Daily Audio Bible
Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment
#1421: 1 Corinthians 15 | Psalm 35
Just reading and riffing today on the case for the resurrection.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 15
Verses: 40
Words: ~848
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 35
Verses: 28
Words: ~459
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Just reading and riffing today on the case for the resurrection.
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1420: 1 Corinthians 14 | Numbers 35-36
Today’s a “just read and chat” kind of day.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 14
Verses: 40
Words: ~848
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 35-36
Verses: 47
Words: ~1129
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Today's a "read and chat over coffee" kind of day.
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
R. Dennis Cole, Numbers, vol. 3B, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 487–489.
Alan F. Johnson, 1 Corinthians, vol. 7, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Westmont, IL: IVP Academic, 2004), 217-218.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1419: 1 Corinthians 13 | Numbers 33-34 | Proverbs 22:17-27
The famous "love chapter" (1 Corinthians 13) is situated in Paul's argument about spiritual gifts which itself is an argument about worship. How?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 13
Verses: 13
Words: ~276
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 33-34
Verses: 85
Words: ~2043
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 22:17-27
Verses: 11
Words: ~175
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
The famous "love chapter" (1 Corinthians 13) is situated in Paul's argument about spiritual gifts which itself is an argument about worship. How?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
R. Dennis Cole, Numbers, vol. 3B, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 487–489.
Alan F. Johnson, 1 Corinthians, vol. 7, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Westmont, IL: IVP Academic, 2004), 217-218.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Reflection: Fear (Romans 12, Hebrews 4:16)
What is "fear of the Lord?" And how does it relate to us relating to the Gospel?
What is "fear of the Lord?" And how does it relate to us relating to the Gospel?
A final (?) reflection on our trip through Romans 12. Catch the first four parts here:
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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.
#1418: 1 Corinthians 12 | Numbers 32 | Proverbs 22:8-16
An unexpected lesson about performance vs faithfulness and redemptive remembering.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 12
Verses: 31
Words: ~657
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 32
Verses: 42
Words: ~1009
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 22:8-16
Verses: 8
Words: ~127
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
An unexpected lesson about performance vs faithfulness and redemptive remembering.
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2191.
Andrew Knowles, The Bible Guide, 1st Augsburg books ed. (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 2001), 584.
Gordon D. Fee and Robert L. Hubbard Jr., eds., The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011), 655.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), 1 Co 11:2–6.
Paul W. Barnett, “1 Corinthians,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 1438–1439.
David K. Lowery, “1 Corinthians,” 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), 529–530.
Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993), 1 Co 11:3–4.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1417: 1 Corinthians 11 | Numbers 30-31
How should I approach controversial passages?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 11
Verses: 34
Words: ~721
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 30-31
Verses: 70
Words: ~1682
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How should I approach controversial passages?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2191.
Andrew Knowles, The Bible Guide, 1st Augsburg books ed. (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 2001), 584.
Gordon D. Fee and Robert L. Hubbard Jr., eds., The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011), 655.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), 1 Co 11:2–6.
Paul W. Barnett, “1 Corinthians,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 1438–1439.
David K. Lowery, “1 Corinthians,” 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), 529–530.
Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993), 1 Co 11:3–4.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1416: 1 Corinthians 10 | Numbers 28-29 | Proverbs 22:1-7
How should I approach interpreting Proverbs?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 10
Verses: 33
Words: ~700
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 28-29
Verses: 71
Words: ~1706
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 22:1-7
Verses: 7
Words: ~111
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How should I approach reading Proverbs?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 224.
Notes on interpreting Proverbs: https://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/otesources/20-proverbs/text/articles/parsons-provguidelines-bs.htm
Errata:
In the podcast episode I mistakenly cited the article as being Ted Hildebrandt’s ….but it is, in fact, Greg W. Parsons and Dallas Theological Seminary.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1415: 1 Corinthians 9 | Numbers 26-27 | Proverbs 21:27-31
What is the essence of following Jesus?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 9
Verses: 27
Words: ~573
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 26-27
Verses: 88
Words: ~2115
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 21:27-31
Verses: 5
Words: ~79
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What’s the essence of following Jesus?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 224.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), 1 Co 9:1–18.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1414: 1 Corinthians 8 | Numbers 23-25 | Proverbs 21:25-26
The incident with the Midianite woman ironically parallels the biggest religious movement in America.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 8
Verses: 13
Words: ~276
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 23-25
Verses: 73
Words: ~1754
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 21:25-26
Verses: 2
Words: ~33
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
The incident with the Midianite woman ironically parallels the biggest religious movement in America.
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
R. Dennis Cole, Numbers, vol. 3B, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 48–49.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Reflection: Stupid, Good, Hard (Romans 12)
A Memorial Day reflection on our trip through Romans 12.
A Memorial Day reflection on our trip through Romans 12.
Catch the first three parts here:
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“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend about 20 minutes a day and get through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months.
Oh, and we do this together — with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And…
…all that blah blah blah means nothing if he doesn’t help you fall more in love with Jesus and the people in Jesus’ world.
Reflection: The hills (Romans 12:9-21)
If your heart longs for justice, remember Elisha, Jesus, and what Paul says to do here.
If your heart longs for justice, remember Elisha, Jesus, and what Paul says to do here.
♱♱♱
“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.
#1413: 1 Corinthians 7 | Numbers 22 | Proverbs 21:20-24
If we don't understand something in the Bible, what should we do?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 7
Verses: 40
Words: ~848
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 22
Verses: 41
Words: ~985
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 21:20-24
Verses: 5
Words: ~79
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
If we don't understand something in the Bible, what should we do?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
none
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1412: 1 Corinthians 6 | Numbers 20-21
What is that snake on a pole thing you see on hospitals and ambulances? And just how is that connected to the Old Testament? Glad you asked!
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 6
Verses: 20
Words: ~424
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 20-21
Verses: 64
Words: ~1538
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What is that snake on a pole thing you see on hospitals and ambulances? And just how is that connected to the Old Testament? Glad you asked!
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Ronnie Adam Dodd, “Edomites,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1411: 1 Corinthians 5 | Numbers 17-19 | Psalm 113
Paul continues to call out the leaders in Corinth. And how does that relate to some random passage in Numbers?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 5
Verses: 13
Words: ~1610
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 17-19
Verses: 67
Words: ~1610
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Psalm 113
Verses: 9
Words: ~148
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Paul continues to call out the leaders in Corinth. And how does that relate to some random passage in Numbers?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Gordon D. Fee and Robert L. Hubbard Jr., eds., The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011), 652.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), 1 Co 5:9–13.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1410: 1 Corinthians 4 | Numbers 15-16
What should the Corinthians look for in a Christian leader? How about you?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 4
Verses: 21
Words: ~445
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 15-16
Verses: 91
Words: ~2187
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What should the Corinthians look for in a Christian leader? How about you? Sources:
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 688.
Andrew Knowles, The Bible Guide, 1st Augsburg books ed. (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 2001), 578.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Nu 15:1–19:22.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1409: 1 Corinthians 3 | Numbers 13-14 | Proverbs 21:18-19
The Promised Land, the immature Christian, and thinking about the Middle East in light of the Gospel.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 3
Verses: 23
Words: ~488
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 13-14
Verses: 78
Words: ~1874
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 21:18-19
Verses: 2
Words: ~34
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
The Promised Land, the immature Christian, and thinking about the Middle East in light of the Gospel.
Sources:
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1408: 1 Corinthians 2 | Numbers 11-12 | Psalm 28
Sophisticated, sophistry, the Sophists, and the Corinthians - how it all ties together.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 2
Verses: 20
Words: ~423
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 11-12
Verses: 51
Words: ~1226
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 28
Verses: 9
Words: ~148
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Sophisticated, sophistry, the Sophists, and the Corinthians - how it all ties together.
Sources:
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 222.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
Martin A. Shields, “Wisdom,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Reflection: “For” (Romans 12:3-8)
If you ask, “Who am I?”, there’s a follow-on question you should seriously consider.
If you ask, “Who am I?”, there’s a follow-on question you should seriously consider.
♱♱♱
“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.
#1407: 1 Corinthians 1 | Numbers 9-10 | Proverbs 21:11-17
What’s the solution to division and factions?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 1
Verses: 20
Words: ~423
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 9-10
Verses: 115
Words: ~2763
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 21:11-17
Verses: 6
Words: ~95
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What’s the solution to division and factions?
Sources:
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted:
Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993), 1 Co 1:12.
Gordon D. Fee and Robert L. Hubbard Jr., eds., The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011), 652.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1406: Matthew 28 | Numbers 7-8 | Proverbs 21:1-10
Remember this from Gary Habermas: If Jesus rose from the dead, Christianity follows.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 28
Verses: 20
Words: ~423
ORIGINAL TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Numbers 7-8
Verses: 115
Words: ~2763
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 21:1-10
Verses: 20
Words: ~159
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Remember this from Gary Habermas: If Jesus rose from the dead, Christianity follows.
Sources:
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted:
R. Dennis Cole, Numbers, vol. 3B, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 128.
Kenny E. Hilliard III, “Masoretic Text,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is just that. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.