Daily Audio Bible
Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment
#1434: James 2 | Deuteronomy 23-24 | Proverbs 24:1-12
Exploring “spiritual fidelity” in light of justice.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: James 2
Verses: 26
Words: ~592
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 22-24
Verses: 47
Words: ~1349
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 24:1-12
Verses: 12
Words: ~191
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Exploring the idea of “spiritual fidelity” in light of justice.
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), 759.
♱♱♱
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, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1433: James 1 | Deuteronomy 20-21 | Psalm 6
How does God’s word mature us? James uses three figures of speech to illuminate just that.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: James 1
Verses: 27
Words: ~615
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 21-22
Verses: 53
Words: ~1521
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 6
Verses: 6
Words: ~164
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How does God's word mature us? The book of James uses three figures of speech to illuminate just that.
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), 759.
♱♱♱
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, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1432: 2 Corinthians 13 | Deuteronomy 18-19 | Psalm 115
Something that Paul does when speaking and writing...and YOU do also...would be defined by some today as violence.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Corinthians 13
Verses: 14
Words: ~330
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 18-20
Verses: 63
Words: ~1808
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 115
Verses: 8
Words: ~131
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What's the difference between Jesus saying, "If you hate your brother, you've committed murder" and "communicating to convince is violence?"
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. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1431: 2 Corinthians 12 | Deuteronomy 16-17 | Proverbs 23:29-35
Something that Paul does when speaking and writing...and YOU do also...would be defined by some today as violence.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Corinthians 12
Verses: 21
Words: ~494
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 16-17
Verses: 42
Words: ~1206
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 23:29-35
Verses: 7
Words: ~111
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Something that Paul does…and that you do…would today be defined as violence.
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), 328–329.
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 284.
♱♱♱
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, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Reflection: “Art” (Ephesians 2:10)
What can a single guy learn at a marriage seminar? Something you can learn, too.
What can a single guy learn at a marriage seminar? Something you can learn, too.
Referenced in today’s podcast:
Jake Johnson, PhD, LMFT (DO check out this brother’s stuff. So good.)
Guggenheim Grotto, Philosophia
The Sunday Reflection where we first looked at kintsugi.
♱♱♱
“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter (10-2 minutes 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.
#1430: 2 Corinthians 11 | Deuteronomy 14-15
Paul continues his boasting; Moses continues his preaching
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Corinthians 11
Verses: 33
Words: ~777
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 14-15
Verses: 52
Words: ~1493
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
None today, really. Paul continues his boasting, Moses continues his preaching.
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), 328–329.
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 284.
♱♱♱
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, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1429: 2 Corinthians 10 | Deuteronomy 12-13 | Proverbs 23:26-28
Boasting in humility? What does that mean? And how does it relate to people, ideas, and God?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Corinthians 10
Verses: 18
Words: ~424
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 12-13
Verses: 59
Words: ~1435
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Here's to hoping you hear the Bible a little differently today, and maybe, if I'm lucky, you'll fall in love with Jesus a just a little more as a result.
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), 328–329.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 179.
♱♱♱
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, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1428: 2 Corinthians 8-9 | Deuteronomy 11 | Proverbs 23:19-25
Here's to hoping you hear the Bible a little differently today, and maybe, if I'm lucky, you'll fall in love with Jesus a just a little more as a result.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Corinthians 8-9
Verses: 39
Words: ~918
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 11
Verses: 32
Words: ~919
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 23:19-25
Verses: 7
Words: ~111
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Here's to hoping you hear the Bible a little differently today, and maybe, if I'm lucky, you'll fall in love with Jesus a just a little more as a result.
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), 328–329.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 179.
♱♱♱
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, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1427: 2 Corinthians 6-7 | Deuteronomy 9-10 | Psalm 5
When ugly stuff happens to you, it's easy to think... but remember...
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Corinthians 6-7
Verses: 34
Words: ~800
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 9-10
Verses: 51
Words: ~1464
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 5
Verses: 25
Words: ~377
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
When ugly stuff happens to you, it's easy to think... but remember...
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. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1426: 2 Corinthians 5 | Deuteronomy 7-8 | Proverbs 23:4-18
Today’s a bit of riff-and-read, albeit with a sneaky reiteration of real hope.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Corinthians 5
Verses: 21
Words: ~494
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 7-8
Verses: 46
Words: ~1320
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 23:4-18
Verses: 15
Words: ~238
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Today’s a bit of riff-and-read, albeit with a sneaky reiteration of real hope.
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), 284.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 695.
Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993), 2 Co 1:23–24.
♱♱♱
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, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1425: 2 Corinthians 4 | Deuteronomy 4:44-6:25
How do you deal with “momentary light affliction?”
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Corinthians 4
Verses: 18
Words: ~494
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 4:44-6:25
Verses: 64
Words: ~1837
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How do you deal with “momentary light affliction?”
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), 284.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 695.
Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993), 2 Co 1:23–24.
♱♱♱
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: “Slow” (James 1:19)
What’s the relationship between firecrackers, rust, and romance?
What’s the relationship between firecrackers, rust, and romance?
♱♱♱
“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.
#1424: 2 Corinthians 2:4-3:18 | Deuteronomy 3:21-4:43
Just a reading today. Maybe with a comment about not being a nincompoop. Yes, he says nincompoop in a Bible reading podcast.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Corinthians 2:-3:18
Verses: 31
Words: ~730
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 2-3:21-4:43
Verses: 58
Words: ~1665
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 22:28-23:3
Verses: 5
Words: ~79
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What is a leader? At least according to Napoleon...and maybe Moses, too?
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), 284.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 695.
Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993), 2 Co 1:23–24.
♱♱♱
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.
#1423: 2 Corinthians 1-2:4 | Deuteronomy 2:16-3:20 | Psalm 36
What is a leader? At least according to Napoleon...and maybe Moses, too?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Corinthians 1-2:4
Verses: 28
Words: ~659
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 2-3:20
Verses: 57
Words: ~1636
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 22:28-23:3
Verses: 5
Words: ~79
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What is a leader? At least according to Napoleon...and maybe Moses, too?
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), 326.
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 284.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 695.
Stelman Smith and Judson Cornwall, The Exhaustive Dictionary of Bible Names (North Brunswick, NJ: Bridge-Logos, 1998), 152.
♱♱♱
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.
#1422: 1 Corinthians 16 | Deuteronomy 1-2:15 | Proverbs 22:28-23:3
Just reading and riffing today on the case for the resurrection.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Corinthians 16
Verses: 24
Words: ~509
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Deuteronomy 1-2:15
Verses: 61
Words: ~1750
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 22:28-23:3
Verses: 5
Words: ~79
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Thirst for intellectualism, permissiveness toward moral standards, fiercely eager for acceptance by the world....sound familiar?
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), 326.
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 284.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 695.
Stelman Smith and Judson Cornwall, The Exhaustive Dictionary of Bible Names (North Brunswick, NJ: Bridge-Logos, 1998), 152.
♱♱♱
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.
#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:
♱♱♱
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.
♱♱♱
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:
♱♱♱
“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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