Guides to the Faith

Plain answers to the questions people actually ask.

Eighty-six guides, each written to be read in about ten minutes, with the scriptures open beside it. Start anywhere.

Coming to Faith & Salvation

How to Be Saved: What the Bible Actually SaysThe plainest question there is, answered without fog.
What Is the Gospel? The Good News, Plainly ToldThe whole message in one sitting.
What Is Grace? Why You Can’t Earn It and Don’t Have ToThe word the whole faith turns on.
What Is Repentance? How to Truly Turn to GodMore than feeling sorry — a change of direction.
What Does It Mean to Be Born Again?Jesus’ words to Nicodemus, explained.
Can God Forgive Me?When you fear your sin is too great for mercy.
Faith vs. Works: Which One Saves?Grace and obedience, finally untangled.
How Can I Know I’m Truly Saved?Assurance for the heart that keeps asking.
Can You Lose Your Salvation?What the Bible really says about security.
Is It Ever Too Late to Be Saved?The thief on the cross, and last-hour grace.
What Is the Unforgivable Sin?And why your fear of it is good news.
What About Those Who Never Heard of Jesus?God’s justice toward the unreached.

How to Read the Bible for the First TimeWhere to start, and where not to.
How to Study the Bible: Simple Methods That HoldFrom reading to understanding.
All 66 Books of the Bible, Explained in One SittingThe whole library, shelf by shelf.
Is the Bible Reliable?Who wrote it, how it reached us, and whether to trust it.
The Ten Commandments: Do They Still Apply?Ten words, and what they ask of us now.
Old Testament vs. New TestamentOne story, two halves — how they fit.
The Beatitudes, ExplainedJesus’ blueprint for the blessed life.
What Is Biblical Prophecy?How to read it without losing your head.
What Is Sin?A plain biblical answer.
What Is Faith?Hebrews 11 and the meaning of believing.

How to Pray: A Plain Guide for BeginnersWhat to say, how to begin, and what to do when your mind wanders.
The Lord’s Prayer, Line by LineThe pattern Jesus gave, petition by petition.
Does Prayer Actually Work?Why God answers — and sometimes says no.
Why Does God Seem Silent When I Pray?For the seasons when heaven feels shut.
How Do I Hear God’s Voice and Know His Will?Guidance without guesswork.
How to Know God’s Will for Your LifeGuidance for the big decisions.
Why Does God Feel So Far Away?Finding Him when He seems absent.
Psalm 23, Line by Line: The Shepherd’s PsalmSix verses that have carried the church for three thousand years.

Do I Have to Go to Church?And how to find one worth belonging to.
What Is the Church?More than a building.
What Is Baptism, and Is It Necessary for Salvation?The water, the meaning, and the timing.
What Is Communion?The Lord’s Supper, and why it matters.
What Is Worship?More than singing on Sunday.
What Is Fasting?A biblical guide to fasting and prayer.
What Are Spiritual Gifts?And how to find yours.

Who Is Satan?What the Bible says about the devil.
What Does the Bible Say About Angels?Beyond the sentimental picture.
Demons and Spiritual WarfareA sober, biblical guide.
The Armor of God: A Field GuideEphesians 6, piece by piece.
The Second Coming of ChristWhat the Bible actually teaches.
What Happens After Death?What the Bible actually teaches about the other side.
What Is Heaven Like?Including the question everyone asks about the ones we love.
Is Hell Real, and Is It Eternal?The hardest doctrine, handled honestly.

Why Does God Allow Suffering?The oldest question, answered with care.
Doubt and Deconstruction: When Faith Comes ApartFor the believer holding on by a thread.
Is Christianity Too Exclusive?One way, many religions, and the scandal of the narrow gate.
Science and Faith: Do I Have to Choose?Two books, one Author.
Why Are There So Many Denominations?Division, unity, and the one church.
Do All Religions Lead to God?Jesus’ surprising claim.
Aren’t Christians Hypocrites?An honest answer.
Does the Bible Condone Slavery?A careful look at a hard text.
What About Evil Done in God’s Name?The Crusades, abuse, and the gospel.
Is Faith Just a Crutch for the Weak?For the weak — and who isn’t?

Anxiety, Depression, and FaithIncluding the honest questions about therapy and medication.
Fear Not: Overcoming Worry and AnxietyFor the mind that runs ahead to the worst.
How to Find Peace That Passes UnderstandingJesus’ promise for a troubled heart.
What the Bible Says About AngerHow to master a hot temper.
How to Forgive Someone Who Hurt YouEven when it feels impossible.
What the Bible Says About LonelinessAnd the God who is always near.
How to Grieve with HopeSorrow that is not despair.
Guilt and Shame: How to Be Clean AgainThe conscience, the cross, and starting over.
How to Overcome Habitual SinFor the fight you keep losing.
What Is the Purpose of Life?The Bible’s answer to the deepest question.

What the Bible Says About MarriageGod’s design for husband and wife.
Christian DatingBiblical wisdom for finding a spouse.
What the Bible Says About Sex Before MarriageThe old teaching, and the love behind it.
What the Bible Says About HomosexualityHeld plainly, said gently.
Divorce and Remarriage: What the Bible SaysFor wounded households and honest questions.
Raising Children in the FaithWhen the world is raising them differently.
Honoring Your Parents as They AgeA biblical guide to a hard season.