Easily, my most important educational choice was deciding 25 years ago to systematically memorize Scripture. Here is a brief summary of the system I use for memorizing Scripture. I originally learned this approach from Jim Jeffery in the Fall of…
Which Bible Verse Should be Memorized First?
Which verse of Scripture do you think should be memorized first? Do you agree with my choice? Tell me in the comments. Memorizing Scripture is one of the most beneficial practices you can ever adopt – – watch the below…
Scripture Memory Review and a Major Technological Advancement
Repeat to remember. That’s the ticket for memorizing God’s Word. Follow a progression of saying the verse 25-20-15-10-5 times on consecutive days. Then put the verse on a 3×5 card and keep reviewing. Walks are a great time to review…
A Vision Verse for God’s People!
Church leaders would do well to memorize Nehemiah 12:43. It envisions joyful worship.˚ In the past, I have objected to Proverbs 29:18 being used as the rationale for a church vision statement (See “Where there is no vision the people…
In the wrong place emotionally? Memorize a Psalm in order to be moved.
If you need to be moved from one place emotionally to another: (1) Identify a Psalm that relates to your experience. (2) Systematically memorize it over a period of time. (3) As you do so, experience the movement of the…
Choosing verses to memorize or to be encouraged by today!
Just take the time to read any of the below verses. If you love Christ and His Word, I think you will understand why I chose to memorize them. People sometimes ask how I choose verses to memorize. Rather than…
16 in 113 seconds
If you give Scripture memory just a few seconds every day, it will change your world. (More here). Today when I timed myself when reviewing 16 verses. It took 113 seconds. I cannot begin to describe to you what these…
A moleskin exercise guaranteed to change your life
Per Isaiah 55:11, if you join this project led by Timmy Brister, you can count on it changing your life. (See here). Seriously. Why not? As I’ve explained elsewhere, it’s the best approach to emotional healing. Lots more to read…
Why memorize Scripture?
If I could give you only one piece of advice for life, it would be to memorize Scripture (more here). Ann Voskamp (who I might add, like Patricia is a tremendous photographer) has a wonderful post on memorizing Scripture. If…
Nothing will help you more than Scripture memory
I know of nothing that will help you grow as a believer more than Scripture memory. John Piper speaks below about how to retain verses you have memorized. See this post for help in memorizing. Several other posts on Scripture…