Discipleship

2 Jan 2025

What I read in 2024 – The Long List

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Biblical Theology, Book Review, Culture, Disability, Discipleship, Evangelicalism, Hermeneutics, Leadership, Mission, New Testament, Old Testament, Personal, Reading, Theology | 0

As I wrote in my reflections on 2023’s reading, a combination of some deliberate goals, and the (eventually healthy, if tiring!) birth of our son (And third child), meant I was holding my goals lightly for 2024. This is just … Continued

9 Sep 2024

Book Review: Proverbs [CCF]

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Discipleship, Old Testament, Preaching, Proverbs, Reading, The Bible | 0

Reviewing commentaries is a tricky business – particularly for me as a generalist, and an in-publisher editor of commentaries! I tend to offer my review based on the format and content of the volume, and it’s utility or otherwise to … Continued

25 Apr 2024

Books I have Edited: Tending to My Thoughts

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Disability, Discipleship, Embodiment, Eschatology, Mental Health, Personal, Reading | 0

A few years ago I was given a book to try and market – my first thought was, ‘oh, another book from IVP on mental health’. Please don’t take that the wrong way – I’m proud to work for IVP, … Continued

11 Jan 2024

Book Review: Power Women

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Discipleship, Evangelicalism, Leadership, Marriage | 0

In some ways, this might be a strange book to read – I am neither an academic nor a woman, and so the only obvious link for me to read this book is the faith aspect. Yet, I work in a … Continued

29 Dec 2023

Top Ten Books of 2023

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Discipleship, Leadership, New Testament, Old Testament, Personal, Reading, Top Reads | 0

After a few years of having top 20, or a top 21 for 2021 and so on, this year I came to the realisation that doing that was a fool’s game – hypothetically, by 2080, I might be only reading … Continued

21 Dec 2023

Top Twenty Commentaries of 2023

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Acts, Colossians, Daniel, Discipleship, Ecclesiastes, Ephesians, Esther, Galatians, Genesis, Isaiah, Jeremiah, John, Lamentations, Leadership, New Testament, Numbers, Old Testament, Philippians, Romans | 0

This is a blog post that will make more sense if you’ve had a glance at my longer post about what I read in 2023, as well as my post on the reading of commentaries generally, as well as another … Continued

21 Dec 2023

What I read in 2023 – The Long List*

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Discipleship, Leadership, Personal, Reading | 0

After some years of aiming for different goals, I started 2023’s reading with some more deliberate and intentional things that I was aiming for: Read 150 books. // Done, with room to spare At least 20% by non-white authors. // Missed. … Continued

30 Nov 2023

Book Review: Galatians [SGBC]

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Culture, Discipleship, Evangelicalism, Galatians, New Testament | 0

28 Nov 2023

Books I Have Edited: Journeying with God in the Wilderness

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Discipleship, Numbers, Old Testament, Reading, The Bible | 0

I was glad to be handed this project by a colleague who left – Mark was a joy to work with, was a very editable author, and great fun. I like working on Lent books – and it is a … Continued

26 Nov 2023

Book Review: Ephesians [PNTC]

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Discipleship, Ecclesiology, Ephesians, Evangelicalism, Jesus, New Testament | 0

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