Daily Audio Bible

Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment

 

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#1665: 1 Corinthians 3| Esther 8-10 | Proverbs 17:18-22

Roman graffiti?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 3

Verses: 23
Words: ~488

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Esther 8-10

Verses: 52
Words: ~1706

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 17:18-22

Verses: ~4
Words: ~45

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Pop quiz: Who outlawed the Jewish holiday of Purim?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

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

Williams, Drake. 2016. “Corinthians, First Letter to the.” In The Lexham Bible Dictionary, edited by John D. Barry, David Bomar, Derek R. Brown, Rachel Klippenstein, Douglas Mangum, Carrie Sinclair Wolcott, Lazarus Wentz, Elliot Ritzema, and Wendy Widder. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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Reflection: Beyond (1 Corinthians 6:6)

When Paul talks about not going "beyond what is written," what does that mean?

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Original air date: March 27, 2022

When Paul talks about not going "beyond what is written," what does that mean?

Today’s episode references:

By contrast with (a) modern misunderstanding, biblically, faith is a power or skill to act in accordance with the nature of the kingdom of God, a trust in what we have reason to believe is true. Understood in this way, we see that faith is built on reason. We should have good reasons for thinking that Christianity is true before we dedicate ourselves completely to it. ~ J.P. Moreland, Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul

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“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend ~20 minutes a day (reading 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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#1664: 1 Corinthians 1:17-2:16| Esther 5-7 | Proverbs 19:15-17

Roman graffiti?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 1:1-7

Verses: 17
Words: ~361

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Esther 2-4

Verses: 55
Words: ~1804

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 9:9-14

Verses: ~6
Words: ~95

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Roman graffiti?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

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

Tull, Patricia K. 2016. “Esther, Book of.” In The Lexham Bible Dictionary, edited by John D. Barry, David Bomar, Derek R. Brown, Rachel Klippenstein, Douglas Mangum, Carrie Sinclair Wolcott, Lazarus Wentz, Elliot Ritzema, and Wendy Widder. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1663: 1 Corinthians 1:1-17 | Esther 2-4 | Proverbs 19:9-14

What does Paul mean when he tells the Corinthians he wants them to agree in all they say?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 1:1-7

Verses: 17
Words: ~361

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Esther 2-4

Verses: 55
Words: ~1804

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 9:9-14

Verses: ~6
Words: ~95

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What does Paul mean when he tells the Corinthians he wants them to agree in all they say?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

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

Weber, Stuart K. 2000. Matthew. Vol. 1. Holman New Testament Commentary. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1662: Matthew 28 | Esther 1 | Psalm 139

How does the book of Matthew equip us for the fulfillment of The Great Commission?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 28

Verses: 20
Words: ~423

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Esther 1

Verses: 22
Words: ~722

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 139

Verses: ~24
Words: ~395

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

How does the book of Matthew equip us for the fulfillment of The Great Commission?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

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

Weber, Stuart K. 2000. Matthew. Vol. 1. Holman New Testament Commentary. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1661: Matthew 27:27-66 | Ezra 5-6 | Psalm 95

Why we read the Old Testament the way we do

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 27:27-66

Verses: 40
Words: ~846

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezra 5-6

Verses: 39
Words: ~960

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 95

Verses: ~11
Words: ~180

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Why we read the Old Testament the way we do

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

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

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

Mangum, Douglas, ed. 2020. Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament. Lexham Context Commentary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1660: Matthew 27:1-26 | Zechariah 12-14 | Psalm 94

What happens when you betray someone who loves you perfectly?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 27:1-26

Verses: 26
Words: ~571

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Zechariah 12-14

Verses: 44
Words: ~1109

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 94

Verses: ~23
Words: ~377

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What happens when you betray someone who loves you?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

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

Mangum, Douglas, ed. 2020. Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament. Lexham Context Commentary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1659: Matthew 26:36-75 | Zechariah 9-11

The significance of 30 pieces of silver

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 26:36-75

Verses: 40
Words: ~846

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Zechariah 9-11

Verses: 46
Words: ~1159

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

The significance of 30 pieces of silver

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

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

Micah, Fries, Stephen Rummage, and Robby Gallaty. 2015. Exalting Jesus in Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. Edited by David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida. Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary. Nashville, TN: Holman Reference.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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Reflection: Ambitious (Matthew 26:31-35)

A Polish police battalion, the apostle Peter, and us

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Original air date: March 20, 2022

A Polish police battalion, the apostle Peter, and us

Today’s reference: Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland. HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. 

♱♱♱

“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend ~20 minutes a day (reading 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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#1658: Matthew 26:1-35 | Zechariah 6:9-8:23 | Proverbs 18:19-19:8

How far is it from Jerusalem to Galilee?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 26:1-35

Verses: 35
Words: ~740

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Zechariah 6:9-8:23

Verses: 43
Words: ~1243

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 18:19-19:8

Verses: 14
Words: ~222

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

How far is it from Jerusalem to Galilee?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

https://www.thetorah.com/article/newly-deciphered-qumran-scroll-revealed-to-be-megillat-esther

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

Mangum, Douglas, ed. 2020. Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament. Lexham Context Commentary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

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

Weber, Stuart K. 2000. Matthew. Vol. 1. Holman New Testament Commentary. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1657: Matthew 25 | Zechariah 3-6:8 | Psalm 93

A reflective exhortation on our work lives closes out the program today

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 25

Verses: 46
Words: ~972

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Zechariah 3-6:8

Verses: 43
Words: ~1233

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 93

Verses: 5
Words: ~82

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

A reflective exhortation on our work lives closes out the program today

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

https://www.thetorah.com/article/newly-deciphered-qumran-scroll-revealed-to-be-megillat-esther

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

Mangum, Douglas, ed. 2020. Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament. Lexham Context Commentary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

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

Weber, Stuart K. 2000. Matthew. Vol. 1. Holman New Testament Commentary. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1656: Matthew 24 | Zechariah 1-2 | Psalm 138

Listening to Jesus even when it's hard to understand

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 24

Verses: 51
Words: ~1078

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Zechariah 1-2

Verses: 34
Words: ~930

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 138

Verses: 8
Words: ~131

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Listening to Jesus even when it's hard to understand

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

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

David F. Pennant, “Haggai,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994).

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

H. G. M. Williamson, “Ezra and Nehemiah,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994).

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

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#1655: Matthew 23 | Haggai | Psalm 92

Why is reading about the temple in the Old Testament is important?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 23

Verses: 39
Words: ~824

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Haggai

Verses: 38
Words: ~1083

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 92

Verses: 15
Words: ~246

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Why is reading about the temple in the Old Testament is important?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 494.

David F. Pennant, “Haggai,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 857.

Kevin J. Vanhoozer et al., eds., Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible (London; Grand Rapids, MI: SPCK; Baker Academic, 2005), 273.

H. G. M. Williamson, “Ezra and Nehemiah,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 423.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1654: Matthew 21:23-22:46 | Ezra 3-4

Whose image is ON you?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 21:23-22:46

Verses: 70
Words: ~1480

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezra 3-4

Verses: 37
Words: ~910

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Whose image is ON you?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 743.

Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Ezr 1:1–2:70.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1653: Matthew 21:1-22 | Ezra 1-2 | Proverbs 18:12-18

Homecoming is sweet, but in today’s context we should remember…

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 21:1-22

Verses: 22
Words: ~465

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezra 1-2

Verses: 81
Words: ~1993

Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 18:12-18

Verses: 7
Words: ~111

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Homecoming is sweet, but in today's context we should remember...

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

Louis A. Barbieri Jr., “Matthew,” 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), 67.

D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 744.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 1819.

Amy-Jill Levine, “Gospel of Matthew,” in Women’s Bible Commentary, ed. Carol A. Newsom, Jacqueline E. Lapsley, and Sharon H. Ringe, Revised and Updated. (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012), 475.

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#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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Reflection: Astonished (Daniel 3:4 et al)

A shepherd, a word, and an exhortation…

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Original air date: March 13, 2022

A shepherd, a word, and an exhortation…

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“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend ~20 minutes a day (reading 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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#1652: Daniel 10-12

What’s the message for you from the book of Daniel?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Daniel 10-12

Verses: 27
Words: ~849

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: 79
Words: ~2484

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What’s the message for you from the book of Daniel?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 458.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1651: Matthew 19-20 | Daniel 9

What’s it mean to be “perfect?”

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 19-20

Verses: 64
Words: ~1353

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Daniel 9

Verses: 27
Words: ~849

Wisdom Segment: ~

Verses: ~
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What's it mean to be "perfect?"

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 1819.

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 457.

Adriani Milli Rodrigues, “Perfection,” ed. Douglas Mangum et al., Lexham Theological Wordbook, Lexham Bible Reference Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014).

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#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1650: Matthew 18 | Daniel 7-8 | Psalm 91

What was Jesus' favorite self-reference? And what's the surprise from Daniel 7?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 18

Verses: 35
Words: ~740

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Daniel 7-8

Verses: 55
Words: ~1729

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 91

Verses: 16
Words: ~263

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What was Jesus' favorite self-reference? And what's the surprise from Daniel 7?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

Gerard Chrispin, The Bible Panorama: Enjoying the Whole Bible with a Chapter-by-Chapter Guide (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2005), 253.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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#1649: Matthew 16:21-17:27 | Daniel 5-6 | Psalm 88

Just what is "irruption?"

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 16:21-17:27

Verses: 34
Words: ~719

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Daniel 5-6

Verses: 59
Words: ~1855

Wisdom Segment: Psalm 88

Verses: 16
Words: ~295

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Just what is "irruption?"

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:

Wayne E. Ward, “Matthew,” in The Teacher’s Bible Commentary, ed. H. Franklin Paschall and Herschel H. Hobbs (Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1972), 604.

♱♱♱

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is 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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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