The last words of a great man are of special interest to us; they are often poignant and deeply moving. Joshua's final farewell to the people he loved is no exception. On The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice shares some very stirring words in a sermon titled "Passing the Torch." To support this mi

What’s the last word in the book of Romans? What does it mean? Why does God say it at the beginning of a sentence while we say it at the end? What’s it doing at the end of a doxology? And what’s a doxology, anyway? For answers to all these questions, and for Dr. Boice’s own last word on the book of

If you’re in the market for a religion, you’ve got lots of choices. Everybody has a gospel to sell you ... even the apostle Paul! My gospelthat’s what Paul called his message in his letter to the Romans. This week on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice explores the power and mystery of this gospel

What’s in a nameor rather, a list of names? You might be surprised. At the end of Romans, Paul sends greetings from some of his friends in Corinth. And from a handful of names like Gaius and Tertius, Dr. James Boice discovers a lot about everyday life in the early church: their relationships, their

Grace: What’s so amazing about it? Every day bad things happen to good peopleand where is God’s grace? This week on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice turns that question around to ask: Why do good things happen to bad peopleand what does that have to do with God’s grace? Be sure to join us this

Most people wouldn’t expect the God of peace to go around crushing thingsespecially heads. Yet Paul says that’s exactly what God plans to do: crush the head of Satan. And somehow, we’re involved. This week on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice examines this intriguing teaching from Paul’s letter

Nations sometimes win a war but lose the peace. This was Joshua's fear for Israel at the end of his life, and Christians today often find the test of prosperity more difficult than the test of adversity. On The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice discusses the need to live for God and serve God in pea

Certain people in the church like nothing better than splitting congregations apart. Others teach their own distorted gospel, and get rich and powerful doing it. This week on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice looks at Paul’s warning about such people, who were alive and well in the first century

If you think of the apostle Paul as an intellectual and theologian, you’re right. But he was also a people person. He knew people, he remembered people, he loved them. This week on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice looks at all the greetings in the letter to the Romans, and discovers the persona

Who is Phoebe? What does she have to do with the apostle Paul and his letter to the Romans? This week on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice considers Phoebe and her role in the early church, and discovers what she has to teach us about being a servant of the church and a member of God’s family. J

The history of the world is a history of wars. The news of the day is about conflict and discontent. Everyone seems unhappy with their jobs, their relationships, their very lives. In all this, where do we find peace? This week on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice talks about the God who brings p

As Christians we hear it all the time: Pray for me! It’s easy to say but hard to do. What should I pray for? How does prayer work? Does prayer make God change his mind? This week on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice looks at Paul’s prayer request in Romans 15, and at the nature of prayer itself.

Because of the sins of their father, the Levites would have no home in the Promised Land. Instead, they were scattered throughout the towns and cities of the new land. Yet what began as a curse turned into a blessing. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he traces the history

What does it mean to be blessed by God? What’s the difference between the way he blesses us, and the way he blesses the things we do? This week on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice continues his studies in Romans to find out what Paul means by the full measure of the blessing of Christ. Join us