Grab bag

Some helpful articles I’ve spotted around the internet recently: John Knight reminds us about the subtle ways in which the agenda of abortion is pushed in the media. “Three continents. Six children dead. Every headline mistaken.” is a tragic tale of the death’s of six innocent children, and a sorrowful demonstration of how far the understanding […]

2012 Bible Reading Plan

Every year many people make plans on reading through the Bible in a year. It’s a worthy goal. But too many get bogged down somewhere in the middle of Numbers or one of the prophets, and never make it through the Bible. What is more important than reading through the Bible in a year, is […]

Memorizing and Reciting Scripture

For more illustrations of the power of Scripture memorized well, see Memorizing and Reciting Scripture (Justin Taylor). Several years ago, Pastor Andy Davis has written an article about how to memorize extended passages of Scripture. Recently I also came across the Fighter Verse app, which I have found to be very helpful in […]

Grab bag

There has been much discussion lately in the Christian blogosphere about Hell and its duration (more comments coming at a later date). As Desiring God noted this morning, this is not a new discussion. And it predates DG’s conference in 1990 by many centuries as well! Paul Tripp continues his thoughts about the grace of […]

Help for Scripture memory

For a number of years, Bethlehem Baptist Church has encouraged the church body to memorize Scripture by publishing weekly “Fighter Verses.” They have also made those available for purchase and have now provided a website with many resources for memorizing Scripture. Among the resources you will find on the website are: a five-year memory plan, […]

Resolved to read and pray

Today many people will make resolutions for the coming year. Even believers will make resolutions concerning their spiritual lives. Setting spiritual goals is a worthy enterprise. But the task of spiritual growth is often overwhelming: where shall we start and what shall we do? We know we need more biblical reading and study and memorization […]

Having trouble memorizing Scripture?

Do you have trouble memorizing Scripture? Or remembering what you memorized last week, never mind last year? So do I; so does John Piper. How can you be more effective remembering what you’ve learned? Repetition. Review, review, review. There is no way to memorize Scripture that keeps you from losing it. Some people don’t lose […]

Why memorizing Romans 8:28-29 is important

This month the Scripture memory verse for the church is Romans 8:28-29 — And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of […]

Scripture memory and meditation

Continuing the thought from Sunday’s sermon on Psalm 119, and the significance of meditating on the word of God, here are several resources that I have found helpful in thinking about and being encouraged in Scripture memory: Justin Taylor, “Meditating on God’s Word” Don Whitney’s resources on meditation John Piper, “If My Words Abide in […]