Daily Audio Bible
Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment
#1515: Galatians 4:8-31 | 1 Kings 8
How does Solomon’s dedication prayer remind us about God plan for salvation?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Galatians 4:8-31
Verses: 24
Words: ~500
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Kings 8
Verses: 66
Words: ~1894
Wisdom SEGMENT: None today
Verses:
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How does Solomon’s dedication prayer remind us about God plan for salvation?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Max Anders, Galatians-Colossians, vol. 8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992). NOTE: Shoutout to this resource…use it a lot. Excellent and faithful overview.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, Dallas Theological Seminary, The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985).
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1514: Galatians 3:19-4:7 | 1 Kings 7 | Psalm 44
What's the significance of all this temple stuff?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Galatians 3:19-4:7
Verses: 18
Words: ~374
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Kings 7
Verses: 51
Words: ~1463
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 44
Verses: 27
Words: ~497
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What’s the significance of all this temple stuff?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Max Anders, Galatians-Colossians, vol. 8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992). NOTE: Shoutout to this resource…use it a lot. Excellent and faithful overview.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, Dallas Theological Seminary, The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985).
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1513: Galatians 3:1-18 | 1 Kings 5-6
What's "preaching the gospel to yourself?" And why is this something we all need?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Galatians 3:1-18
Verses: 18
Words: ~374
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Kings 5-6
Verses: 56
Words: ~1607
Wisdom SEGMENT: none today
Verses: x
Words: ~x
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What's "preaching the gospel to yourself?" And why is this something we all need?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Max Anders, Galatians-Colossians, vol. 8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, Dallas Theological Seminary, The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985).
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Reflection: In Christ (Ephesians 1:1-10)
How does "in Christ" touch down for us?
How does "in Christ" touch down for us?
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Resources consulted for this episode:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Tom Malone, “A Wonderful Picture of What Jesus Has Done,” in Fifty-Two Invitation Illustrations, Preaching Helps Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1972), 16–17.
D. Miall Edwards, “In the Lord,” ed. James Orr et al., The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia (Chicago: The Howard-Severance Company, 1915), 1466.
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“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend about 20 minutes a day and get through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months.
Oh, and we do this together — with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And…
…all that blah blah blah means nothing if he doesn’t help you fall more in love with Jesus and the people in Jesus’ world.
#1512: Galatians 2 | Song of Solomon 5-8 | Psalm 127
A key question to ask about Galatians
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Galatians 2
Verses: 21
Words: ~429
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Song of Solomon 5-8
Verses: 56
Words: ~1212
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 127
Verses: 5
Words: ~82
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
A key question to ask about Galatians
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Max Anders, Galatians-Colossians, vol. 8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 29.
Ted Cabal et al., The Apologetics Study Bible: Real Questions, Straight Answers, Stronger Faith (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2007), 1504.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Ga 1:1–6:18.
Duane A. Garrett, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, vol. 14, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1993).
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1511: Galatians 1 | Song of Solomon 1-4| Psalm 72
A most pivotal question you need to answer about the Gospel: Is is conceived or received?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Galatians 1
Verses: 24
Words: ~525
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Song of Solomon 1-4
Verses: 61
Words: ~1321
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 72
Verses: 20
Words: ~329
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
A most pivotal question you need to answer about the Gospel: Is is conceived or received?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Max Anders, Galatians-Colossians, vol. 8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 29.
Ted Cabal et al., The Apologetics Study Bible: Real Questions, Straight Answers, Stronger Faith (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2007), 1504.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Duane A. Garrett, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, vol. 14, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1993).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1510: Mark 16:9-20 | Proverbs 7-9 | Psalm 144
The extra ending of Mark gives us reason to remember two essential principles of interpretation.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 16:9-20
Verses: 12
Words: ~262
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Proverbs 7-9
Verses: 69
Words: ~1132
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 144
Verses: 15
Words: ~246
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
The extra ending of Mark gives us reason to remember two essential principles of interpretation.
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Ted Cabal et al., The Apologetics Study Bible: Real Questions, Straight Answers, Stronger Faith (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2007), 1504.
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Duane A. Garrett, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, vol. 14, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1993).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1509: Mark 15:21-16:8 | Proverbs 5-6 | Psalm 7
Historically, how many people survived crucifixion? And what modern medical analysis might corroborate this?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 15:21-16:8
Verses: 35
Words: ~740
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Proverbs 5-6
Verses: 58
Words: ~952
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 7
Verses: 17
Words: ~279
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Historically, how many people survived crucifixion? And what modern medical analysis might corroborate this?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Duane A. Garrett, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, vol. 14, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1993).
WD Edwards, Gabel WJ, Hosmer FE. On the physical death of Jesus Christ. JAMA. 1986 Mar 21;255(11):1455-63. PMID: 3512867, retrieved September 20, 2021 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3512867/.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1508: Mark 14:53-15:20 | Proverbs 3-4
What does the word anastrophe mean? And what's that got to do with me?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 14:53-15:20
Verses: 39
Words: ~825
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Proverbs 3-4
Verses: 62
Words: ~1017
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What does the word anastrophe mean? And what's that got to do with me?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
William Barclay, The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Mark, The New Daily Study Bible (Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 2001), 334–335.
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
Benjamin S. Davis, “Life,” ed. Douglas Mangum et al., Lexham Theological Wordbook, Lexham Bible Reference Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Duane A. Garrett, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, vol. 14, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1993).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1507: Mark 14:1-52 | Proverbs 1-2
Why do you think people find Proverbs easier to understand than much of the rest of the Old Testament?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 14:1-52
Verses: 52
Words: ~1100
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Proverbs 1-2
Verses: 55
Words: ~902
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Why do you think people find Proverbs easier to understand than much of the rest of the Old Testament?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
William Barclay, The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Mark, The New Daily Study Bible (Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 2001), 334–335.
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Duane A. Garrett, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, vol. 14, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1993).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Reflection: Affection (2 Corinthian 6:12a)
The cry of a near suicide, and an idea from Paul
The cry of a near suicide, and an idea from Paul
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Resources consulted for this episode:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
♱♱♱
“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend about 20 minutes a day and get through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months.
Oh, and we do this together — with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And…
…all that blah blah blah means nothing if he doesn’t help you fall more in love with Jesus and the people in Jesus’ world.
#1506: Mark 13 | 1 Kings 4 | Psalm 43
Why the date 70CE should give you more confidence in your Bible
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 13
Verses: 37
Words: ~783
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Kings 4
Verses: 34
Words: ~976
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 43
Verses: 5
Words: ~82
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Why the date 70CE should give you more confidence in your Bible
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
William Barclay, The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Mark, The New Daily Study Bible (Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 2001), 334–335.
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1505: Mark 12 | 1 Kings 3 | Psalm 42
Who were the Sadducees, and what’s that got to do with today?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 12
Verses: 44
Words: ~931
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Kings 3
Verses: 28
Words: ~803
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 42
Verses: 11
Words: ~180
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Who were the Sadducees, and what’s that got to do with today?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
William Barclay, The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Mark, The New Daily Study Bible (Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 2001), 334–335.
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1504: Mark 11 | 1 Kings 1:28-2:46
What's the word "hosanna" mean?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 11
Verses: 33
Words: ~698
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Kings 1:28-2:46
Verses: 72
Words: ~2066
Wisdom SEGMENT: None today
Verses:
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What's the word "hosanna" mean?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1503: Mark 10:17-52 | 2 Samuel 24-1 Kings 1:1-27
Jesus, money, end times, and prayer…
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 10:17-52
Verses: 36
Words: ~761
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 24 - 1 Kings 1:1-27
Verses: 25 + 27
Words: ~744 + 775
Wisdom SEGMENT: None today
Verses:
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Jesus, money, end times, and prayer…
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017).
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994).
J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009).
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1502: Mark 10:1-16 | 2 Samuel 23 | Psalm 18
When you want to get somewhere, do you move away from Point A or toward Point B?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 10:1-16
Verses: 16
Words: ~338
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 23
Verses: 39
Words: ~1161
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 18
Verses: 50
Words: ~820
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
When you want to get somewhere, do you move away from Point A or toward Point B?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017).
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994).
J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1501: Mark 9:30-50 | 2 Samuel 22 | Psalm 34
62% of Americans don't believe the Holy Spirit exists. So how is this like radio?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 9:30-50
Verses: 21
Words: ~444
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 22
Verses: 51
Words: ~1510
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 34
Verses: 22
Words: ~361
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
62% of Christians don’t believe the Holy Spirit is real. So how is that like radio?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017).
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994).
J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009).
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Reflection: Needles (Numbers 3:23)
A crazy story of a cop telling tall tales and the issue of what you don’t do.
A crazy story of a cop telling tall tales and the issue of what you don’t do.
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Resources consulted for this episode:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
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“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend about 20 minutes a day and get through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months.
Oh, and we do this together — with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And…
…all that blah blah blah means nothing if he doesn’t help you fall more in love with Jesus and the people in Jesus’ world.
Reflection: Irony (Revelation 3:20)
A family member’s memorial services, a 9/11 memory, and the irony of living death.
A family member’s memorial services, a 9/11 memory, and the irony of living death.
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Resources consulted for this episode:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
♱♱♱
“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend about 20 minutes a day and get through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months.
Oh, and we do this together — with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And…
…all that blah blah blah means nothing if he doesn’t help you fall more in love with Jesus and the people in Jesus’ world.
#1500: Mark 8:27-9:29 | 2 Samuel 20-21
What if we did THIS with demons?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 8:27-9:29
Verses: 40
Words: ~846
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 20-21
Verses: 48
Words: ~1429
Wisdom SEGMENT: none today
Verses: x
Words: ~xxx
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What if we did this with demons?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017).
Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994).
J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.