Lead:

An interesting military tactic is, well, just funny.

Intro:

Happy Friday one and all, and I’m just going to begin with a warning…today’s reading includes an incident that comes from the “God’s got a sense of humor” department.

Also worth noting one housekeeping bit…you may have caught that I changed up the email around here from one that goes out automagically every day to a letter that goes out on Sundays. I mention this because this week I wrote a blog post that does not have an audio recording, which means you’d miss it if you didn’t go check. Aaaand…that’s what the letter is for — links to the shows, but also the extras. You can go to the bottom of any page at forthehope.org to join in.

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Old covenant:

Passage: Genesis 32-34
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 83
Words: ~1966

Wisdom

Passage: Psalm 145
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 21
Words: ~345

New covenant:

Passage: Mark 13
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 37
Words: ~783

Commentary:

Love you!

-R

ForTheHope is a daily audio Bible + apologetics podcast and blog. We’ve got 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. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.

Sources and resources:

(1) Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993), Mk 11:27–33.

#1005: Genesis 32-34 | Psalm 145 | Mark 13