1 & 2 Thessalonians

Years before writing Romans or Ephesians, Paul sent a pair of letters to a new church in Thessalonica. Three concerns governed Paul’s teaching in these letters: What makes a healthy...

1-3 John

How can we know that we possess eternal life? The apostle John answered that question in the three epistles that bear his name. He wrote that we must firstly believe that Jesus is the Son...

2 Timothy & Titus

The apostle Paul is known for his doctrinally rich writing, but we should not overlook his concern for the practical. In his letters to Timothy and Titus—faithful younger men who ha...

Revelation

Study Guide to the Book of Revelation The book of Revelation is a riveting read—but a persistent question Christians have is, “What does it mean?” Pastor-theologian Rich...

Song of Songs

To many of us, Song of Songs is a puzzling book. Often we’re not sure whether we should read it as romantic poetry or as allegory, and an answer either way raises new questions. Why...

Zephaniah, Haggai, Malachi

To the people of Judah, distressed by changing political realities, it seemed that God had lost control of the situation. Zephaniah warned of imminent judgment and pointed to hope close a...