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#1490: Mark 1 | 2 Samuel 2-3

What should we take away from how Mark's gospel begins?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 1

Verses: 45
Words: ~952

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 2-3

Verses: 57
Words: ~1697

Wisdom SEGMENT: None today

Verses:
Words: ~

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What should we take away from the how Mark’s gospel begins?

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for today:

Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), 1 Sa 28:7.

John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, Dallas Theological Seminary, The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 973.

♱♱♱

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).

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#1489: Revelation 22:6-21 | 1 Samuel 31-2 Samuel 1 | Psalm 96

Pop quiz: Where in the Bible does the Gospel first appear?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 22:6-21

Verses: 16
Words: ~453

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 31 - 2 Samuel 1

Verses: 40
Words: ~1191

Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 96

Verses: 13
Words: ~213

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Pop quiz: Where in the Bible does the Gospel first appear?

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for today:

Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), 1 Sa 28:7.

John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, Dallas Theological Seminary, The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 973.

♱♱♱

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

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#1488: Revelation 21-22:5 | 1 Samuel 30| Proverbs 31:28-31

How should sons and daughters of the king live?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 21-22:5

Verses: 32
Words: ~907

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 30

Verses: 31
Words: ~923

Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 31:28-31

Verses: 4
Words: ~64

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

How should sons and daughters of a king live?

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for today:

Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), 1 Sa 28:7.

John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, Dallas Theological Seminary, The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 973.

♱♱♱

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

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#1487: Revelation 19:11-20:15 | 1 Samuel 27-29 | Proverbs 31:23-27

How does Saul's apostasy look like contemporary culture?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 19:11-20:15

Verses: 26
Words: ~737

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 27-29

Verses: 48
Words: ~1429

Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 31:23-27

Verses: 5
Words: ~80

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

How does Saul's apostasy look like contemporary culture?

Bible used for reading:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted for today:

Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), 1 Sa 28:7.

♱♱♱

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

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#1486: Revelation 17-19:10 | 1 Samuel 26 | Proverbs 31:12-22

Why would you possibly celebrate someone else's misfortune?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Revelation 17-19:10

Verses: 52
Words: ~1474

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Samuel 26

Verses: 75
Words: ~744

Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 31:12-22

Verses: 11
Words: ~175

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Why would you possibly celebrate someone else’s misfortune?

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).

John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, Dallas Theological Seminary, The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985).

♱♱♱

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

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#1485: Revelation 15-16 | 1 Samuel 24-25

David keeps collecting wives. Does God ever sanction polygamy?

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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).

♱♱♱

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

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Reflection: Calling (Ephesians 4:1-2)

What's your "calling?" There are three callings true for all.

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Original air date: August 22, 2021

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.

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#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?

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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

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#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?

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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

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#1482: Revelation 10-11:14 | 1 Samuel 20 | Psalm 56 | Proverbs 30:20-33

What does spiritual friendship look like?

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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

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#1481: Revelation 9 | 1 Samuel 18-19 | Proverbs 30:10-19

When we read a familiar story, how might we listen for some insi’

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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

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#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?

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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

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#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?

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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

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Reflection: Here I am - Abraham (Genesis 22:1 et al)

Examining one of the Bible's "here I am" stories -- this week, Abraham.

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Original air date: August 15, 2021

Examining one of the Bible's "here I am" stories -- this week, Abraham.

♱♱♱

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.

♱♱♱

“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.

Read More
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#1478: Revelation 6 | 1 Samuel 13-14:46 | Proverbs 30:1-6

According to Jesus, what is THE sign of the end times?

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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

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#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?

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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

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#1476: Revelation 3 | 1 Samuel 9-10 | Proverbs 29:8-13

How not to be Jesus vomit

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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.

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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).

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#1475: Revelation 2 | 1 Samuel 7-8 | Proverbs 28:21-29:7

So what does Christ think of his church?

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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

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#1474: Revelation 1 | 1 Samuel 4-6 | Proverbs 28:14-20

What's the difference between Jesus' first coming and second?

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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

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#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.

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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

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