Daily Audio Bible

Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment

 

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Reflection: Needles (Numbers 3:23)

A crazy story of a cop telling tall tales and the issue of what you don’t do.

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Original air date: September 12, 2021

A crazy story of a cop telling tall tales and the issue of what you don’t do.

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Resources consulted for this episode:

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

♱♱♱

“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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Reflection: Irony (Revelation 3:20)

A family member’s memorial services, a 9/11 memory, and the irony of living death.

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Original air date: September 11, 2021

A family member’s memorial services, a 9/11 memory, and the irony of living death.

♱♱♱

Resources consulted for this episode:

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

♱♱♱

“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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#1500: Mark 8:27-9:29 | 2 Samuel 20-21

What if we did THIS with demons?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 8:27-9:29

Verses: 40
Words: ~846

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 20-21

Verses: 48
Words: ~1429

Wisdom SEGMENT: none today

Verses: x
Words: ~xxx

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What if we did this with demons?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for today:

Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017).

Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).

David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994).

J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009).

♱♱♱

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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#1499: Mark 7:24-8:26 | 2 Samuel 18:19-19:43

Why might Jesus heal in stages?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 7:24-8:26

Verses: 40
Words: ~846

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 18:19-19:43

Verses: 58
Words: ~1647

Wisdom SEGMENT: none today

Verses: x
Words: ~xxx

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Why might Jesus heal someone in stages?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for today:

Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017).

Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).

David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994).

J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009).

♱♱♱

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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#1498: Mark 7:1-23 | 2 Samuel 16-18:18 | Psalm 3

What is communicated in the way Absalom was buried?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 7:1-23

Verses: 23
Words: ~487

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 16-18:18

Verses: 70
Words: ~1988

Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 3

Verses: 8
Words: ~131

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What is communicated in the way Absalom is buried?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for today:

Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017).

Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000)

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).

David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994).

J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009).

♱♱♱

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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#1497: Mark 6:7-59 | 2 Samuel 15 | Proverbs 10:6-14

Some people "took offense" at Jesus...what exactly does that mean, Scripturally speaking?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 6:7-59

Verses: 50
Words: ~1058

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 15

Verses: 37
Words: ~1102

Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 10:6-14

Verses: 9
Words: ~143

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Some people "took offense" at Jesus...what exactly does that mean, Scripturally speaking?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for today:

Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 371.

Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 53.

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 343, 573.

Michael D. Guinan, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 71.

Gregory R. Lanier, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 324–325.

J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009), 306.

♱♱♱

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: Holy Work (1 Corinthians 7:14a)

What’s that “unbelieving spouse is made holy by a believing spouse” stuff, and how does that relate to my day job?

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Original air date: September 6, 2021

What’s that “unbelieving spouse is made holy by a believing spouse” stuff, and how does that relate to my day job?

♱♱♱

Resources consulted for this episode:

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

♱♱♱

“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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Reflection: Big Enough (Psalm 51:16-17)

A look at the one thing bigger than the biggest questions of life…

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Original air date: September 5, 2021

A look at the one thing bigger than the biggest questions of life…

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Resources consulted for this episode:

Chris Rice, Big Enough

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

♱♱♱

“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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#1496: Mark 5:21-6:6 | 2 Samuel 14 | Proverbs 10:1-5

What is behind Jesus saying "A prophet has no honor...?"

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 5:21:6-6

Verses: 29
Words: ~613

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 14

Verses: 33
Words: ~983

Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 10:1-5

Verses: 5
Words: ~79

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What is behind Jesus saying "A prophet has no honor...?"

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for today:

Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 371.

Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 53.

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 343, 573.

Michael D. Guinan, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 71.

Gregory R. Lanier, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 324–325.

J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009), 306.

♱♱♱

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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#1495: Mark 5:1-20 | 2 Samuel 12:24-13:39 | Psalm 132

Factoid: How the title of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" relates to Jesus and his accusers.

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 5:1-20

Verses: 20
Words: ~423

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 12:24-13:39

Verses: 47
Words: ~1335

Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 132

Verses: 11
Words: ~180

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Factoid: How the title of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" relates to Jesus and his accusers.

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for today:

Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 371.

Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 53.

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 343, 573.

Michael D. Guinan, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 71.

Gregory R. Lanier, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 324–325.

J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009), 306.

♱♱♱

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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#1494: Mark 4 | 2 Samuel 11-12:25 | Psalm 51

What's the one question every human ever will face?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 4

Verses: 15
Words: ~317

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 11-12

Verses: 40
Words: ~1191

Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 51

Verses: 19
Words: ~312

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What do real kings and families look like?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for today:

Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 371.

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 343, 573.

Michael D. Guinan, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 71.

Gregory R. Lanier, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 324–325.

J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009), 306.

♱♱♱

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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#1493: Mark 3:20-35 | 2 Samuel 9-10 | Psalm 89

What do real kings and families look like?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 3:20-35

Verses: 15
Words: ~317

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 9-10

Verses: 54
Words: ~1608

Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 89

Verses: 52
Words: ~853

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What do real kings and families look like?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for today:

Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 371.

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 343, 573.

Michael D. Guinan, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 71.

Gregory R. Lanier, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 324–325.

J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009), 306.

♱♱♱

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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#1492: Mark 2:18-3:19 | 2 Samuel 7-8 | Psalm 132

Reflection segment: What are the essential elements of the Davidic covenant, and how is it different?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 2:18-3:19

Verses: 30
Words: ~635

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 7-8

Verses: 49
Words: ~1161

Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalms 132

Verses: 18
Words: ~295

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

What are the essential elements of the Davidic covenant, and how is it different?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for today:

Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 371.

Michael D. Guinan, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 71.

Gregory R. Lanier, “Davidic Covenant,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 324–325.

J. Robert Vannoy, Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: 1-2 Samuel, vol. 4 (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2009), 306.

♱♱♱

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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#1491: Mark 2:1-17 | 2 Samuel 4-6 | Psalms 60, 122

Did King David really dance naked?

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NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Mark 2:1-17

Verses: 17
Words: ~360

OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Samuel 4-6

Verses: 55
Words: ~1638

Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalms 60, 122

Verses: 12 + 9
Words: ~197 + 148

REFLECTION SEGMENT:

Did King David really dance naked?

Bible used for reading:

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

Other sources consulted for today:

Robert D. Bergen, “2 Samuel,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 371.

David F. Payne, “1 and 2 Samuel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 324–325.

♱♱♱

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: Plums (James 5:7-8)

Plums in an orchard, a podcast, and a Bible thought about patience.

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Original air date: August 29, 2021

Plums in an orchard, a podcast, and a Bible thought about patience.

♱♱♱

Resources consulted for this episode:

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

♱♱♱

“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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#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).

Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org

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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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