Comments on: Remembering to Remember http://www.asmallfaith.org/76/remembering-to-remember/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:17:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jlove http://www.asmallfaith.org/76/remembering-to-remember/#comment-140 jlove Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:46:09 +0000 http://www.asmallfaith.org/?p=76#comment-140 Great post, Jenn. The gentleman who gave the sermon this week at our church spent a little time talking about the same subject, so I thought I'd share just a little from it. I have a written copy, so I'm quoting directly from it. He talks about trying to memorize entire sections, as opposed to just individual verses (he does acknowledge that we have to start with 1 verse): <blockquote><div class="blockquote-inner">If we focus habitually on individual verses, we risk developing a theology of sound bites.</div></blockquote> He also talks about memorizing the themes of books/chapters, like you were discussing. A few examples that he gave were: <blockquote><div class="blockquote-inner">Psalm 1 on walking in God's ways, Psalm 139 on His knowledge of us, Philippians 2 on Christ's humility, Colossians 3 on Godly living, Romans 8 on our hope in Christ, or Matthew 5 on the Sermon on the Mount.</div></blockquote> I thought it was neat that you posted this just after he spoke about it on Sunday. You know what they say...great minds think alike. :) On a personal note, I like the song memorization technique. I find it interesting how easy it is to remember lyrics and how long they stay in my head. Great post, Jenn. The gentleman who gave the sermon this week at our church spent a little time talking about the same subject, so I thought I’d share just a little from it. I have a written copy, so I’m quoting directly from it.

He talks about trying to memorize entire sections, as opposed to just individual verses (he does acknowledge that we have to start with 1 verse):

If we focus habitually on individual verses, we risk developing a theology of sound bites.

He also talks about memorizing the themes of books/chapters, like you were discussing. A few examples that he gave were:

Psalm 1 on walking in God’s ways, Psalm 139 on His knowledge of us, Philippians 2 on Christ’s humility, Colossians 3 on Godly living, Romans 8 on our hope in Christ, or Matthew 5 on the Sermon on the Mount.

I thought it was neat that you posted this just after he spoke about it on Sunday. You know what they say…great minds think alike. :)

On a personal note, I like the song memorization technique. I find it interesting how easy it is to remember lyrics and how long they stay in my head.

]]> By: Jenn http://www.asmallfaith.org/76/remembering-to-remember/#comment-132 Jenn Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:40:48 +0000 http://www.asmallfaith.org/?p=76#comment-132 Yeah, I've got that Eugene Peterson voice-over Scripture memorization skill, too, Rey. :D My problem is that I never can remember <i>where</i> the Book says it! And when I remember it that way (like a commentary), I have a hard time even using a concordance sometimes because how I phrased the thought isn't exactly how it's written. (sigh) I'm working on it, though. Slowly. Yeah, I’ve got that Eugene Peterson voice-over Scripture memorization skill, too, Rey. :D

My problem is that I never can remember where the Book says it! And when I remember it that way (like a commentary), I have a hard time even using a concordance sometimes because how I phrased the thought isn’t exactly how it’s written. (sigh) I’m working on it, though. Slowly.

]]> By: Rey http://www.asmallfaith.org/76/remembering-to-remember/#comment-131 Rey Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:59:55 +0000 http://www.asmallfaith.org/?p=76#comment-131 Yeah, songs are great. The Sunday School teacher was out this week so I took over and taught the kids "All we...Like Sheep...have gone...a-stray..." in a funky jazz tune. it was great. Personally I feel that it's better to know what the verse is saying than to memorize the way a certain translation chose to put the words. It comes off a little bit like a commentary but in my head I can remember that like stupid sheep wander off without a shepherd and wind up getting beat back in line, we also have wandered off--but instead of getting punished God has made the Lord receive our due punishment. Sounds like the Message Bible I guess. heh. Yeah, songs are great. The Sunday School teacher was out this week so I took over and taught the kids “All we…Like Sheep…have gone…a-stray…” in a funky jazz tune. it was great.

Personally I feel that it’s better to know what the verse is saying than to memorize the way a certain translation chose to put the words. It comes off a little bit like a commentary but in my head I can remember that like stupid sheep wander off without a shepherd and wind up getting beat back in line, we also have wandered off–but instead of getting punished God has made the Lord receive our due punishment. Sounds like the Message Bible I guess.

heh.

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