Daily Audio Bible
Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment
#1556: Luke 9 | Isaiah 18-20 | Proverbs 12:1-3
Jesus gives an invitation and command: “Follow me.” Do you know what that’s going to cost you?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 9
Verses: 62
Words: ~1375
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Isaiah 18-20
Verses: 38
Words: ~1037
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 12:1-3
Verses: 3
Words: ~48
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Jesus gives an invitation and command: “Follow me.” Do you know what that’s going to cost you?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Trent C. Butler, Luke, vol. 3, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1555: Luke 8:22-56 | Isaiah 15-17 | Psalm 62
Trust Jesus to make you clean
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 8:22-56
Verses: 35
Words: ~748
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Isaiah 15-17
Verses: 37
Words: ~1009
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 62
Verses: 12
Words: ~197
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Trust Jesus to make you clean
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Trent C. Butler, Luke, vol. 3, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
Reflection: Light (Luke 8:10)
Did Jesus say he didn't want some people to understand what he taught?
Did Jesus say he didn't want some people to understand what he taught?
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Resources consulted:
Derek Kidner, Proverbs: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 17, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1964), 130.
J. Alec Motyer, Isaiah: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 20, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999), 83–84.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, vol. 1 (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997), 436.
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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.
#1554: Luke 8:1-21 | Isaiah 13-14 | Psalm 118
How do we know what Jesus has done?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 8:1-21
Verses: 21
Words: ~449
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Isaiah 13-14
Verses: 54
Words: ~1573
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 118
Verses: 29
Words: ~476
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How do we know what Jesus has done?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
https://www.bethinking.org/jesus/ancient-evidence-for-jesus-from-non-christian-sources
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).
Trent C. Butler, Luke, vol. 3, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Josh McDowell, McDowell, Sean. Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World (p. 55). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1553: Luke 7:36-50 | Isaiah 9:8-12:6 | Proverbs 11:26-31
How should we view the Bible’s perspective on women?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 7:36-50
Verses: 15
Words: ~321
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Isaiah 9:8-12:6
Verses: 70
Words: ~1909
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 11:26-31
Verses: 5
Words: ~79
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How should we view the Bible’s perspective on women?
Bible used for reading:
https://zondervanacademic.com/blog/women-bible
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).
Trent C. Butler, Luke, vol. 3, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1552: Luke 7:1-35 | Isaiah 7-9:7 | Psalm 22
How do you know the real Jesus?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 7:1-35
Verses: 35
Words: ~748
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Isaiah 7-9:7
Verses: 36
Words: ~1029
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 22
Verses: 31
Words: ~509
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How do you know the real Jesus?
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).
Trent C. Butler, Luke, vol. 3, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1551: Luke 6:12-49 | Micah 6-7 | Psalm 10
What do you say to someone who says, “Following Jesus isn’t about a bunch of rules?”
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 6:12-49
Verses: 38
Words: ~812
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Micah 6-7
Verses: 36
Words: ~1029
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 10
Verses: 18
Words: ~295
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What do you say to someone who says, “Following Jesus isn’t about a bunch of rules?”
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).
Trent C. Butler, Luke, vol. 3, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1550: Luke 5:33-6:11 | Micah 1-5
Do you trust -- really trust -- that Jesus has the authority to set all things right?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 5:33-6:11
Verses: 17
Words: ~363
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Micah 1-5
Verses: 69
Words: ~1971
Wisdom SEGMENT: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Do you trust -- really trust -- that Jesus has the authority to set all things right?
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).
Trent C. Butler, Luke, vol. 3, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1549: Luke 5:1-32 | Isaiah 4:2-6:13 | Proverbs 11:23-25
"Holiness on the one hand creates distance between him and mankind, on the other hand his holiness creates a renewing fellowship between God and mankind." ~ SH Widyapranawa
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 5:1-32
Verses: 32
Words: ~684
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Isaiah 4:2-6:13
Verses: 48
Words: ~1309
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 11:23-25
Verses: 3
Words: ~48
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Holiness on the one hand creates distance between him and mankind, on the other hand his holiness creates a renewing fellowship between God and mankind. ~ SH Widyapranawa
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).
Trent C. Butler, Luke, vol. 3, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000).
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
Reflection: Words (Luke 18:18-19)
People don't buy drills, they buy holes. So what's this mean for us?
People don't buy drills, they buy holes. So what's this mean for us?
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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.
#1548: Luke 4:31-44 | Isaiah 1-4:1 | Psalm 9
What did Jesus say he came to do? And how does that tie to both Isaiah and you and me?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 4:31-44
Verses: 14
Words: ~299
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Isaiah 1-4:1
Verses: 80
Words: ~2182
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 9
Verses: 20
Words: ~329
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What did Jesus say he came to do? And how does that tie to both Isaiah and you and me?
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), 1233.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1547: Luke 4:16-30 | 2 Kings 15-16 | Proverbs 11:15-22
Was Jesus just a dude? After all, he didn’t say he was God, did he?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 4:16-30
Verses: 15
Words: ~321
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Kings 15-16
Verses: 58
Words: ~1836
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 11:15-22
Verses: 8
Words: ~127
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Was Jesus just a dude? After all, he didn’t say he was God, did he?
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).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1546: Luke 3:21-4:15 | Hosea 10-14 | Psalm 61
Does it ever seem like your work is meaningless?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 3:21-4:15
Verses: 28
Words: ~705
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hosea 10-14
Verses: 66
Words: ~1663
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 61
Verses: 8
Words: ~131
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Does it ever seem like your work is meaningless?
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).
David A. Hubbard, Hosea: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 24, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1545: Luke 2:39-3:20 | Hosea 6-9
Teachers and leaders will be held to higher account
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 2:39-3:20
Verses: 34
Words: ~727
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hosea 6-9
Verses: 58
Words: ~1461
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 58
Verses: 11
Words: ~180
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Teachers and leaders will be held to higher account
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016).
Other sources consulted for today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
David A. Hubbard, Hosea: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 24, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989).
Monty Python, Roger the Shrubber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z621WexHihw
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1544: Luke 2:1-38 | Hosea 4-5 | Psalm 58
Why should a God who doesn't change give us hope?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 2:1-38
Verses: 38
Words: ~812
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hosea 4-5
Verses: 34
Words: ~857
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 58
Verses: 11
Words: ~180
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Why should a God who doesn’t change give us hope?
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).
David A. Hubbard, Hosea: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 24, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
#1543: Luke 1:26-52 | Hosea 1-3
Why does God use marriage as the ultimate example of our relationship with him?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 1:26-52
Verses: 56
Words: ~1197
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Hosea 1-3
Verses: 39
Words: ~983
Wisdom SEGMENT: ~
Verses:
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Why does God use marriage as the ultimate example of our relationship with him?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).
David A. Hubbard, Hosea: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 24, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989).
Robert H. Stein, Luke, vol. 24, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman 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.
Reflection: Pretending (Colossians 3:2a)
What if, instead of someone telling you how to think about Halloween, you had questions to consider on your own?
What if, instead of someone telling you how to think about Halloween, you had questions to consider on your own?
♱♱♱
“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.
#1542: Luke 1:1-25 | Amos 7-9 | Psalm 55
How should we respond when the world is staring down God’s wrath on religious, legal, political, and social rebellion?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Luke 1:1-25
Verses: 25
Words: ~534
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Amos 7-6
Verses: 46
Words: ~1275
Wisdom SEGMENT: Psalm 55
Verses: 23
Words: ~377
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
How should we respond when the world is staring down God’s wrath on religious, legal, political, and social rebellion?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Max Anders, Galatians-Colossians, vol. 8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 10.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Donald R. Sunukjian, “Amos,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 1432.
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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.
#1541: Colossians 4 | Amos 3-6
We like our rights, but here’s what’s Scriptural (and countercultural!).
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Colossians 4
Verses: 18
Words: ~366
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Amos 3-6
Verses: 69
Words: ~1913
Wisdom SEGMENT: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
We like our rights, but here’s what’s Scriptural (and countercultural!).
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Max Anders, Galatians-Colossians, vol. 8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 10.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992).
Donald R. Sunukjian, “Amos,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 1432.
♱♱♱
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.
#1540: Colossians 2-3 | Amos 1-2 | Proverbs 11:9-14
What should we be thinking when God calls out the people around us?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Colossians 2-3
Verses: 48
Words: ~977
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Amos 1-2
Verses: 31
Words: ~859
Wisdom SEGMENT: Proverbs 11:9-14
Verses: 6
Words: 93
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What should we be thinking when God calls out the people around us?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for today:
Max Anders, Galatians-Colossians, vol. 8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 10.
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 262.
Norman L. Geisler, Systematic Theology, Volume Three: Sin, Salvation (Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2004), 143.
W. Robertson Nicoll, Jane T. Stoddart, and James Moffatt, eds., The Expositor’s Dictionary of Texts: St. Luke to Revelation, vol. 2 (New York: Hodder and Stoughton; George H. Doran Company, 1911), 808.
♱♱♱
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.