April 2nd, 2014 
Which is more beneficial, to study the Bible or to memorize the Bible? Good question. I would say that it shouldn’t be an either/or proposition. Both reveal God and draw us close to Him.
Many of you already know my story, that I didn’t grow up in church and had no Bible background. When I became a Christian at age 21, I began a daily Bible-reading ritual. But at that time I …
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March 31st, 2014 
Guest blogger: Richie Malone
Toddlers say that when they get a toy pulled from them. I used to tell my sisters that when I caught them wearing something from my closet. Even a few adults think it when they go to sit in that same familiar spot in church and someone else has taken their seat. But, that possessive declaration can also be applied in a good way. Our pastor began a sermon …
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March 28th, 2014 
The time I find most profitable to memorize scripture is when I am walking my dogs around my neighborhood. I carry an 8 ½ X 11 sheet of paper with a larger portion of scripture written on it (a chapter or Psalm). I read a portion and then recite it out loud over and over as I walk along. The dogs are a good cover so the neighbors don’t think I am crazy. …
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March 24th, 2014 
Back in my mid-20s, single and naïve, a concerned neighbor wanted to teach me, and my two roommates, how to change a flat tire. Before the days of cell phones, being stranded could land you in a dangerous predicament.
This training session was not how I envisioned spending my Saturday afternoon. Filled with youthful optimism, I couldn’t imagine ever needing to know this information. Our friend insisted, and so we endured this …
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March 21st, 2014 
I heard Janet speak at my church and was captivated by the obvious Power available in the Holy Spirit as I immediately knew that God was calling me to memorize His Word in large portions. In months just prior to her conference I had already begun to memorize paragraphs and sometimes chapters in response to homework I was receiving during counseling sessions at the church I was attending. Though I was usually given …
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