament—An 8-Week Bible Study with Video Access Finding God’s Grace Through Lament What do we do with our pain? So much in our world is simply not right: Disease. Death. Destruction. But we don’t have to look to the news to know that things aren’t okay. In Crying Out to God , Wendy Alsup uses psalms of lament to give words to our often-wordless cries. During this eight-week study, we learn that God not only allows our complaints about all that is not right, but he also welcomes our protests and tears. And we discover that God meets us in our lament, giving us his remarkable grace and provision in our time of need.
Experiencing Grace Through Psalms of Lament
Crying Out to God features:
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• an eight-week Bible study experience with accompanying videos
• flexible format and helpful suggestions for using this book with large groups, small groups, one-on-one, or for solo study • group sessions include 10-minute video lessons and discussion questions • five days of engaging study each week to deepen your faith
• reflection on a different Psalm each week
With the psalms of lament, God has left us a model in the Scriptures with language we need when life seems too hard for us to come up with our own language for hard prayers.” —WENDY ALSUP, author “
ALSO BY WENDY ALSUP
Companions in Suffering
WENDY ALSUP began her public ministry as deacon of women’s theology and teaching at her church in Seattle. She has written for Christianity Today , Modern Reformation , and The Gospel Coalition and is the author of Companions in Suffering: Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness .
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The Roar of Justice Hearing God’s Relentless Call in the Book of Amos—An 8-Week Bible Study with Video Access Learn Why Justice Matters to God Through the Book of Amos The prophet Amos was a simple shepherd and an unlikely prophet, yet he delivered a powerful message to Israel and its neighbors—a declaration of God’s heart for justice. Trusted Bible teacher Vanessa Hawkins invites us to lean in and listen closer to Amos because what was true about God’s justice for ancient Israel is also true for us today.
HEARING GOD'S RELENTLESS CALL IN THE BOOK OF AMOS
VANESSA K. HAWKINS
In this Bible study, you’ll find
• five days of guided study each week, • engaging video teachings from the author, • a framework to help you learn what the Scriptures say and mean and how to respond, and • opportunities to reflect on the truths that you hear about
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VANESSA K. HAWKINS (DMin, Covenant Seminary) currently serves as director of community life at Redeemer Lincoln Square in New York City. She is a Bible teacher, regular conference speaker, frequent podcaster, and intercultural development consultant. She has served as a fellow in the inaugural class of the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics.
About the Bible Study Experience IVP Bible Study Experience volumes will help you and your small group uncover the depths of God’s Word in a whole new light. Using inductive study methods through both written and video teaching, readers are given the opportunity to learn from trusted Bible teachers and engage with prayer practices, spiritual disciplines, and other tools for engaging with Scripture.
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Feasting on Hope How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness A Sacred Invitation to Hope
FEASTING ON HOPE
How can we live as people of hope in the midst of unmet longings, unanswered prayers, and seemingly unresolvable pain? Through sharing her personal story of deep loss, Hannah Miller King reflects on how the ancient Christian practice of Communion can reframe our grief by embedding it in a larger picture of gospel hope. Each chapter presents a way in which the Lord’s Supper makes the hope of the gospel tangible, reminding us of God’s present faithfulness and promise of future renewal. With its inviting tone and thoughtful reflections, Feasting on Hope provides solace for those seeking hope amid a world that is not yet restored.
How
God Sets a Table in the Wilderness
HANNAH MILLER KING Foreword by Esau McCaulley
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With disarming vulnerability and pastoral insight, King reminds us that the eucharistic life is not an escape from sorrow but communion with the Man of Sorrows who is himself our feast and our foretaste of the world made new. This book will feed your faith. . .” —STEPHEN D. WOOD, archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America and bishop of the diocese of the Carolinas . . . a word spoken in season. The Lord’s Supper does not eradicate our pain and anxiety. But the communion it provides us with the Lord and one another gives us grace and peace now and bright hope for the day when God will make all things new and fulfill our every longing.” —DOUGLAS A. SWEENEY, dean and professor of divinity at Beeson Divinity School at Samford University
HANNAH MILLER KING is a priest and writer in the Anglican Church in North America. She writes for
Christianity Today and serves as the associate rector at The Vine Anglican Church in western North Carolina.
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Weathering Change Seeking Peace Amid Life’s Tough Transitions If One Thing Is Constant, It’s Change
Foreword by Lore Ferguson Wilbert
Change Weathering
Pastor Courtney Ellis has walked alongside countless people facing changes big and small, welcome and dreaded. She’s found that the same two questions come up again and again: Why is change so hard? And where is God amid these changes? Weathering Change invites you to discover how God equips us to navigate life’s inevitable changes. Ellis offers rich spiritual reflections from God’s created world and from Scripture that help you prepare for change and show you how to journey through it with curiosity, adaptability, and resilience.
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PEACE AMID
L I FE’S
TOUGH
TRANSITIONS
C O U R T N E Y E L L I S
In Weathering Change you’ll:
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• discover how you can navigate life’s disruptive changes, big or small, with grace and courage, • learn deep lessons from God’s creation about preparing for and adapting to change, • learn how to find hope and peace amid the challenges and hurts of change, and • use the included discussion questions to explore how these principles can be applied to your life in meaningful ways. Drawing attentively and insightfully from God’s two books of revelation--the Bible and creation--Courtney Ellis offers practical grounding for finding our footing and even thriving in these turbulent times.” —BEN LOWE, executive director of A Rocha USA and author of Doing Good Without Giving Up “
COURTNEY ELLIS Courtney Ellis is a pastor at Presbyterian Church of the Master in Mission Viejo,
California. She is the author of six books, including Looking Up: A Birder’s Guide to Hope Through Grief . Courtney hosts The Thing with Feathers , a podcast about birds and hope. She lives in Orange County, California, with her husband and three children.
ALSO BY COURTNEY ELLIS Looking Up
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Spiritual Wayfinding 33 Walking Meditations for Navigating Life with Embodied Wisdom Notice God’s Gentle Leading, One Step at a Time
Wayfinding Spiritual
33 Walking Meditations for Navigating Life with Embodied Wisdom
In Spiritual Wayfinding , spiritual director Deborah Gregory invites you on a pilgrimage through thirty-three unique walking meditations exploring the core questions, Where am I? and Where am I going? Each experience in this easy-to-use guide offers a creative approach to walking, specific prompts for reflection and prayer, and Ignatian contemplation of Scripture.
Walking practices in Spiritual Wayfindin g include:
DEBORAH GREGORY
• walking a labyrinth, • night walking, • collecting nature items to create outdoor art, • using tree-growth patterns to navigate,
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• walking barefoot, • and many more!
Through these prayerful walks—which can be completed alone or with a friend—you’ll deepen your discernment of God’s presence, God’s voice, God’s leading, and God’s all- encompassing love.
DEBORAH GREGORY is a spiritual director with a specialization in Ignatian spirituality, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, and the host of The Betwixt Podcast .
Insight from the Author
What are five main things you want readers to take away from your book? 1. Spirituality is holistic—your body offers wisdom to help you navigate life and faith. 2. Your body is designed to encounter God while in motion, and it’s amazing! 3. Neurodivergent people have deeply embodied spiritual wisdom to offer neurotypical people. 4. While walking, you connect to a bigger story and find your place within it. 5. Your sensory system, emotions, thoughts, and desires are deeply connected to your faith journey and discernment.
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In the Beginning We Create Reflections on Collaboration, Creativity, and Rest Connect Your Creativity with the Creator In In the Beginning We Create , award-winning graphic designer and artist Nathan L. Nicholson reflects on God’s timeless patterns of creation, offering practical insights for how and what you create. Nicholson guides you through twenty-seven reflective meditations inspired by God’s creative process, each paired with the author’s original artwork, uncovering how collaboration, creation, and rest are essential rhythms for expressing your unique creative vision. Key Features: • twenty-two inspiring reflections that draw from the Genesis creation narrative and other Scripture passages • fifty-plus original artworks by the author thoughtfully included throughout the book • insights for spiritual growth as you learn how the process of creating connects you with God and has purpose and meaning If you yearn to create with intention and purpose, this book will help you view creativity through a new lens: aligning your creativity with divine purpose.
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From In the Beginning We Create No matter the creative discipline, we can offer our creativity back to God. We can become a worship leader without a mic, a worshiper equipped with creative acumen whose instrument is a laptop, paintbrush, camera, clay, pen, pencil, or a Conté crayon. No matter the avenue, we can render our services to the glory of God, making our mark one piece at a time. One project at a time. Turning ideas into ideals.” —from chapter two, “Creativity”
NATHAN L. NICHOLSON is an artist, award-winning graphic designer, consultant, and creative director based in Chicago. He is an ordained elder in the Church of God in Christ. In 2024, he received the 40 Under 40 COGIC Achievers Award. Nathan is also the host of the Culture Critic podcast and the founder of NUMA Art, LLC, an independent creative services and communications agency.
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Come Away and Rest A Guide to Personal Spiritual Retreats Find Peace in His Presence
A Guide to Personal Spiritual Retreats COME AWAY and REST
Alyson Pryor gently guides you on a healing, life-giving path of spiritual renewal through personal retreats of silence, solitude, and intentional rest. This thoughtful guide offers step-by-step instructions for customizing six types of personal retreats that you can practice from anywhere. Whether you’re new to the idea of retreats or looking for fresh guidance, this book will be a nurturing companion for your spiritual growth.
ALYSON PRYOR
In Come Away and Rest , you will find:
• guidance for how to prepare for a personal spiritual retreat, • step-by-step instructions for crafting six personal retreats, ranging between six hours to several days, and
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• wisdom for re-entering life after a retreat.
Pryor’s reflections lead you through the deeper purpose of resting in God’s presence—a practice that isn’t just restorative but essential.
ALYSON PRYOR is a trained marriage and family therapist and a certified spiritual director. She holds degrees in psychology from both the University of Southern California and Fuller Theological Seminary, as well as an MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Talbot Seminary. She currently serves as a staff spiritual director and adjunct faculty member at Biola University.
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“. . . an urgently needed resource to gently guide us into Jesus’ habit of coming away to be with his Father.” —JEN POLLOCK MICHEL, author of Teach Us to Want and Surprised by Paradox
Alyson Pryor not only shows us the importance of times of solitude, silence, and rest; she shows us just how to go about it in practical and specific ways. This is a book for our time.” —ED STETZER, dean of the Talbot School of Theology
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Press Pause Making Time for God in an Overscheduled Life Why Quiet Time Is the Most Important “To Do” of the Day This is your invitation to pause, pivot, and discover renewed peace and purpose. In Press Pause , Karynthia Glasper Phillips takes you on a transformative journey that combines biblical reflections with practical steps to help you disconnect from the chaos and truly reconnect with God, making room for quiet time even if you feel you have no time.
Karynthia Glasper Phillips
In this book, you’ll discover
• a renewed awareness of God’s presence, • how time in private with God can have lasting effects in your public life, • practical guidance to help you pause on purpose in quiet time with God, • how physical well-being and spiritual health are intertwined, and • how a healthy spiritual life leads to greater care for others and better decisions at home, work, and in society.
Making Time for God in an Overscheduled Life
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KARYNTHIA GLASPER PHILLIPS (DMin, United Theological Seminary) has been bivocational
No matter where you are in your relationship with God,
pressing pause will allow you to refocus, gain clarity, and receive spiritual guidance for your daily life.
as an ordained minister and a physician assistant in family medicine for over two decades. She is an award-winning author, conference speaker, and adjunct professor.
Insight from the Author
Why is “pressing pause” so important? Karynthia: “The practice of pressing pause in quiet time for moments of contemplating is like having a personal silence retreat to refresh the spirit and soul. It leads to the desire to take care of our body if we slow down and listen to the Spirit. Pressing pause allows one to redirect focus and gain clarity for direction and spiritual insight for the next steps in the day or overall life.”
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