Driving back and forth between Michigan and Indiana almost every weekend since September, we’ve been spending a LOT of time in our van. A few weeks ago, it occurred to me that I could be “redeeming” the time that we’ve been spending in the van by utilizing my kids’ love of music to help them…
Knowing God’s Word is the first step in living a life that is pleasing to Him. If you don’t know “the rules,” it can be difficult to follow them. Psalm 119:11 says, “I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you” (ESV). And John 14:26 reminds us that Jesus…
Keeping Christ in Christmas is more than telling our kids the story of the manager, the shepherds, and the wise men over and over again. That’s a part of it, but we want them to have a bigger picture understanding of why Christmas matters. We want them to have a biblical understanding of Christmas that…
Memorizing Scripture is an important spiritual discipline, and it’s one that a family can do together. I’m excited to share a list of some of our family’s favorite Scripture verses to memorize with you. None of them are super long or difficult to memorize, and if you spend only five minutes a day working on…
Bible memory isn’t difficult, but too often we fail to keep the Word of God in front of our faces, and thus we fail to memorize it. I’ve discovered that one of the easiest ways to memorize Scripture is to keep the verses you are working on learning easily accessible (rather than having to open…
Oh the excuses I hear when talking to people about the importance of memorizing Scripture – hiding God’s Word in our hearts: I’m too busy. My brain just can’t memorize it. I know I need to but always forget. I don’t know where to start. The list goes on and on. But I’m here today…