Daily Audio Bible
Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment
#1549: Luke 5:1-32 | Isaiah 4:2-6:13 | Proverbs 11:23-25
"Holiness on the one hand creates distance between him and mankind, on the other hand his holiness creates a renewing fellowship between God and mankind." ~ SH Widyapranawa
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 5:1-32
Verses: 32
Words: ~684
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Isaiah 4:2-6:13
Verses: 48
Words: ~1309
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 11:23-25
Verses: 3
Words: ~48
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Holiness on the one hand creates distance between him and mankind, on the other hand his holiness creates a renewing fellowship between God and mankind. ~ SH Widyapranawa
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).
Trent C. Butler, Luke, vol. 3, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1992).
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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: Words (Luke 18:18-19)
People don't buy drills, they buy holes. So what's this mean for us?
People don't buy drills, they buy holes. So what's this mean for us?
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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.
#1548: Luke 4:31-44 | Isaiah 1-4:1 | Psalm 9
What did Jesus say he came to do? And how does that tie to both Isaiah and you and me?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 4:31-44
Verses: 14
Words: ~299
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Isaiah 1-4:1
Verses: 80
Words: ~2182
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 9
Verses: 20
Words: ~329
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What did Jesus say he came to do? And how does that tie to both Isaiah and you and me?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 1233.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1547: Luke 4:16-30 | 2 Kings 15-16 | Proverbs 11:15-22
Was Jesus just a dude? After all, he didn’t say he was God, did he?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 4:16-30
Verses: 15
Words: ~321
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Kings 15-16
Verses: 58
Words: ~1836
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 11:15-22
Verses: 8
Words: ~127
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Was Jesus just a dude? After all, he didn’t say he was God, did he?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1546: Luke 3:21-4:15 | Hosea 10-14 | Psalm 61
Does it ever seem like your work is meaningless?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 3:21-4:15
Verses: 28
Words: ~705
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hosea 10-14
Verses: 66
Words: ~1663
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 61
Verses: 8
Words: ~131
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Does it ever seem like your work is meaningless?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
David A. Hubbard, Hosea: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 24, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1545: Luke 2:39-3:20 | Hosea 6-9
Teachers and leaders will be held to higher account
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 2:39-3:20
Verses: 34
Words: ~727
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hosea 6-9
Verses: 58
Words: ~1461
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 58
Verses: 11
Words: ~180
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Teachers and leaders will be held to higher account
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016).
Other sources consulted for today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
David A. Hubbard, Hosea: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 24, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989).
Monty Python, Roger the Shrubber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z621WexHihw
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1992).
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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.
#1544: Luke 2:1-38 | Hosea 4-5 | Psalm 58
Why should a God who doesn't change give us hope?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 2:1-38
Verses: 38
Words: ~812
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hosea 4-5
Verses: 34
Words: ~857
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 58
Verses: 11
Words: ~180
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Why should a God who doesn’t change give us hope?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
David A. Hubbard, Hosea: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 24, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1543: Luke 1:26-52 | Hosea 1-3
Why does God use marriage as the ultimate example of our relationship with him?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 1:26-52
Verses: 56
Words: ~1197
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hosea 1-3
Verses: 39
Words: ~983
Wisdom SEGMENT: ~
Verses:
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Why does God use marriage as the ultimate example of our relationship with him?Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
David A. Hubbard, Hosea: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 24, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
Reflection: Pretending (Colossians 3:2a)
What if, instead of someone telling you how to think about Halloween, you had questions to consider on your own?
What if, instead of someone telling you how to think about Halloween, you had questions to consider on your own?
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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.
#1542: Luke 1:1-25 | Amos 7-9 | Psalm 55
How should we respond when the world is staring down God’s wrath on religious, legal, political, and social rebellion?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 1:1-25
Verses: 25
Words: ~534
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Amos 7-6
Verses: 46
Words: ~1275
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 55
Verses: 23
Words: ~377
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How should we respond when the world is staring down God’s wrath on religious, legal, political, and social rebellion?
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), 10.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Donald R. Sunukjian, “Amos,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 1432.
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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.
#1541: Colossians 4 | Amos 3-6
We like our rights, but here’s what’s Scriptural (and countercultural!).
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Colossians 4
Verses: 18
Words: ~366
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Amos 3-6
Verses: 69
Words: ~1913
Wisdom SEGMENT: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
We like our rights, but here’s what’s Scriptural (and countercultural!).
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), 10.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Donald R. Sunukjian, “Amos,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 1432.
♱♱♱
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.
#1540: Colossians 2-3 | Amos 1-2 | Proverbs 11:9-14
What should we be thinking when God calls out the people around us?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Colossians 2-3
Verses: 48
Words: ~977
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Amos 1-2
Verses: 31
Words: ~859
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 11:9-14
Verses: 6
Words: 93
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What should we be thinking when God calls out the people around us?
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), 10.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 262.
Norman L. Geisler, Systematic Theology, Volume Three: Sin, Salvation (Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2004), 143.
W. Robertson Nicoll, Jane T. Stoddart, and James Moffatt, eds., The Expositor’s Dictionary of Texts: St. Luke to Revelation, vol. 2 (New York: Hodder and Stoughton; George H. Doran Company, 1911), 808.
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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.
#1539: Colossians 1 | 2 Kings 13-14 | Psalm 53
The only thing that truly transforms is ultimately simple: the Gospel. Like Paul, we have two weapons for defending this truth: Scripture and testimony.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Colossians 1
Verses: 29
Words: ~590
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Kings 13-14
Verses: 54
Words: ~1709
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 53
Verses: 6
Words: 98
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Is following Jesus the way to find the real you? An important nuance…
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), 10.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 262.
Norman L. Geisler, Systematic Theology, Volume Three: Sin, Salvation (Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2004), 143.
W. Robertson Nicoll, Jane T. Stoddart, and James Moffatt, eds., The Expositor’s Dictionary of Texts: St. Luke to Revelation, vol. 2 (New York: Hodder and Stoughton; George H. Doran Company, 1911), 808.
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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.
#1538: Hebrews 13 | Jonah | Proverbs 11:4-8
Why trust the book of Jonah as historical? For one, Jesus did…
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hebrews 13
Verses: 25
Words: ~570
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Jonah
Verses: 48
Words: ~1298
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 11:4-8
Verses: 4
Words: 64
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Why trust the book of Jonah as historical? For one, Jesus did…
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Thomas J. Finley, “Jonah,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 1109.
Donald A. Hagner, Hebrews, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2011).
Thomas D. Lea, Hebrews, James, vol. 10, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
♱♱♱
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.
#1537: Hebrews 12 | Joel
What’s the basis for facing hardship well?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hebrews 12
Verses: 29
Words: ~661
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Joel
Verses: 73
Words: ~1895
Wisdom SEGMENT: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What’s the basis for facing hardship well?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, vol. 2 (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997), 439.
Thomas J. Finley, “Joel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 1082.
Donald A. Hagner, Hebrews, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2011).
Thomas D. Lea, Hebrews, James, vol. 10, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
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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: Cake (Psalm 50)
Have you ever had a time when you wished God would just speak?
Have you ever had a time when you wished God would just clearly answer your prayer?
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Resources consulted for this episode:
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 935.
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Kevin R. Warstler, “Psalms,” in CSB Study Bible: Notes, ed. Edwin A. Blum and Trevin Wax (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 863.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, vol. 1 (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997), 363.
♱♱♱
“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.
#1536: Hebrews 11 | Perfect
What's a key question we should be asking about online church?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hebrews 11
Verses: 40
Words: ~911
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What are the implications of being made perfect in Christ? A party, for one...
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
James Swanson, Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) (Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997).
David G. Peterson, “Hebrews,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994).
Andrew Knowles, The Bible Guide, 1st Augsburg books ed. (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 2001).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
♱♱♱
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.
#1535: Hebrews 10 | 2 Kings 11-12 | Psalm 131
What's a key question we should be asking about online church?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hebrews 10
Verses: 39
Words: ~889
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Kings 11-12
Verses: 42
Words: ~1330
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 131
Verses: 3
Words: ~49
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What's a key question we should be asking about online church?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
William H. Barnes, 1-2 Kings, ed. Philip W. Comfort, vol. 4b, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2012).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Donald A. Hagner, Hebrews, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2011).
Thomas D. Lea, Hebrews, James, vol. 10, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
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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.
#1534: Hebrews 8-9 | 2 Kings 10 | Psalm 49
One way archaeology reflections the truthfulness of the Old Testament…
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hebrews 8-9
Verses: 41
Words: ~934
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Kings 10
Verses: 36
Words: ~328
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 49
Verses: 20
Words: ~328
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
One way archaeology reflections the truthfulness of the Old Testament…
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
William H. Barnes, 1-2 Kings, ed. Philip W. Comfort, vol. 4b, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2012).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Donald A. Hagner, Hebrews, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2011).
Thomas D. Lea, Hebrews, James, vol. 10, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
William Greenough Thayer Shedd, Dogmatic Theology, ed. Alan W. Gomes, 3rd ed. (Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Pub., 2003).
♱♱♱
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.
#1533: Hebrews 7 | 2 Kings 8-9
When do human beings get souls?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hebrews 7
Verses: 28
Words: ~638
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Kings 8-9
Verses: 66
Words: ~2089
Wisdom SEGMENT: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
When do human beings get souls?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
William H. Barnes, 1-2 Kings, ed. Philip W. Comfort, vol. 4b, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2012).
Donald A. Hagner, Hebrews, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2011).
Thomas D. Lea, Hebrews, James, vol. 10, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
William Greenough Thayer Shedd, Dogmatic Theology, ed. Alan W. Gomes, 3rd ed. (Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Pub., 2003).
♱♱♱
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.