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Memorization – a Mother’s methods

BibleHow did Cherie, a busy mother memorize 32 chapters of the Bible? Is it possible for you to memorize scripture?  Read through the methods Cherie used and see for yourself.  It is possible.  Don’t start with the goal of memorizing 32 chapters, but start with a goal of memorizing a chapter and work from there.

If you haven’t already read Cherie’s story, it is encouraging, and I encourage you to read it.

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Memorization – a Mother’s story

BibleAfter my post about memorizing scripture in January, I received an email from a busy wife and mother named Cherie who told me she had been memorizing scripture and had now memorized 32 chapters in total, and was on her way to memorizing more.

Cherie was willing to share her story, so here it is.  In this post she explains how she started and the benefits she has received from it.  On Wednesday she shares her methods for memorizing scripture.  If you are a busy mother, be encouraged that it is possible to learn the word of God well, in spite of your hectic schedule.  Like anything worthwhile, it takes consistent effort, but it is possible.

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Create Your own Drag and Drop File Sharing Service

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I found this tip from LifeHacker useful.

My web host gives me unlimited storage, and all the other drag and drop file sharing services have some limitations (size of file uploaded, total space available, etc), so this gives me a great way to get value from my hosting provider with very little effort.

But then I figured I’d add my own URL shortener.  To do that, I ended up installing dropzone, then modifying one of their many user contributed extensions to upload and then shorten the url using my own yourls URL shortener.  So, now I can drop a file on it, it will upload it to my server and then copy the short URL into the clipboard so I can paste it into an email or whatever. Fun.

It’s always satisfying to get these sorts of hacks up and running.  Right!, back to writing C. S. Lewis book reviews…

How to Roll Your Own Awesome Drag-and-Drop File Sharing Service

Listen to all your favorite speakers

Audiobooks

Last week I posted about listening to audiobooks, sermons, lectures and interviews from around the internet.  As I mentioned, there are a heap of resources to consume.  And that is a problem.  How do you whittle down what you do and don’t want to listen to?  How do you keep up the preaching of several preachers and audiobooks and lectures and interviews?

I don’t think you can, but here is how you can create your own podcast with whatever you want in it from around the web.

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Tips for memorizing scripture

Bible

A few weeks ago I posted some journalling tips. This time I want to share some tips for memorizing the Word of God. I’m sure you’ve heard that memorizing scripture is hugely rewarding. You’ve also probably experienced that it is also greatly challenging. But it can be done, and done well. A really good example is Ryan Ferguson’s inspiring example at the Worship 06 conference a few years ago. But don’t aim for theatrics, aim to know the word of God. Here are a few tips I’ve learned over the years for memorizing scripture.

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Grow on the go

Audiobooks

I love listening to books, sermons and lectures while I’m on the go.  Whether I’m running or walking or just driving the car somewhere, I can be learning and growing in Christ at the same time.  So here are some resources you can use to grow on the go.

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Journalling Tips

Journalling

So you decided to start journalling as your new year resolution and don’t know where to start?  The following tips are things I’ve learned from several years of journalling, and while they are aimed at Christians journalling for the benefit of their spiritual walk, many of the points will apply to journalling in general.

Some of these elements feel very strange at first – but don’t let your idea of “normal” get in the way of doing something that makes a tangible difference to your walk with the Lord.

So in no particular order, here are 15 tips for journalling.

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