<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>InterVarsity Press Archives - Stephen Barkley</title> <atom:link href="https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/intervarsity-press/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/intervarsity-press/</link> <description>Teacher | Writer | Practical Theologian</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 02:21:56 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5343192</site> <item> <title>When Narcissism Comes to Church | Chuck DeGroat</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2024/05/20/when-narcissism-comes-to-church-chuck-degroat/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2024/05/20/when-narcissism-comes-to-church-chuck-degroat/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 11:30:39 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chuck DeGroat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Enneagram]]></category> <category><![CDATA[InterVarsity Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[narcissism]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=13792</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Narcissism is a term thrown around frequently to describe people who are abnormally self-centred. This is a good start, but there’s more to see. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (June 2011 ed.), Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) has a variety of symptoms. People with NPD are often grandiose and [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2024/05/20/when-narcissism-comes-to-church-chuck-degroat/">When Narcissism Comes to Church | Chuck DeGroat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2024/05/20/when-narcissism-comes-to-church-chuck-degroat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">13792</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Pietist Option | Christopher Gehrz and Mark Pattie III</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/12/28/the-pietist-option-christopher-gehrz-and-mark-pattie-iii/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/12/28/the-pietist-option-christopher-gehrz-and-mark-pattie-iii/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:30:54 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christopher Gehrz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[InterVarsity Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mark Pattie III]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philip Spener]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pia Desideria]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pietism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[renewal]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=12531</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Pietism is a German Lutheran movement from the 17th century. In The Pietist Option, Christopher Gehrz and Mark Pattie III argue for a return to the ethos of this renewal movement. The Pietist option is to opt in to a distinctively hopeful way of coming back to Jesus: growing to be more and more like [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/12/28/the-pietist-option-christopher-gehrz-and-mark-pattie-iii/">The Pietist Option | Christopher Gehrz and Mark Pattie III</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/12/28/the-pietist-option-christopher-gehrz-and-mark-pattie-iii/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">12531</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Run with the Horses | Eugene H. Peterson</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/02/21/run-with-the-horses-eugene-h-peterson/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/02/21/run-with-the-horses-eugene-h-peterson/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:30:48 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spiritual Formation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eugene H. Peterson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[InterVarsity Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeremiah]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pastoring]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=11499</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Eugene H. Peterson wore many different hats including scholar, linguist, and teacher. Behind all these, however, lay his most significant role: pastor. In Run With the Horses you hear Peterson at his pastoral best. The title is taken from the prophet Jeremiah: If you have raced with foot-runners and they have wearied you, how will [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/02/21/run-with-the-horses-eugene-h-peterson/">Run with the Horses | Eugene H. Peterson</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/02/21/run-with-the-horses-eugene-h-peterson/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11499</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Reading While Black | Easu McCaulley</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/02/14/reading-while-black-easu-mccaulley/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/02/14/reading-while-black-easu-mccaulley/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:30:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Esau McCaulley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[exegesis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hermeneutics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interpretation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[InterVarsity Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Practical Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Romans 13]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=11491</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I’ll never read Romans 13 the same way again. Let me back up. Esau McCaulley’s latest book—Reading While Black—covers a wide range of exegetical ground. McCaulley examines themes of policing, political involvement, justice, anger, and freedom in a way that can best be described as faithful. McCaulley is faithful both to the biblical text and [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/02/14/reading-while-black-easu-mccaulley/">Reading While Black | Easu McCaulley</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/02/14/reading-while-black-easu-mccaulley/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11491</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Unabridged Lives | Eugene H. Peterson</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/01/21/unabridged-lives-eugene-h-peterson/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/01/21/unabridged-lives-eugene-h-peterson/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:30:55 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[character]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eugene H. Peterson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[InterVarsity Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[novels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[plot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unabridged]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=11503</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Our lives cannot be read as newspaper reports on current events; they are unabridged novels with character and plot development, each paragraph essential for mature appreciation. —Peterson, Run with the Horses, 36.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/01/21/unabridged-lives-eugene-h-peterson/">Unabridged Lives | Eugene H. Peterson</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/01/21/unabridged-lives-eugene-h-peterson/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11503</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Biblical Skepticism | Esau McCaulley</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/01/14/biblical-skepticism-esau-mccaulley/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/01/14/biblical-skepticism-esau-mccaulley/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:30:52 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Esau McCaulley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[InterVarsity Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[skepticism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virgin birth]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=11495</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Behind the skepticism about the virgin birth lies a whole tradition of skepticism about the nature of God's involvement in human affairs. —McCaulley, Reading While Black, 88.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/01/14/biblical-skepticism-esau-mccaulley/">Biblical Skepticism | Esau McCaulley</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2022/01/14/biblical-skepticism-esau-mccaulley/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11495</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Anger and Faith | Eugene H. Peterson</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/12/10/anger-and-faith-eugene-h-peterson/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/12/10/anger-and-faith-eugene-h-peterson/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:30:43 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[anger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eugene H. Peterson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[faith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[InterVarsity Press]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=11506</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Our anger can be a measure of our faith. Believers argue with God; skeptics argue with each other. —Peterson, Run with the Horses, 103.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/12/10/anger-and-faith-eugene-h-peterson/">Anger and Faith | Eugene H. Peterson</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/12/10/anger-and-faith-eugene-h-peterson/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11506</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Postures of Weakness | Timothy G. Gombis</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/05/07/postures-of-weakness-timothy-g-gombis/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/05/07/postures-of-weakness-timothy-g-gombis/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 11:30:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[exaltation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[InterVarsity Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[resurrection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Timothy G. Gombis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weakness]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=10944</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Postures of weakness draw on and unleash the power of God, the same power that God exercised when he raised Jesus from the dead and exalted him as cosmic Lord. — Gombis, The Drama of Ephesians, 131.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/05/07/postures-of-weakness-timothy-g-gombis/">Postures of Weakness | Timothy G. Gombis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/05/07/postures-of-weakness-timothy-g-gombis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10944</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Costly Forgiveness | Ray S. Anderson</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/03/12/costly-forgiveness-ray-s-anderson/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/03/12/costly-forgiveness-ray-s-anderson/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:30:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[forgiveness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[InterVarsity Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[justice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ray S. Anderson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reconciliation]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=10799</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Forgiveness is not an end run around the moral bar of justice in search of a less costly route to reconciliation. — Anderson, The Shape of Practical Theology, 298.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/03/12/costly-forgiveness-ray-s-anderson/">Costly Forgiveness | Ray S. Anderson</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/03/12/costly-forgiveness-ray-s-anderson/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10799</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Drama of Ephesians | Timothy G. Gombis</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/12/14/the-drama-of-ephesians-timothy-g-gombis/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/12/14/the-drama-of-ephesians-timothy-g-gombis/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:30:39 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ephesians]]></category> <category><![CDATA[InterVarsity Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[powers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[principalities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Timothy G. Gombis]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=10939</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Ephesians is a masterpiece. Rich rhetoric overflows into unrestrained doxology as God’s mysterious plan in the resurrection and exultation of Jesus is revealed through the church to the rebellious principalities and powers of this world. God has forged one new humanity out of formerly divided nations, empowering them to put on the armor of God [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/12/14/the-drama-of-ephesians-timothy-g-gombis/">The Drama of Ephesians | Timothy G. Gombis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/12/14/the-drama-of-ephesians-timothy-g-gombis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10939</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>