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Roger Courville
January 31, 2020
Exodus, Ephesians

#1015: Exodus 7-9 | Ephesians 1

Roger Courville
January 31, 2020
Exodus, Ephesians
#1015: Exodus 7-9 | Ephesians 1

Key idea in today's show: "they will know that I am the Lord." More on this weekend's Weekend Edition tomorrow.

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 30, 2020
Exodus, Galatians, Theology

#1014: Exodus 4-6 | Galatians 6 | The law of Christ

Roger Courville
January 30, 2020
Exodus, Galatians, Theology
#1014: Exodus 4-6 | Galatians 6 | The law of Christ

What is the “law of Christ?” And how should New Testament, New Covenant believers relate to the Old Testament, Old Covenant laws?

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 29, 2020
Exodus, Psalms, Galatians

#1013: Exodus 1-3 | Psalm 114 | Galatians 5 |

Roger Courville
January 29, 2020
Exodus, Psalms, Galatians
#1013: Exodus 1-3 | Psalm 114 | Galatians 5 |

The book of Exodus is arguably one of the most important in all the Old Testament. Why?

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 28, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Galatians

#1012: Genesis 49-50 | Psalm 105 | Galatians 4:8-31

Roger Courville
January 28, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Galatians
#1012: Genesis 49-50 | Psalm 105 | Galatians 4:8-31

Every worldview tries to answer the big questions of life...and "religiosity" does, too. What's the difference?

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 27, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Galatians

#1011: Genesis 47-48 | Psalm 25 | Galatians 3-4:7

Roger Courville
January 27, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Galatians
#1011: Genesis 47-48 | Psalm 25 | Galatians 3-4:7

The last few verses of today's reading demonstrate why "gender neutral" Bibles are a misrepresentation of God's communication to us.

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 26, 2020
Apologetics, Culture, Theology, Think like a casemaker, Questions to ask

Does Jesus claim to be the only way to God? Don’t all roads lead to God? Part two.

Roger Courville
January 26, 2020
Apologetics, Culture, Theology, Think like a casemaker, Questions to ask
Does Jesus claim to be the only way to God? Don’t all roads lead to God? Part two.

What claim does Jesus make? And if so, how should we respond?

Tagged: conversational apologetics, asking questions

Roger Courville
January 25, 2020
Apologetics, Culture, Theology, Think like a casemaker

Does Jesus claim to be the only way to God? Don’t all roads lead to God? Part one.

Roger Courville
January 25, 2020
Apologetics, Culture, Theology, Think like a casemaker
Does Jesus claim to be the only way to God? Don’t all roads lead to God? Part one.

What claim does Jesus make? And if so, how should we respond?

Tagged: conversational apologetics

Roger Courville
January 24, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Galatians

#1010: Genesis 45-46 | Psalm 108 | Galatians 2 | From what or for what?

Roger Courville
January 24, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Galatians
#1010: Genesis 45-46 | Psalm 108 | Galatians 2 | From what or for what?

What could Monty Python have to do with an argument for God? Glad you asked.

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 23, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Galatians

#1009: Genesis 43-44 | Psalm 24 | Galatians 1 | Achieved vs received

Roger Courville
January 23, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Galatians
#1009: Genesis 43-44 | Psalm 24 | Galatians 1 | Achieved vs received

The book of Galatians — and really all of the Gospel — is based on something that distinguishes Christianity from any other religion.

Tagged: bible in a year, gospel, identity

Roger Courville
January 22, 2020
Genesis, Mark

#1008: Genesis 41-42 | Mark 15:42-16:20 | Snakes and poison-drinking

Roger Courville
January 22, 2020
Genesis, Mark
#1008: Genesis 41-42 | Mark 15:42-16:20 | Snakes and poison-drinking

Snakes and poison-drinking…good way to interpret Scripture? Spoiler alert: #NOT.

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 21, 2020
Genesis, Mark

#1007: Genesis 37-40 | Mark 15:1-40

Roger Courville
January 21, 2020
Genesis, Mark
#1007: Genesis 37-40 | Mark 15:1-40

Joseph is sold into slavery and ends up in prison; Jesus is crucified and it’s the Romans who recognize His innocence and divinity.

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 20, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Mark

#1006: Genesis 35-36 | Psalm 12 | Mark 14

Roger Courville
January 20, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Mark
#1006: Genesis 35-36 | Psalm 12 | Mark 14

Why do psalms often end on some negative note? We slip that into the in-line comments today.

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 19, 2020
Apologetics, Culture, Theology, Think like a casemaker

Modernist theology and why you should care, part two

Roger Courville
January 19, 2020
Apologetics, Culture, Theology, Think like a casemaker
Modernist theology and why you should care, part two

Theological Modernism blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here we explore here it came from, and a bit of how it’s reflected today.

Tagged: history, theology, history of theology

Roger Courville
January 18, 2020
Apologetics, Culture, Theology, Think like a casemaker

Modernist theology and why you should care, part one

Roger Courville
January 18, 2020
Apologetics, Culture, Theology, Think like a casemaker
Modernist theology and why you should care, part one

Theological Modernism blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here we explore here it came from, and a bit of how it’s reflected today.

Tagged: history, theology, history of theology

Roger Courville
January 17, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Mark

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

Roger Courville
January 17, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Mark
#1005: Genesis 32-34 | Psalm 145 | Mark 13

An interesting military tactic is, well, just funny.

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 16, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Mark

#1004: Genesis 30-31 | Psalm 11 | Mark 12

Roger Courville
January 16, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Mark
#1004: Genesis 30-31 | Psalm 11 | Mark 12

Warning: sarcasm and laughter ahead. Because you can get “professional” audio Bible readings anywhere.

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 15, 2020
Definitions/distinctions, Apologetics, Theology

God's value versus market value, a critical distinction.

Roger Courville
January 15, 2020
Definitions/distinctions, Apologetics, Theology
God's value versus market value, a critical distinction.

How do you value a human being? And if you remove God from the equation, what happens?

Tagged: faith in the marketplace, value

Roger Courville
January 15, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Mark

#1003: Genesis 28-29 | Psalm 107 | Mark 11

Roger Courville
January 15, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Mark
#1003: Genesis 28-29 | Psalm 107 | Mark 11

If someone said something to you 378 times, you might think they mean it!

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 14, 2020
Genesis, Mark

#1002: Genesis 26-27 | Mark 10

Roger Courville
January 14, 2020
Genesis, Mark
#1002: Genesis 26-27 | Mark 10

When the Bible refers to “the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,” what does it mean?

Tagged: bible in a year

Roger Courville
January 13, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Mark

#1001: Genesis 24-25 | Psalm 4 | Mark 9

Roger Courville
January 13, 2020
Genesis, Psalms, Mark
#1001: Genesis 24-25 | Psalm 4 | Mark 9

Transitioning from Abraham's story to Isaac's story, and an interesting demon story.

Tagged: bible in a year

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