Daily Audio Bible
Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment
#1485: Revelation 15-16 | 1 Samuel 24-25
David keeps collecting wives. Does God ever sanction polygamy?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 15-16
Verses: 29
Words: ~661
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 24-25
Verses: 66
Words: ~1965
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
David keeps collecting wives. Does God ever sanction polygamy?
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).
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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: Calling (Ephesians 4:1-2)
What's your "calling?" There are three callings true for all.
What's your "calling?" There are three callings true for all.
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Resources consulted for this episode:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Kenneth O. Gangel and Stephen J. Bramer, Genesis, ed. Max Anders, Holman Old Testament Commentary (B&H Publishing Group, 2002), 120.
♱♱♱
“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.
#1484: Revelation 13-14 | 1 Samuel 23 | Psalm 52, 54 | Proverbs 31:10-11
What's the implication of Proverbs 31 for life in the workplace?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 13-14
Verses: 38
Words: ~866
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 23
Verses: 29
Words: ~863
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 52, 54
Verses: 9 + 7
Words: ~148 + 115
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 31:10-11
Verses: 2
Words: ~32
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What's the implication of Proverbs 31 for life in the workplace?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Leslie C. Allen, “Glory,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).
Kendell H. Easley, Revelation, vol. 12, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998).
♱♱♱
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.
#1483: Revelation 11:15-12:18 | 1 Samuel 21-22 | Psalm 57 | Proverbs 31:1-9
A point to ponder: What's the relationship of drugs to justice?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 11:15-12:18
Verses: 23
Words: ~652
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 21-22
Verses: 38
Words: ~1131
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 57
Verses: 11
Words: ~180
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 31:1-9
Verses: 9
Words: ~142
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
A point to ponder: What's the relationship of drugs to justice?
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).
♱♱♱
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.
#1482: Revelation 10-11:14 | 1 Samuel 20 | Psalm 56 | Proverbs 30:20-33
What does spiritual friendship look like?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 10-11:14
Verses: 25
Words: ~709
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 20
Verses: 42
Words: ~1251
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 56
Verses: 13
Words: ~214
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 30:20-33
Verses: 14
Words: ~222
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What does spiritual friendship look like?
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).
♱♱♱
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.
#1481: Revelation 9 | 1 Samuel 18-19 | Proverbs 30:10-19
When we read a familiar story, how might we listen for some insi’
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 9
Verses: 21
Words: ~478
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 18-19
Verses: 54
Words: ~1608
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 30:10-19
Verses: 10
Words: ~159
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What's up with that weird Bible phrase 'three, and then four...?'
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).
Kendell H. Easley, Revelation, vol. 12, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998).
♱♱♱
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.
#1480: Revelation 8 | 1 Samuel 16-17
When we read a familiar story, how might we listen for some insight we didn’t catch before?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 8
Verses: 13
Words: ~296
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 16-17
Verses: 81
Words: ~2412
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What does a prayer in Proverbs have in common with how angels worship God in Revelation?
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).
Kendell H. Easley, Revelation, vol. 12, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998).
♱♱♱
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.
#1479: Revelation 7 | 1 Samuel 14:46-15:35 | Proverbs 30:7-9
What does a prayer in Proverbs have in common with how angels worship God in Revelation?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 7
Verses: 17
Words: ~387
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 14:46-15:35
Verses: 41
Words: ~1220
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 30:7-9
Verses: 3
Words: ~48
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What does a prayer in Proverbs have in common with how angels worship God in Revelation?
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).
Kendell H. Easley, Revelation, vol. 12, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998).
♱♱♱
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: Here I am - Abraham (Genesis 22:1 et al)
Examining one of the Bible's "here I am" stories -- this week, Abraham.
Examining one of the Bible's "here I am" stories -- this week, Abraham.
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Resources consulted for this episode:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Kenneth O. Gangel and Stephen J. Bramer, Genesis, ed. Max Anders, Holman Old Testament Commentary (B&H Publishing Group, 2002), 120.
Roland K. Harrison and Edwin M. Yamauchi, “Animal Husbandry,” Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical & Post-Biblical Antiquity (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2014), 54.
Paul H. Wright, Rose Then and Now Bible Map Atlas with Biblical Background and Culture (Torrance, CA: Rose Publishing, 2012), 19–20.
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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.
#1478: Revelation 6 | 1 Samuel 13-14:46 | Proverbs 30:1-6
According to Jesus, what is THE sign of the end times?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 6
Verses: 17
Words: ~387
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 13-14:46
Verses: 69
Words: ~2054
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 30:1-6
Verses: 6
Words: ~95
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What is THE sign of the end times?
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).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Kendell H. Easley, Revelation, vol. 12, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998).
♱♱♱
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.
#1477: Revelation 4-5 | 1 Samuel 11-12 | Proverbs 29:14-29
Israel asks for, and God gives them, a king. But what does Samuel pray?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 4-5
Verses: 25
Words: ~570
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 11-12
Verses: 40
Words: ~1191
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 29:14-29
Verses: 16
Words: ~254
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Israel asks for, and God gives them, a king. But what does Samuel pray?
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).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).
Kendell H. Easley, Revelation, vol. 12, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998).
Justin Jackson, “The Bows of the Mighty Are Broken: The ‘Fall’ of the Proud and the Exaltation of the Humble in 1 Samuel,” Themelios 46, no. 2 (2021): 290.
♱♱♱
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.
#1476: Revelation 3 | 1 Samuel 9-10 | Proverbs 29:8-13
How not to be Jesus vomit
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 3
Verses: 22
Words: ~501
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 9-10
Verses: 54
Words: ~1608
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 29:8-13
Verses: 6
Words: ~95
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How not to be Jesus vomit
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).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2426.
Kendell H. Easley, Revelation, vol. 12, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998), 12.
Justin Jackson, “The Bows of the Mighty Are Broken: The ‘Fall’ of the Proud and the Exaltation of the Humble in 1 Samuel,” Themelios 46, no. 2 (2021): 290.
♱♱♱
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.
#1475: Revelation 2 | 1 Samuel 7-8 | Proverbs 28:21-29:7
So what does Christ think of his church?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 2
Verses: 29
Words: ~661
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 7-8
Verses: 39
Words: ~1161
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 28:21-29:9
Verses: 17
Words: ~270
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What is the difference between Jesus’ first coming and second?
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).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2426.
Kendell H. Easley, Revelation, vol. 12, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998), 12.
Justin Jackson, “The Bows of the Mighty Are Broken: The ‘Fall’ of the Proud and the Exaltation of the Humble in 1 Samuel,” Themelios 46, no. 2 (2021): 290.
♱♱♱
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.
#1474: Revelation 1 | 1 Samuel 4-6 | Proverbs 28:14-20
What's the difference between Jesus' first coming and second?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 1
Verses: 20
Words: ~456
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 4-6
Verses: 55
Words: ~1638
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 28:14-20
Verses: 7
Words: ~111
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What is the difference between Jesus’ first coming and second?
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).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2426.
Kendell H. Easley, Revelation, vol. 12, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998), 12.
Justin Jackson, “The Bows of the Mighty Are Broken: The ‘Fall’ of the Proud and the Exaltation of the Humble in 1 Samuel,” Themelios 46, no. 2 (2021): 290.
♱♱♱
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.
#1473: 3 John | 1 Samuel 2:12-3:21| Proverbs 28:10-13 | Psalm 23
If you ever needed a little reading by which to contemplate God’s provision, this is it.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 3 John
Verses: 13
Words: ~298
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 2:12-3:21
Verses: 46
Words: ~1370
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 28:10-13
Verses: 4
Words: ~64
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 23
Verses: 14
Words: ~230
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
If you ever needed a little reading by which to contemplate God’s provision, this is it.
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).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2426.
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.
♱♱♱
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: Angels (Hebrews 13:2)
What’s Monty Python got to do with reading the Old Testament? This.
What’s Monty Python got to do with reading the Old Testament? This.
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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.
#1472: 2 John | 1 Samuel 1-2:11| Psalm 94 | Proverbs 27:23-28:9
Four of the key themes of 1-2 Samuel are kingship, kingdom, God’s sovereignty, and His redemptive covenant…which happens to tie together all eternity.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 John
Verses: 13
Words: ~298
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 1-2:11
Verses: 39
Words: ~1161
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 94
Verses: 23
Words: ~377
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Four of the key themes of 1-2 Samuel are kingship, kingdom, God’s sovereignty, and His redemptive covenant…which happens to tie together all eternity.
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).
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2426.
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.
♱♱♱
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.
#1471: 1 John 5 | Ruth 3-4| Psalm 37
In days of old, the kinsman redeemer took responsibility for provision and protection. And what, exactly, is the appropriate response?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 John 5
Verses: 21
Words: ~478
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ruth 3-4
Verses: 40
Words: ~1090
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 37
Verses: 40
Words: ~656
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
In days of old, the kinsman redeemer took responsibility for provision and protection. And what, exactly, is the appropriate response?
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.
♱♱♱
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.
#1470: 1 John 4 | Ruth 1-2| Proverbs 27:18-22
Confession is more than just repentance, it’s also a pledge of allegiance.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 John 4
Verses: 21
Words: ~478
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ruth 1-2
Verses: 45
Words: ~1227
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 27:18-22
Verses: 4
Words: ~64
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Confession is more than just repentance, it’s also a pledge of allegiance.
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.
#1469: 1 John 3 | Judges 20-21
In a world — and sometimes church — that thinks with its feelings, remember that God is greater than our feelings. And reliable, too!
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 John 3
Verses: 24
Words: ~547
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Judges 20-21
Verses: 73
Words: ~1990
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
In a world — and sometimes church — that thinks with its feelings, remember that God is greater than our feelings. And reliable, 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), 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.
♱♱♱
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.