May 28th, 2014 
Have you ever wondered if Jesus memorized Scripture? We know he frequently quoted Scripture, so did he know it intuitively because he was God, or, since he was human did he have to learn it as a child growing up? It’s an intriguing question but an unproductive debate because we don’t know. We are not told.
What we can ask is, why did Jesus quote Scripture?
• To counteract the lies and …
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May 12th, 2014 
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie …
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May 7th, 2014 
Here I present 7 of the most frequently asked questions about memorizing books and passages. And I invite all of you to add your two cents to any of my answers, and then ask any other questions you have. Together we can spur one another on.
• Where should I begin? Psalm 1 is the perfect place to start. The content motivates because it addresses the one who is blessed because he …
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May 5th, 2014 
I’ll be the first to admit that without divine intervention my life would be all about ME: my marriage, my kids, my ministry, even my relationship with God. But if you go to the SETTINGS feature of my heart, you’ll see that I’ve changed my preferences. I choose days centered on God, not self. I choose to move in a Godward direction.
This is why I advocate memorizing whole books, and passages …
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April 30th, 2014 
Another lesson from Mark 7—you could say that God whacked me over the head with this chapter. I couldn’t leave it and move on. I kept hearing Jesus rebuking the Pharisees for dutifully following their traditions without devotion to following God’s commands.
Jesus quotes Isaiah to describe them:
“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules …
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