Roger Courville

November 29, 2019

Hebrews, Thinkers and thinking, Proverbs

#960: Hebrews 3-5:10 | C.S. Lewis | Proverbs 17:11-18:5

Roger Courville

November 29, 2019

Hebrews, Thinkers and thinking, Proverbs

#960: Hebrews 3-5:10 | C.S. Lewis | Proverbs 17:11-18:5

Today a shorty bio on CS Lewis, including a couple factoids you might not have known!

Roger Courville

November 27, 2019

Philemon, Apologetics, Proverbs

#958: Philemon | Slave, not slave | Proverbs 17:1-10

Roger Courville

November 27, 2019

Philemon, Apologetics, Proverbs

#958: Philemon | Slave, not slave | Proverbs 17:1-10

How was slavery in the New Testament different than how most of us think about slavery?

Roger Courville

November 24, 2019

1-2 Timothy, Definitions/distinctions, Proverbs, Apologetics

#955: 1 Timothy 5-6 | Immortality | Proverbs 16:20-33

Roger Courville

November 24, 2019

1-2 Timothy, Definitions/distinctions, Proverbs, Apologetics

#955: 1 Timothy 5-6 | Immortality | Proverbs 16:20-33

How is God’s immortality different than ours? And how should that shape us and how we relate to people?

Roger Courville

November 23, 2019

1-2 Timothy, Definitions/distinctions, Current events, How to, Proverbs

#954: 1 Timothy 3-4 | Are you? Are they? Should we? | Proverbs 16:10-20

Roger Courville

November 23, 2019

1-2 Timothy, Definitions/distinctions, Current events, How to, Proverbs

#954: 1 Timothy 3-4 | Are you? Are they? Should we? | Proverbs 16:10-20

Did you know that the word “Christian” was originally intended to be derogatory? In a new study just released by Barna, there’s another word that similarly carries a lot of baggage these days. Today we look at that, what it really means, and how to talk about it.

Roger Courville

November 22, 2019

1-2 Timothy, Christian living, Proverbs

#953: 1 Timothy 1-2 | Beyond bitterness | Proverbs 16:1-9

Roger Courville

November 22, 2019

1-2 Timothy, Christian living, Proverbs

#953: 1 Timothy 1-2 | Beyond bitterness | Proverbs 16:1-9

Thanksgiving is coming — a great time for conflict! Today we’ve got some nuggets about how to approach it from God’s point of view.

Roger Courville

November 21, 2019

1-2 Thessalonians, Proverbs

#952: 2 Thessalonians | Hard conversations | Proverbs 15:8-33

Roger Courville

November 21, 2019

1-2 Thessalonians, Proverbs

#952: 2 Thessalonians | Hard conversations | Proverbs 15:8-33

Just the Bible today. Mostly.

Roger Courville

November 20, 2019

Proverbs, Definitions/distinctions, Theology, 1-2 Thessalonians

#951: 1 Thessalonians 5 | Heaven now and then | Proverbs 14:19-15:7

Roger Courville

November 20, 2019

Proverbs, Definitions/distinctions, Theology, 1-2 Thessalonians

#951: 1 Thessalonians 5 | Heaven now and then | Proverbs 14:19-15:7

The Christian life is an interesting “now AND not yet" life. Today we’ll look at heaven — now, and the one to come.

Roger Courville

November 19, 2019

Proverbs, Psalms, Definitions/distinctions, 1-2 Thessalonians

#950: 1 Thessalonians 3-4 | Purgatory | Proverbs 14:11-18 | Psalm 135

Roger Courville

November 19, 2019

Proverbs, Psalms, Definitions/distinctions, 1-2 Thessalonians

#950: 1 Thessalonians 3-4 | Purgatory | Proverbs 14:11-18 | Psalm 135

One of the risks of meeting with you every day and being a theology student is that sometimes I’m wrestling with answers to questions people aren’t asking. I’m guessing that the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory — as in “what the heck?” — might be one of those.

Roger Courville

November 18, 2019

Proverbs, Psalms, How to, 1-2 Thessalonians

#949 1 Thessalonians 1-2 | Which spirit? | Proverbs 13:15-14:6 | Psalm 134

Roger Courville

November 18, 2019

Proverbs, Psalms, How to, 1-2 Thessalonians

#949 1 Thessalonians 1-2 | Which spirit? | Proverbs 13:15-14:6 | Psalm 134

In 1 John 4, John exhorts us to “test the spirits?” This presupposes both that there are spirits and that we can discern good from bad. A little reflection on that today…

Roger Courville

November 17, 2019

Colossians, Reflection, Proverbs, Psalms

#948 Colossians 3-4 | Grace up | Proverbs 13:1-15 | Psalm 133

Roger Courville

November 17, 2019

Colossians, Reflection, Proverbs, Psalms

#948 Colossians 3-4 | Grace up | Proverbs 13:1-15 | Psalm 133

Have you ever experienced what it’s like to have someone who is in authority over you fail as a person but not as a spiritual leader? Today, reflection, reminder, and hope.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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?

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?

Roger Courville

October 23, 2019

Romans, Current events, How to, Proverbs

#923: Romans 11-12 | Life hermeneutics | Proverbs 11:1-13

Roger Courville

October 23, 2019

Romans, Current events, How to, Proverbs

#923: Romans 11-12 | Life hermeneutics | Proverbs 11:1-13

Hermeneutics is the art and science of biblical interpretation. When it comes to kefuffles like John MacArthur’s comment about Beth Moore, how might we apply “life hermeneutics?”

Roger Courville

October 19, 2019

Romans, Definitions/distinctions, Proverbs

#919: Romans 3-4 | Zooming | Proverbs 10:7-18

Roger Courville

October 19, 2019

Romans, Definitions/distinctions, Proverbs

#919: Romans 3-4 | Zooming | Proverbs 10:7-18

What does the creativity skill of zooming have to do with reading the Bible? #forthehope

Roger Courville

October 18, 2019

Romans, Apologetics, Proverbs

#918: Romans 1-2 | Idol to Gospel | Proverbs 10:1-6

Roger Courville

October 18, 2019

Romans, Apologetics, Proverbs

#918: Romans 1-2 | Idol to Gospel | Proverbs 10:1-6

When in dialogue with someone, how do you discover where they’re at and get them to the good news of the Christian worldview? Today we summarize Nancy Pearcey’s method from Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes. #conversational apologetics #forthehope

Roger Courville

June 10, 2019

Proverbs, Definitions/distinctions

#788: Proverbs 28-31 || Guilt, part 2 || Psalm 7

Roger Courville

June 10, 2019

Proverbs, Definitions/distinctions

#788: Proverbs 28-31 || Guilt, part 2 || Psalm 7

What if people aren’t sitting around just waiting for us to show up with answers to questions because they’re not asking those questions? Today, the answer!

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