Daily Audio Bible
Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment
#1468: 1 John 2:7-27 | Judges 19 | Proverbs 27:10-17
There’s a difference between simplicity and being simplistic. And the Bible has a word it regularly uses for simpletons…
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 John 2:7-27
Verses: 23
Words: ~545
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 19
Verses: 30
Words: ~845
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 27:10-17
Verses: 8
Words: ~127
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
There’s a difference between simplicity and being simplistic. And the Bible has a word it regularly uses for simpletons…
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), 390.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2426.
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
David Walls and Max Anders, I & II Peter, I, II & III John, Jude, vol. 11, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 180.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1467: 1 John 1-2:6 | Judges 17-18 | Proverbs 27:1-9
What is syncretism? And how does that touch down for us?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 John 1-2:6
Verses: 16
Words: ~379
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 17-18
Verses: 44
Words: ~1199
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 27:1-9
Verses: 9
Words: ~143
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What is syncretism? And how does that touch down for us?
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), 390.
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2426.
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
David Walls and Max Anders, I & II Peter, I, II & III John, Jude, vol. 11, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 180.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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: Naked (Matthew 5:48)
Jesus said, "Be perfect...just like God." But I can't, so now what?
Jesus said, “Be perfect, just like God.” But I can’t, so now what?
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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.
#1466: John 21 | Judges 15-16 | Proverbs 26:27-28
Three times Peter denied knowing Jesus. Three times Jesus followed up with, “Peter, do you love me? Do this…”
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 21
Verses: 25
Words: ~537
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 15-16
Verses: 51
Words: ~1390
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 26:27-28
Verses: 2
Words: ~32
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Peter, do you love me? Do this
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1465: John 20 | Judges 13-14
What three questions should we ask of any text?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 20
Verses: 31
Words: ~666
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 13-14
Verses: 45
Words: ~1227
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What three questions should we ask of any text?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1464: John 19 | Judges 11:12-12:15
What do we know of Pontius Pilate from extrabiblical sources?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 19
Verses: 42
Words: ~902
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 11:12-12:15
Verses: 44
Words: ~1302
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What do we know of Pontius Pilate from extra-biblical 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).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Michael Brandon Massey, “Pontius Pilate,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 141.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, vol. 2 (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997), 151. See https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/third-sunday-after-epiphany
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1463: John 18 | Judges 10-11:11 | Psalm 17
Irony is found in the Bible in many places, but today's passage is perhaps the most ironic.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 18
Verses: 40
Words: ~859
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 10-11:11
Verses: 29
Words: ~858
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 17
Verses: 15
Words: ~246
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Irony is found in many places in the Bible, but today’s is perhaps the most ironic.
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).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 141.
And the archaeological reference mentioned today: https://www.christianpost.com/news/israel-archaeologists-find-inscription-linked-to-book-of-judges.html
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1462: John 17 | Judges 9
If Jesus were to pray for you — you personally — what would He pray? Fortunately we’re not left to wonder about that.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 17
Verses: 26
Words: ~559
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 9
Verses: 57
Words: ~1554
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
If Jesus were to pray for you — you personally — what would He pray? Fortunately we’re not left to wonder about that.
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), 384.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 141.
Bruce K. Waltke, “Joshua,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 257–258.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1461: John 16 | Judges 7:19-8:35 | Proverbs 26:23-26
What is the role of the Holy Spirit?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 16
Verses: 33
Words: ~709
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 7:19-8:35
Verses: 42
Words: ~1242
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 26:23-26
Verses: 4
Words: ~64
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What's the role of the Holy Spirit?
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), 384.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 141.
Bruce K. Waltke, “Joshua,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 257–258.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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: Screwtape (Matthew 24:24, 1 John 4:4)
A few additional words to consider from Screwtape, the senior demon, to his nephew Wormwood.
A few additional words to consider from Screwtape, the senior demon, to his nephew Wormwood.
Sources:
C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
Lenya Heitzig, Live Hopefully: A Study in the Book of Nehemiah (Colorado Springs, CO: David C Cook, 2018).
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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.
#1460: John 15 | Judges 6-7:18
Faithfulness vs fruitfulness
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 15
Verses: 27
Words: ~580
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 6-7:18
Verses: 58
Words: ~1716
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Faithfulness vs fruitfulness
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), 384.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 141.
Bruce K. Waltke, “Joshua,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 257–258.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1459: John 14 | Judges 4-5 | Proverbs 26:3
Dr. Norman Geisler once pointed out that there's only been one incontrovertible time when truth is a person -- Jesus. And there's a significant implication for you and your culture today.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 14
Verses: 31
Words: ~666
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 4-5
Verses: 55
Words: ~1499
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 26:23
Verses: 1
Words: ~16
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Dr. Norman Geisler once pointed out that there's only been one incontrovertible time when truth is a person -- Jesus. And there's a significant implication for you and your culture today.
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), 384.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 141.
Bruce K. Waltke, “Joshua,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 257–258.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1458: John 13 | Judges 2:6-3:31
What does a true deliverer and transformer look like? Jesus’ upside down kingdom looks like this.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 13
Verses: 38
Words: ~816
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 2:6-3:31
Verses: 49
Words: ~1449
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What does a true deliverer and transformer look like? Jesus’ upside down kingdom looks like this.
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), 384.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Daniel Isaac Block, Judges, Ruth, vol. 6, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 141.
Bruce K. Waltke, “Joshua,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 257–258.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1457: John 12:20-50 | Judges 1-2:5 | Psalm 16
The name for the book of Judges is a bit misleading. What IS Judges all about, and how does that relate to Jesus?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 11:20-50
Verses: 31
Words: ~666
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 1-2:5
Verses: 41
Words: ~1213
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 16
Verses: 11
Words: ~180
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
The name for the book of Judges is a bit misleading. What IS Judges all about, and how does that relate to 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), 384.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Bruce K. Waltke, “Joshua,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 257–258.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1456: John 11:44-12:19 | Joshua 23-24 | Psalm 116
If these people didn't worship Me, the stones would cry out. Why?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 11:45:-12:19
Verses: 32
Words: ~687
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Joshua 23-24
Verses: 49
Words: ~139
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 116
Verses: 19
Words: ~312
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
If these people didn't worship Me, the stones would cry out. Why?
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).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Bruce K. Waltke, “Joshua,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 257–258.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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.
#1455: John 11:1-44 | Joshua 21:27-22:34
What is John's purpose for writing, and how do signs or miracles demonstrate this?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 11:1-44
Verses: 45
Words: ~945
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Joshua 21:26-22:34
Verses: 43
Words: ~1172
Wisdom SEGMENT: none today
Verses:
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What is John's purpose for writing, and how do signs or miracles demonstrate this?
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).
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 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: Inside (1 Corinthians 9:19–20)
Just what, exactly, does a Christian look like?
Just what, exactly, does a Christian look like?
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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.
#1454: John 10 | Joshua 20-21:26 | Psalm 15
What's the connection to Jesus being the "sheep gate" and cities of refuge in Joshua? Glad you asked!
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 10
Verses: 42
Words: ~902
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Joshua 20-21:26
Verses: 35
Words: ~954
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 15
Verses: 5
Words: ~82
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What's the connection to Jesus being the "sheep gate" and cities of refuge in Joshua? Glad you asked!
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), 203.
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 38.
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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, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1453: John 9 | Joshua 19:17-51 | Proverbs 26:17-22
When is pleasure legitimate versus illegitimate?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 9
Verses: 41
Words: ~881
Original TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Joshua 19:17-51
Verses: 35
Words: ~953
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 26:17-22
Verses: 6
Words: ~96
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
When is pleasure legitimate vs illegitimate?
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), 203.
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 38.
♱♱♱
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.
#1452: John 8 | Proverbs 26:13-16
What’s the risk of self-righteousness?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: John 8
Verses: 59
Words: ~1267
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 26:13-16
Verses: 4
Words: ~64
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
The risk of self-righteousness
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), 203.
Kenneth O. Gangel, John, vol. 4, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 38.
♱♱♱
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.