Daily Audio Bible
Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment
#2435: 1 Peter 1-3:12 | Jonah | Proverbs 25:1-3
Remember your calling, remember Christ’s justice, remember He’s coming back.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
Remember your calling, remember Christ’s justice, remember He’s coming back.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB!)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Myer Pearlman, Old Testament: Job to Malachi, vol. 2, Through the Bible Book by Book (Gospel Publishing House, 2012), 87.
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About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2434: James 4:13-5:20 | Obadiah | Proverbs 24:24-34
God’s judgment comes on proud, overconfident people.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
God’s judgment comes on proud, overconfident people.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB!)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 350.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Trent C. Butler, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, ed. Max Anders, vol. 19, Holman Old Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2005), 245.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 477.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2433: James 3-4:12 | Amos 7-9 | Proverbs 24:13-23
The solution to controlling the tongue is to live in wisdom.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
The solution to controlling the tongue is to live in wisdom.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB!)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Bruce B. Barton, David Veerman, and Neil S. Wilson, James, Life Application Bible Commentary (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), 93.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Trent C. Butler, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, ed. Max Anders, vol. 19, Holman Old Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2005), 221.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Am 7:1–9:15.
Grant R. Osborne, “James,” in Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: James, 1–2 Peter, Jude, Revelation, ed. Philip W. Comfort, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2011), 76.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2432: James 1-2 | Amos 5-6 | Psalm 55
Faith obeys, faith loves, faith acts.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
Faith obeys, faith loves, faith acts.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB!)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Tremper Longman III, ed., Daniel Thru Malachi, vol. 7, Layman’s Bible Commentary (Barbour Publishing, 2010), 102.
David Platt, Exalting Jesus in James (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2014), 38.
David Platt, Matt Mason, and Jim Shaddix, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 51-100 (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2020), 44.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2431: 2 Corinthians12:13-13:14 | Amos 1-4 | Proverbs 24:7-12
Recognize that self-examination is a major part of the faith.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
Recognize that self-examination is a major part of the faith.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB!)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Eric Mason, Exalting Jesus in 2 Corinthians, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2024), 261.
Richard L. Pratt Jr, I & II Corinthians, vol. 7, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 438.
Jas. Robertson, “Amos,” ed. James Orr et al., The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia (Chicago: The Howard-Severance Company, 1915), 120.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2430: 2 Corinthians11:21b-12:13 | Joel
God does his best work when you are weak.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
God does his best work when you are weak .
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Trent C. Butler, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, ed. Max Anders, vol. 19, Holman Old Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2005), 103.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 700.
Eric Mason, Exalting Jesus in 2 Corinthians, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2024), 238.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2429: 2 Corinthians 10-11:21a | Hosea 11:12-14:9 | Psalm 61
The theme of prophetic preaching is a call to turn to God in repentance because God loves and can heal.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
The theme of prophetic preaching is a call to turn to God in repentance because God loves and can heal.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Barna Group, Almost Half of Practicing Christian Millennials Say Evangelism Is Wrong, https://www.barna.com/research/millennials-oppose-evangelism/.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Trent C. Butler, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, ed. Max Anders, vol. 19, Holman Old Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2005), 103.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 465.
Eric Mason, Exalting Jesus in 2 Corinthians, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2024), 204.
David Platt, Matt Mason, and Jim Shaddix, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 51-100 (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2020), 101.
Richard L. Pratt Jr, I & II Corinthians, vol. 7, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 415.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2428: 2 Corinthians 8-9 | Hosea 9:10-11:11 | Proverbs 24:1-6
God’s grace is bigger than our junk.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
God’s grace is bigger than our junk.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Casey C. Barton, “2 Corinthians,” in The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching: A Guide from Genesis to Revelation, ed. Matthew D. Kim and Scott M. Gibson (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic: A Division of Baker Publishing Group, 2021), 494.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 698.
Chris Rappazini, “Hosea,” in The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching: A Guide from Genesis to Revelation, ed. Matthew D. Kim and Scott M. Gibson (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic: A Division of Baker Publishing Group, 2021), 336.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2427: 2 Corinthians 6:3-7:16 | Hosea 6:4-9:9 | Proverbs 23:29-35
My prayer is not that you take them out of the world, but that you protect them from the evil one. ~Jesus the Christ
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One theme that bubbles up today:
The gospel compels believers to oppose injustice from evil leaders in anticipation of Christ’s future judgment and reign.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Trent C. Butler, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, ed. Max Anders, vol. 19, Holman Old Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2005), 1–2.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Myer Pearlman, Old Testament: Job to Malachi, vol. 2, Through the Bible Book by Book (Gospel Publishing House, 2012), 67.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2426: 2 Corinthians 5-6:2 | Hosea 1-6:3 | Psalm 58
The gospel compels believers to oppose injustice from evil leaders in anticipation of Christ’s future judgment and reign.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
The gospel compels believers to oppose injustice from evil leaders in anticipation of Christ’s future judgment and reign.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Trent C. Butler, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, ed. Max Anders, vol. 19, Holman Old Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2005), 1–2.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), 2 Co 1:1–7:16.
Myer Pearlman, Old Testament: Job to Malachi, vol. 2, Through the Bible Book by Book (Gospel Publishing House, 2012), 67.
David Platt, Matt Mason, and Jim Shaddix, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 51-100 (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2020), 69.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2425: 2 Corinthians 4 | Daniel 10-12
Spiritual warfare is real; God’s victory is guaranteed.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
Spiritual warfare is real; God’s victory is guaranteed.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Daniel L. Akin, Exalting Jesus in Daniel (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2017), 127.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Da 10:1–12:13.
Richard L. Pratt Jr, I & II Corinthians, vol. 7, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 318.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2424: 2 Corinthians 2-3 | Daniel 8-9
When the agonies of life and the turmoil of the world depress your spirit, it’s time to pray.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
When the agonies of life and the turmoil of the world depress your spirit, it’s time to pray.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Daniel L. Akin, Exalting Jesus in Daniel (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2017), 96.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Kenneth Gangel, Daniel, ed. Max Anders, vol. 18, Holman Old Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001), 245.
Thomas Hale, The Applied New Testament Commentary (Colorado Springs, CO; Ontario, Canada; East Sussex, England: David C. Cook, 1996), 667.
Richard L. Pratt Jr, I & II Corinthians, vol. 7, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 300.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2423: 2 Corinthians 1 | Daniel 6-7 | Psalm 91
God will deliver us…though maybe not the way we expect.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
God will deliver us…though maybe not the way we expect.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Daniel L. Akin, Exalting Jesus in Daniel (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2017), 68.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
R. C. H. Lenski, The Interpretation of St. Paul’s First and Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Publishing House, 1963), 820.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), 2 Co 1:1–13:13.
David Platt, Matt Mason, and Jim Shaddix, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 51-100 (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2020), 365.
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About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2422: 1 Corinthians 16 | Daniel 4-5 | Proverbs 23:26-28
Generosity will always be a part of the church’s worship
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One theme that bubbles up today:
Generosity will always be a part of the church’s worship
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Daniel L. Akin, Exalting Jesus in Daniel (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2017), 42.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
James Merritt, “Now about the Collection (1 Corinthians 16:1–4),” in Exalting Jesus in 1 Corinthians, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Brentwood, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 2023), 298.
Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 621.
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About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2421: 1 Corinthians 15 | Daniel 3 | Proverbs 23:17-25
If Jesus rose from the dead, Christianity is demonstrably true. If he didn’t, we’re all idiots. There is no in between.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
If Jesus rose from the dead, Christianity is demonstrably true. If he didn’t, we’re all idiots. There is no in between.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Thomas Hale, The Applied Old Testament Commentary (Colorado Springs, CO; Ontario, Canada; East Sussex, England: David C. Cook, 2007), 1203.
Richard L. Pratt Jr, I & II Corinthians, vol. 7, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 257.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2420: 1 Corinthians 14 | Daniel 2 | Psalm 127
God sovereignly works to reveal his greatness and his coming kingdom in Christ so that all peoples will praise and worship him.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
God sovereignly works to reveal his greatness and his coming kingdom in Christ so that all peoples will praise and worship him.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Daniel L. Akin, Exalting Jesus in Daniel (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2017), 17.
Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 215.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Richard L. Pratt Jr, I & II Corinthians, vol. 7, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 242.
Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 612.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2419: 1 Corinthians 12-13 | Daniel 1 | Psalm 88
Strive zealously for the greater gifts
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One theme that bubbles up today:
Strive zealously for the greater gifts
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
Got Questions Ministries, Got Questions? Bible Questions Answered (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2002–2013).
R. C. H. Lenski, The Interpretation of St. Paul’s First and Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Publishing House, 1963), 541.
Stephen R. Miller, Daniel, vol. 18, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994), 55.
David Platt, Matt Mason, and Jim Shaddix, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 51-100 (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2020), 341.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2418: 1 Corinthians 11 | Song of Songs 4-8
“Worship is a time to care for one another, to build up the unity of our fellowship in Christ.” ~John Frame
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One theme that bubbles up today:
“Worship is a time to care for one another, to build up the unity of our fellowship in Christ.” ~John Frame
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 215.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (for chapter outlines).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 373.
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), So 1:13.
Richard L. Pratt Jr, I & II Corinthians, vol. 7, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 178.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
#2417: 1 Corinthians 10 | Song of Songs 1-3 | Psalm 72
Christians should learn from Israel’s bad example that they must avoid idolatry.
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One theme that bubbles up today:
Christians should learn from Israel’s bad example that they must avoid idolatry.
Bible used for reading today:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
(thank you kindly to Holman for written permission to do so entirely with the CSB)
Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008) (various…for chapter outlines).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 341.
August H. Konkel and Tremper Longman III, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Vol 6: Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2006), 341.
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), So 1:13.
Richard L. Pratt Jr, I & II Corinthians, vol. 7, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 160.
♱♱♱
About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.
Ministry Update | Sept 14, 2024
What's going on with the podcast and other ministry activities?
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If you’re looking at this web page, it won’t take long to notice a discrepancy between dates. This update was recorded on Sept 14, but because I upload files to Apple/Spotify/etc so that they are heard in order, the web page date is Aug 31.
The ministry update is less than 7 minutes, but the upshot is that A) I’m committed to continuing the podcast, the primary portion of which is the daily audio Bible Monday through Saturday, and B) I backdate espisodes because, though I’ve fallen behind in regular posting, I will catch up sooner or later.
In other words — I’ve done this for more than 7 years, and I’m not quitting now.
Why the delays of late?
Two things. 1) I’ve finished the classwork for my doctorate and am now in the thesis project phase — which is both research and writing a paper that’ll be ~150 pages, and 2) I’m beginning a “residency” — an intentional role as an associate pastor in the denomination I hope to ordain with wherein I’ll be mentored into preaching, teaching, and leading over the span of 1 year.
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About the #ForTheHope podcasts
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. 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.
Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
About Roger Courville, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.