Hi, my name is Jim, and I am just joining this list.  I am 42 years old and am
married with 5 children.  I live in North Central Pennslyvania. I have had an
interest in Scripture memorization for over 20 years.  I like to memorize
chapters, and I especially enjoy meditating on the sections I am memorizing.
Just recently I finished memorizing 1 Timothy 6, and now I am working on Matthew
5 which I originally memorized in 1979. Over the years my struggle with
memorizing has been laziness and lack of self discipline.  I look forward to
being a part of this list.

In Christ,

Jim

Hi Brian,

It's basically a life style.  You have the Word with you when you arise, and
when you go to bed.  They post the ten commandments on their doorpost.  You read
the Word to your children.  After a period of time, you just get to where you
know it.  I hope that I get to that point someday.

I have enjoyed reading the posts, but it seems that our western philosophy is
that we want a "quick" way to memorize the Word (ie. Memory training, software,
you name it) as we do with everything else.  God gave us the way.

Blessings,

Bob Phillips

>Can you be more specific?  How did this fellow apply the "shema"?
>
>Brian Janko
>brianjankonet.com
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob and Sharree Phillips" 
>To: 
>Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 3:14 PM
>Subject: Re: New and some thoughts
>
>
>>  Hi all,
>>
>>  My name is Bob Phillips. This note is in reference to scripture
>> memorization.  I had a conversation with one of our members who, for
>> example, had  memorized the entire book of Mark, and got up one
>> evening at service  and recited one of the chapters.
>>
>>  I then asked him after the service how he had done this.  He said
>> that he had done this based on the concept of the Shema (Deut.
>> 6:4-9):
>>
>>  4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 5 And thou shalt
>> love  the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul,
>> and  with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this
>> day,  shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently
>> unto  thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine
>> house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down,
>> and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon
>> thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And
>> thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
>  >
>  > It seemed to work pretty well for him.
>  >
>  > Blessings all,
>  >
>  > Bob
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >

Greetings All
My name is Gary Wilkin and I'm excited to dialogue with other Christians
interested in and actively pursuing memorizing and meditating on God's Word. I
came to know the Lord in the mid-1970=92s through a campus ministry at Iowa
State University. The man that led me to the Lord introduced me to the joy of
scripture memory and meditation early in my Walk. I have enjoyed memorizing and
meditating on verses and shorter passages, focusing on topical groupings.
However, I have recently begun to focus on various key chapters in both the OT
and NT. However, the key for me has been that the focus and intent of Scripture
memory and meditation is not just the acquisition of knowledge, but a changed
life.

I will be particularly interested in members' experiences with helping others to
partake of this practice. I am working with one of our pastors to set up a
"Suntereo Ministry" at our church. I'll keep you posted as things progress.

Finally, as we move on together, I look forward to hearing of your challenges,
techniques, joys, and the blessings of a changed life. Now, back to Colossians

God Bless,

Gary L. Wilkin
gary.wilkinatt.net

Greetings

I agree with your comment about how we want to find a "quick" way to memorize
the word.  After a number of years of studying the issue, writing two computer
programs, designing a web site and moderating this email list, I have concluded
the following:

1) There is some or even much value to learning techniques of memorization.
There is value to learning how to organize your time. There is value in
developing tools which you can use to memorize more effectively.

However,

2) There are no tricks apart from possessing the willingness to do the work.  If
you would like to memorize more than a few verses then you just must spend the
(large amount) of time it takes to do it.

-> Review, Review, Review

Also,

3) Slow and steady does win the race.  Memorization must be a life style.  That
is why the Scriptures teach us to surround ourselves with God's word.

4) You must see familiarity with the scriptures as something worth while enough
to make it a part of your everyday life. Which means that you have to make time
for it (almost) every day.  (What I am actually saying is that you have to take
something else off your schedule to make room for memorization work and be
content with this idea).  We here in the west find it hard to be content doing
this sort of thing.

5) It is good to work with another person who has similar goals.  An
accountability partner can keep you on track.


Stephen Simpson


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob and Sharree Phillips [mailto:bobn3southwind.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:53 PM
To: biblememmemoryverses.org
Subject: Re: New and some thoughts


Hi Brian,

It's basically a life style.  You have the Word with you when you arise, and
when you go to bed.  They post the ten commandments on their doorpost.  You read
the Word to your children.  After a period of time, you just get to where you
know it.  I hope that I get to that point someday.

I have enjoyed reading the posts, but it seems that our western philosophy is
that we want a "quick" way to memorize the Word (ie. Memory training, software,
you name it) as we do with everything else. God gave us the way.

Blessings,

Bob Phillips

>Can you be more specific?  How did this fellow apply the "shema"?
>
>Brian Janko
>brianjankonet.com
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob and Sharree Phillips" 
>To: 
>Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 3:14 PM
>Subject: Re: New and some thoughts
>
>
>>  Hi all,
>>
>>  My name is Bob Phillips. This note is in reference to scripture
>> memorization.  I had a conversation with one of our members who, for
>> example, had  memorized the entire book of Mark, and got up one
>> evening at service  and recited one of the chapters.
>>
>>  I then asked him after the service how he had done this.  He said
>> that he had done this based on the concept of the Shema (Deut.
>> 6:4-9):
>>
>>  4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 5 And thou shalt
>> love  the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul,
>> and  with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this

>> day,  shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently

>> unto  thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine

>> house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down,
>> and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon
>> thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And

>> thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
>  >
>  > It seemed to work pretty well for him.
>  >
>  > Blessings all,
>  >
>  > Bob
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >

Ver 3.3.01b of the InVerse Scripture memorization freeware program is available.
 It can be directly downloaded at:
http://home.att.net/~bibleinverse/Download/InVerseSetup.exe

The InVerse web-site is at:
http://home.att.net/~bibleinverse

There is a screen shot at:
http://home.att.net/~bibleinverse/Download/Psalms_119_11.jpg

InVerse now provides the capability to AddPassage and EditPassage. It took a
while to design and implement these 'missing' functions that kept InVerse
incomplete.

Add Passage:
Allows entry of your own passages. User entered passages will not be lost during
an InVerse update.

Edit Passage:
Allows revision of a preloaded passage. The 'VerseKey' must stay the same, so
changes to Book+ChapNum+1stVerse+Translation are not allowed. This function is
primarily intended to adjust how much of the passage is to be memorized. You can
specify more of the passage than originally preloaded, or less. These changes
are also preserved during an InVerse update.

Delete Passage:
Passages that have been added or revised can be deleted. The original, preloaded
passages cannot be deleted, but they can be revised (or left inactive).

Some other changes from ver 3.2.05:
- 430 passages with extensive context (3370+ total verses)
- Web-enabled for 'Contact Us' and 'Visit Home Page'
- 15 selectable backgrounds provided, with more from web-site
- InVerse web site improved, including support enhancements
- Automagic margin adjustments for overlapped window flyover
- Tip-of-the-Day implemented with 70+ tips
- Detect and prevent InVerse running twice at the same time
- Improve uninstall to clean registry better

For His glory and honor,
Lynn Allan