Thursday, May 20, 2010

423 Verses Memorized

I attended the annual Awana Awards ceremony last night. I think I have
attended them all the 14 years I've been here. Ruth and I love Awana.
She started the program at our church in St. Louis.


Bible memory is Awana's strong suit. Children learn 100 or more verses
a year. Last night four children were given awards for having
memorized 423 verses in 4 years. Their picture is on my Facebook wall.


I've known of children memorizing whole books of the Bible. This
astounds me. I grew up during a time when Bible memory was not
emphasized. I feel I was cheated.


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