"In Be Afraid, Callaway emerges with the thesis that encounters with darkness can strengthen faith, not eliminate it." Read more from @christianitytoday.com on faith, horror, and pop culture: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/10/horror-movies-supernatural-evil-christian/

Among Today’s Horror Movies, The Supernatural Sells - Christianity Today

Curses, witches, demons, and the Devil are bringing supposedly secular audiences to theaters.

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Scripture itself contains many stories filled with horror and gore: Jael and Sisera, John the Baptist's beheading, and even the crucifixion of Jesus. 🫣 'Be Afraid' by Kutter Callaway argues that engaging with horror stories can benefit our spiritual lives by teaching us how to fear rightly.

Hagar's story reminds us that God sees our pain. The God of Abraham and Sarah was looking out for her, even though Abraham and Sarah did not. Scripture tells the stories of many fierce and faithful women. Learn more from them in 'Fierce and Faithful' by Carmen Imes and Nijay Gupta.

SHE’S HERE 🎉🎉🎉 ‘Fierce and Faithful: 25 Women of the Bible Who Dared to Trust God’ written by @carmenjoyimes.bsky.social and @nijaykgupta.bsky.social and illustrated by Jade van der Zalm is out TODAY wherever books are sold! 🧡

In celebration of release day for my new children's book, I'm highlighting the best children's Bible storybooks I've seen. Check out these gems: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJVn...

From a very young age, kids can experience prayer as a fun, creative, and life-giving adventure of relationship with God. ☀️ 🙏 'Praying with Kids' offers a treasure trove of approaches that honor both Scripture and child development, creating pathways for young hearts to connect with God.

The gospel is not meant to make us hyperspiritual. It's meant to make us fully human. In 'Everyday Discipleship,' Jeremy Treat dismantles the harmful sacred-secular divide that leaves many of us feeling spiritually compartmentalized and unable to fully enjoy Christ in the entirety of our lives.

"With 'This Shore of Light,' K. C. Ireton creates a beautifully scripted story that draws us in from the first page and holds us attentive to the very end. This is a book to be treasured and an author to be followed!" —Lancia E. Smith, founder of Cultivating Oaks Press

Read Latino authors all year long, including these exciting books coming soon!

Sabbath is not necessarily a relief from grief, but a place where grief is carried differently. 🤲 ➡️ ‘The Sabbath We Need’ by John and Jena Starke is out now! Available now wherever books are sold.

TOMORROW: Join Byron Borger and Jeremy Sims for a conversation on 'The Way of the Spirit,' our recently released title about the nuances of the Spirit's work in our lives. Sign up for free here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XSBeJUbXSHisGW0L9sZBfg#/registration

📙🧡🎉 10 YEARS of 'The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery' by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile. 🎉🧡📙 Use code IVPROAD10YEAR to get 60% off 'The Road Back to You' and get the Study Guide FREE!

"Justice is an incarnation of righteousness, and righteousness is both the grounds for and fruit of justice." Read the @erbks.bsky.social excerpt from 'What Hath Justice to Do with Righteousness?' by Charlie Dates: https://englewoodreview.org/what-hath-justice-to-do-with-righteousness-excerpt/

'Fierce and Faithful' is coming THIS MONTH! 🎉 Learn about 25 women in the Bible from Old Testament scholar, @carmenjoyimes.bsky.social, and New Testament scholar, @nijaykgupta.bsky.social, with stunning illustrations by Jade van der Zalm. Preorder your copy now to start reading on release day.

Sensitivity is not a weakness to be fixed but a God-given strength to be embraced. 🤲 In 'The Highly Sensitive Christian,' Jason Cusick shares pastoral insight and his personal journey as an HSP to help you celebrate your giftedness and develop lasting spiritual resilience.

✨ COVER REVEAL ✨ 'Praying with Kids' by Kate Lawson-Hedger equips parents, children's ministry workers, and other caregivers to pray together with kids in ways that involve not just their words but also their: 🙆 bodies, 👂 senses, ❤️ emotions, 🛝 learning styles, 🎨 imaginations, and so much more.✨

Church isn't meant to be a dull routine or an entertainment-driven spectacle. It's a weekly heavenly ascent that transforms us to live the Christian life here on earth. Enter anew into the wonder of Sunday worship with 'Why We Worship' by Adriel Sanchez. Out now!

In her new book, 'Shame Redeemed: Learning to Live in Christ's Freedom,' author Toni Kim shows how healing comes from confession and understanding your true identity as God's son or daughter. Listen to Kim's interview with CBN News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvY_mhZZy4Y

New Book Shows How to Heal From Shame

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A new kids’ book by @nijaykgupta.bsky.social and @carmenjoyimes.bsky.social will open up the eyes of our youth to the wild, wonderful callings women receive from God. @ivpress.bsky.social kelleymathews.substack.com/p/when-god-s...

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Several times last week, I squelched my impulse to email my contacts in publishing and wheedle an early copy of the children’s book Fierce & Faithful.

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Attention families with 8-12 year old kids: We're forming a family-style launch team, complete with challenges, live family chats on Zoom, and prizes! @nijaykgupta.bsky.social @ivpress.bsky.social carmenjoyimes.substack.com/p/join-the-l...

Join the Launch Team for Fierce and Faithful!

Calling all Kids (ages 8-12), Parents, and Teachers!

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Happy to share my next project, Putting on My Jesus Shirt! Out Jan 26! Preorder a.co/d/0dMDDDNp @ivpress.bsky.social Illustrations by Sara Ugolotti

In 'God's Presence with Us and in Us,' biblical scholar Miguel Echevarría explores how the divine personal Spirit has one of the most prominent roles in the Bible. Get the newest volume in the Essential Studies in Biblical Theology series today!

Sunday at 11 a.m. remains America's most segregated hour—but healing won't happen in the pews alone. 'Embodying God's Multiethnic Kingdom' by Nathan Walton gives an accessible framework for living out reconciliation in our daily rhythms. Out everywhere tomorrow!

Why did God create us sexual if we don’t have sex? Greg Coles and Julia Hedjuk join The Hole in My Heart podcast to discuss their forthcoming book, 'Sexuality Beyond Sex.' Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-266-intimacy-beyond-the-physical-greg-coles/id1277942553?i=1000786487251

✨ That new book feeling 💫 ➡️ Through his life and ministry, pastor Tommy Nixon shows how the tension between extremes isn't a place to flee but a place to grow. In 'Embrace the Tension,' he offers a pathway called the "Radical Middle" for those feeling untethered in today's divisive landscape.

Greg Jao has been named president and publisher of InterVarsity Press. Jao will guide the strategic direction of IVP as it heads into its 80th year as an award-winning Christian publisher. Read more: https://www.ivpress.com/press-releases/2026/greg-jao-named-president-and-publisher-of-ivp

Accommodation evangelism adapts the gospel message to the audience's needs and context while preserving the gospel’s integrity. Drawing on insights from twenty-three years of effective ministry, pastor Jae Hoon Lee shares this form of evangelism in 'The Call to Contexualize.'

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From the cofounder of Dwell arrives a new book: 'Dwelling in Christ.' Through wisdom of ancient monastics, contemporary theologians, and thoughtful reflections on his own spiritual journey, Jonathan R. Bailey invites us to trade the illusion of control for the reality of love.

"I commend Loftus for his attempts to strike this proper balance between the head and the heart, the therapeutic and the theological." Read the @mereorthodoxy.bsky.social review of 'Resisting Therapy Culture': https://mereorthodoxy.com/when-therapy-culture-comes-to-church/