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#1631: Jude | Ezekiel 22 | Proverbs 16:32-17:3

A deeper dive into the structure and story of Jude

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Jude

Verses: 25
Words: ~604

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 22

Verses: 31
Words: ~906

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 16:32-17:3

Verses: 5
Words: ~78

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Today's reflection segment: A deeper dive into the structure and story of Jude

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Jud 24–25.

David Walls and Max Anders, I & II Peter, I, II & III John, Jude, vol. 11, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 260.

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#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”

More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1630: Philemon | Ezekiel 21 | Proverbs 16:22-31

Why that embarrassing stuff in the Bible might be a good thing

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Titus

Verses: 46
Words: ~926

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 20

Verses: 49
Words: ~1431

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Why that embarrassing stuff in the Bible might be a good thing

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

Frank Turek, Slavery in the Bible, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCv_Yk_JzZU.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”

More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1629: Titus | Ezekiel 20

Might God have a GREATER desire than saving all people?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Titus

Verses: 46
Words: ~926

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 20

Verses: 49
Words: ~1431

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Might God have a GREATER desire than saving all people?

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2327.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”

More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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Reflection: Picture (Psalm 84)

A dead woman, a picture on the wall, and the longing of our hearts

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Original air date: February 13, 2022

A dead woman, a picture on the wall, and the longing of our hearts

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Sources and quotes consulted:

All Bible quotes from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) unless otherwise noted.

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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.

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#1628: 2 Timothy | Ezekiel 19

Sins of the father are sins ….

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Timothy

Verses: 83
Words: ~1631

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 19

Verses: 14
Words: ~409

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

When Scripture is downplayed....

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

John Peter Lange et al., A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Ezekiel (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2008), 145.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”

More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1627: 1 Timothy 6 | Ezekiel 17-18 | Proverbs 16:17-21

Sins of the father are sins of the son? No, and here's the connection to money.

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Timothy 6

Verses: 21
Words: ~430

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 17-18

Verses: 56
Words: ~1636

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 16:17-21

Verses: 5
Words: ~80

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Sins of the father are sins of the son? No, and here's the connection to money.

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 439.

L. John McGregor, “Ezekiel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 727.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”

More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1626: 1 Timothy 5 | Ezekiel 15-16

Preach the gospel, but only use words sometimes? Whattup with that?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Timothy 5

Verses: 25
Words: ~512

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 15-16

Verses: 71
Words: ~2074

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Preach the gospel, but only use words sometimes? Whattup with that?

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

John Peter Lange et al., A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Ezekiel (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2008), 145.

Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Eze 15:1–16:63.

♱♱♱

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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1625: 1 Timothy 4 | Ezekiel 13-14 | Psalm 136

Two ways false teachers fail God and others

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Timothy 4

Verses: 16
Words: ~328

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 13-14

Verses: 46
Words: ~1344

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 136

Verses: 26
Words: ~427

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Two ways false teachers fail God and others

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 1413.

John Peter Lange et al., A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Ezekiel (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2008), 145.

Knute Larson, I & II Thessalonians, I & II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, vol. 9, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 180.

L. John McGregor, “Ezekiel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 724.

♱♱♱

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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1624: 1 Timothy 2-3 | Ezekiel 12 | PsaLM 83

What’s God’s will for life and relationships?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Timothy 2-3

Verses: 31
Words: ~635

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 12

Verses: 76
Words: ~2220

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What’s God’s will for life and relationships?

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

Lamar Eugene Cooper, Ezekiel, vol. 17, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994), 127.

Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Eze 8:1–11:25.

♱♱♱

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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1623: 1 Timothy 1 | Ezekiel 8-11

Mark of the beast in the Old Testament?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Timothy 1

Verses: 20
Words: ~410

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 8-11

Verses: 76
Words: ~2220

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Mark of the beast in the Old Testament?

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

Lamar Eugene Cooper, Ezekiel, vol. 17, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994), 127.

Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Eze 8:1–11:25.

♱♱♱

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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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Reflection: Worldview of Hope (Psalm 18:28)

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

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Original air date: February 6, 2022

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

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Sources and quotes consulted:

All Bible quotes from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) unless otherwise noted.

J. R. Beck, “Hope,” ed. David G. Benner and Peter C. Hill, Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology & Counseling, Baker Reference Library (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1999), 578.

Ben Craver, “Hope,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

Ian MacPherson, Usable Outlines and Illustrations, Dollar Sermon Library Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1976), 22–23.

Elliot Ritzema and Elizabeth Vince, eds., 300 Quotations for Preachers from the Modern Church, Pastorum Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2013).

♱♱♱

“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.

Read More
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#1622: 2 Thessalonians | Ezekiel 6-7

Why “the day of the Lord” should give us hope

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Thessalonians

Verses: 47
Words: ~1065

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 6-7

Verses: 41
Words: ~1198

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Why “the day of the Lord” should give us hope

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2313.

Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, “Day of the Lord,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 588.

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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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1621: 1 Thessalonians 4-5 | Ezekiel 4-5 | Psalm 82

A message of judgment derives from a reality of hope.

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Thessalonians 4-5

Verses: 46
Words: ~952

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 4-5

Verses: 34
Words: ~933

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 82

Verses: 8
Words: ~131

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

A message of judgment derives from a reality of hope.

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Eze 1:1–5:17.

Douglas J. Moo, “The Letters and Revelation,” in NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible, ed. D. A. Carson (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 2149.

♱♱♱

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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1620: 1 Thessalonians 1-3 | Ezekiel 2-3 | Proverbs 16:10-16

Pride before a fall...

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Thessalonians 1-3

Verses: 43
Words: ~889

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 2-3

Verses: 37
Words: ~1081

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 16:10-16

Verses: 7
Words: ~111

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Pride before a fall…

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

Robert B. Chisholm, “The Major Prophets,” in Holman Concise Bible Commentary, ed. David S. Dockery (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998), 314.

Douglas J. Moo, “The Letters and Revelation,” in NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible, ed. D. A. Carson (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 2149.

Brian Neil Peterson, “Ezekiel, Book of,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

Henry Wansbrough, Introducing the New Testament (London; New Delhi; New York; Sydney: Bloomsbury, 2015), 291.

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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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1619: Romans 15:14-16:27 | Ezekiel 1 | Proverbs 16:3-9

Groundhog Day problem? Turn your eyes…

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Romans 15:14-16:27

Verses: 40
Words: ~1037

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 1

Verses: 28
Words: ~818

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 16:3-9

Verses: 7
Words: ~111

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Groundhog Day problem? Turn your eyes...

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

D. A. Carson, God with Us: Themes from Matthew (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2009), 107.

D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 1411.

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 426.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 1495.

Douglas J. Moo, “Romans,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 1156.

Kevin J. Vanhoozer et al., eds., Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible (London; Grand Rapids, MI: SPCK; Baker Academic, 2005), 219.

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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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1618: Romans 15:1-13 | Jeremiah 51

Anticipating Groundhog Day in the story of the Bible…

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Romans 15:1-13

Verses: 13
Words: ~284

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Jeremiah 51

Verses: 64
Words: ~1897

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Anticipating Groundhog Day in the story of the Bible…

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 426.

♱♱♱

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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1617: Romans 14 | Jeremiah 50 | Proverbs 16:1-2

Strong and weak, right and wrong

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Romans 14

Verses: 23
Words: ~506

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Jeremiah 50

Verses: 46
Words: ~1364

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 16:1-2

Verses: 2
Words: ~32

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Strong, weak, right, and wrong

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

Grant R. Osborne, Romans, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2004), 355.

Edwin A. Blum, “John,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 332.

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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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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Reflection: Deep (Ephesians 2:10)

What is the purpose of the law?

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Original air date: January 30, 2022

What is the purpose of the law?

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Sources and quotes consulted:

All Bible quotes from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) unless otherwise noted.

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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.

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#1616: Romans 13 | Jeremiah 49 | Proverbs 15:23-32

Should we submit to government? Is there a time when we rightfully dissent?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Romans 13

Verses: 14
Words: ~306

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Jeremiah 49

Verses: 49
Words: ~11156

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 15:23-32

Verses: 11
Words: ~175

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Should we submit to government? Is there a time when we rightfully dissent?

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, “Caesars, The,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 395–396.

Keener, Craig S. 1993. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.

Chrispin, Gerard. 2005. The Bible Panorama: Enjoying the Whole Bible with a Chapter-by-Chapter Guide. Leominster, UK: Day One Publications.

Douglas J. Moo, Romans, The NIV Application Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2000), 421.

Mounce, Robert H. 1995. Romans. Vol. 27. The New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

Grant R. Osborne, Romans, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2004), 341–348.

Guy Prentiss Waters, “Romans,” in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized, ed. Michael J. Kruger (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2016), 192–193.

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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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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#1615: Romans 12 | Jeremiah 48 | Psalm 80

Loving God by loving others

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Romans 12

Verses: 21
Words: ~469

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Jeremiah 48

Verses: 47
Words: ~1393

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 80

Verses: 19
Words: ~312

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Loving God by loving others

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:

E. Ray Clendenen with Miller Maxwell, “Moab and the Moabite Stone,” ed. Chad Brand et al., Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 1147.

H. Porter, “Moab, Moabites,” ed. James Orr et al., The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia (Chicago: The Howard-Severance Company, 1915), 2070.

Thomas J. Shepherd, The Westminster Bible Dictionary (Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1880), 353.

Tyndale House Publishers. 2015. Holy Bible: New Living Translation. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.

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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 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more 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

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