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Roger Courville
November 15, 2019
Philippians, Thinkers and thinking, Psalms

#946: Philippians 3-4 | Self-help | Psalms 130-131

Roger Courville
November 15, 2019
Philippians, Thinkers and thinking, Psalms
#946: Philippians 3-4 | Self-help | Psalms 130-131

What is the best self-help book ever? (Hint: it’s not the Bible, but we’ll address that, too).

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament

Roger Courville
November 14, 2019
Philippians, Reflection

#945: Philippians 1-2 | Bowels and bad Christians

Roger Courville
November 14, 2019
Philippians, Reflection
#945: Philippians 1-2 | Bowels and bad Christians

“Good Christian, bad Christian” is a problem. Today, a story of bowels. And my utter failure in the “good Christian, bad Christian” department.

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament

Roger Courville
November 13, 2019
Ephesians, Christian living, Psalms, Proverbs

#944: Ephesians 5-6 | Honoring the dishonorable | Psalms 128-129 | Proverbs 13:1

Roger Courville
November 13, 2019
Ephesians, Christian living, Psalms, Proverbs
#944: Ephesians 5-6 | Honoring the dishonorable | Psalms 128-129 | Proverbs 13:1

The Bible doesn’t say “honor your parents” with qualifiers like “when they do all the right things.” So how do we honor even those who are dishonorable? And how might that extend to other relationships?

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project

Roger Courville
November 12, 2019
Ephesians, Theology, Psalms, Proverbs

#943: Ephesians 3-4 | Unity versus uniformity | Psalm 126-127 | Proverbs 12:20-28

Roger Courville
November 12, 2019
Ephesians, Theology, Psalms, Proverbs
#943: Ephesians 3-4 | Unity versus uniformity | Psalm 126-127 | Proverbs 12:20-28

If God’s Tri-unity is the basis of interpretation, where does that lead us in terms of unity?

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, hermeneutics

Roger Courville
November 11, 2019
Ephesians, Theology, Psalms

#942: Ephesians 1-2 | Christian atheists? | Psalm 125

Roger Courville
November 11, 2019
Ephesians, Theology, Psalms
#942: Ephesians 1-2 | Christian atheists? | Psalm 125

Christian atheism? What’s up with that? And how does this relate to interpreting the Bible? #forthehope

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, hermeneutics

Roger Courville
November 10, 2019
Galatians, Psalms, Proverbs, Reflection

#941: Galatians 5-6 | Some prayers | Psalm 123-124 | Proverbs 12:11-20

Roger Courville
November 10, 2019
Galatians, Psalms, Proverbs, Reflection
#941: Galatians 5-6 | Some prayers | Psalm 123-124 | Proverbs 12:11-20

God answers some prayers. Here’s what we know. And what we don’t.

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, prayer

Roger Courville
November 9, 2019
Galatians, Psalms, Proverbs

#940: Galatians 3-4 | Just the Bible today | Psalm 121-122 | Proverbs 12:1-10

Roger Courville
November 9, 2019
Galatians, Psalms, Proverbs
#940: Galatians 3-4 | Just the Bible today | Psalm 121-122 | Proverbs 12:1-10

Today we’re just reading the Bible.

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament

Roger Courville
November 8, 2019
Galatians, Apologetics, Questions to ask, Psalms

#939: Galatians 1-2 | Did Christianity mimic mystery religions? | Psalm 120

Roger Courville
November 8, 2019
Galatians, Apologetics, Questions to ask, Psalms
#939: Galatians 1-2 | Did Christianity mimic mystery religions? | Psalm 120

Did Christianity mimic mystery religions? Here are five things to consider.

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, conversational apologetics, objections, mystery religions

Roger Courville
November 7, 2019
Reflection, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians

#938: 2 Corinthians 12-13 | How He loves us | Psalm 119:144-176

Roger Courville
November 7, 2019
Reflection, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians
#938: 2 Corinthians 12-13 | How He loves us | Psalm 119:144-176

What does the “transitive property of equality” have to do with relationship and 2 Corinthians?

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament

Roger Courville
November 6, 2019
Definitions/distinctions, Psalms, Reflection, 1-2 Corinthians

#937: 2 Corinthians 10-11 | Why I'm no longer a "person of faith" | Psalm 119:121-144

Roger Courville
November 6, 2019
Definitions/distinctions, Psalms, Reflection, 1-2 Corinthians
#937: 2 Corinthians 10-11 | Why I'm no longer a "person of faith" | Psalm 119:121-144

Do you use the phrase, “person of faith?” I used to. Here’s why I think we should avoid it.

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, faith in the marketplace

Roger Courville
November 5, 2019
Definitions/distinctions, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians

#936: 2 Corinthians 7-9 | Are we all GenX in a way? | Psalm 119:96-120

Roger Courville
November 5, 2019
Definitions/distinctions, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians
#936: 2 Corinthians 7-9 | Are we all GenX in a way? | Psalm 119:96-120

Are we all Generation X (Gen X) in a way? Here’s an argument for why we are when it comes to "the law."

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, law

Roger Courville
November 4, 2019
Think like a casemaker, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians

#935: 2 Corinthians 5-6 | Why avoid or leave Christianity | Psalm 119:65-96

Roger Courville
November 4, 2019
Think like a casemaker, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians
#935: 2 Corinthians 5-6 | Why avoid or leave Christianity | Psalm 119:65-96

When should you bail out on Christianity? If you’re a skeptic, when should you bail out on your investigation?

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, dallas willard, truth

Roger Courville
November 3, 2019
1 Corinthians, How to, Psalms

#934: 2 Corinthians 3-4 | Wrongly dismissed? | Psalm 119:33-64

Roger Courville
November 3, 2019
1 Corinthians, How to, Psalms
#934: 2 Corinthians 3-4 | Wrongly dismissed? | Psalm 119:33-64

What if someone dismisses you — writes you off — for no reason or the wrong reason? Paul was. Let’s see how he responded.

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, connectorship

Roger Courville
November 2, 2019
How to, Apologetics, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians

#933: 2 Corinthians 1-2 | Putting someone at ease | Psalm 119:1-32

Roger Courville
November 2, 2019
How to, Apologetics, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians
#933: 2 Corinthians 1-2 | Putting someone at ease | Psalm 119:1-32

What’s the best tactic for putting someone at ease when talking to them about Jesus? It may not be best for you, but this works for me.

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, conversational apologetics, resurrection

Roger Courville
November 1, 2019
Apologetics, 1-2 Corinthians

#932: 1 Corinthians 15-16 | If the resurrection, then...

Roger Courville
November 1, 2019
Apologetics, 1-2 Corinthians
#932: 1 Corinthians 15-16 | If the resurrection, then...

Why is 1 Corinthians 15 an important chapter when making a case for the truth claims of Christianity? More importantly, what is one bedrock idea you can share?

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, conversational apologetics, resurrection

Roger Courville
October 31, 2019
How to, Proverbs, 1-2 Corinthians

#931: 1 Corinthians 13-14 | Neighborhood switching | Proverbs 12:1-6

Roger Courville
October 31, 2019
How to, Proverbs, 1-2 Corinthians
#931: 1 Corinthians 13-14 | Neighborhood switching | Proverbs 12:1-6

What if you approached social media like being a missionary to another culture?

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, conversational apologetics

Roger Courville
October 30, 2019
1 Corinthians, How to, Proverbs

#930: 1 Corinthians 11-12 | Unboringness | Proverbs 11:14-31

Roger Courville
October 30, 2019
1 Corinthians, How to, Proverbs
#930: 1 Corinthians 11-12 | Unboringness | Proverbs 11:14-31

What is the best way to be interesting? And what’s the opportunity that every one of us has in front of us?

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament, conversational apologetics

Roger Courville
October 29, 2019
Reflection, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians

#929: 1 Corinthians 8-10 | Liberty & conscience | Psalm 117-118

Roger Courville
October 29, 2019
Reflection, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians
#929: 1 Corinthians 8-10 | Liberty & conscience | Psalm 117-118

Looking past the weird stuff, there’s a great message here.

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament

Roger Courville
October 28, 2019
Reflection, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians

#928: 1 Corinthians 5-7 | Choose and be a... | Psalm 116

Roger Courville
October 28, 2019
Reflection, Psalms, 1-2 Corinthians
#928: 1 Corinthians 5-7 | Choose and be a... | Psalm 116

The Enemy doesn’t hand us obvious poison…it’s subtle and hidden. Here’s an exhortation and a cute little quip.

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament

Roger Courville
October 27, 2019
Definitions/distinctions, Psalms, Apologetics, How to, Questions to ask, 1-2 Corinthians

#927: 1 Corinthians 3-4 | Responding to self-refuting statements | Psalms 113-115

Roger Courville
October 27, 2019
Definitions/distinctions, Psalms, Apologetics, How to, Questions to ask, 1-2 Corinthians
#927: 1 Corinthians 3-4 | Responding to self-refuting statements | Psalms 113-115

What does “self-refuting” mean? Why should I care, and how can I spot self-refutation?

Tagged: daily audio bible, the bible project, new testament

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