Josh Summers | Bible Memory Goal
Join 10,000+ Christians around the world who want to memorize more of God's Word! Josh provides weekly encouragement and ideas that go beyond just rote memorization (repeating over and over). Learn how to internalize and apply the Bible in your life like never before!
I need your help
Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], I've got a couple things that I would love your help with. And if you love memorizing and internalizing Scripture, I think you're really going to love it! I shared a little in our Town Hall meeting in the community last week, but today I'm laying it all out on YouTube and on the podcast. It all boils down to four things: We're launching a super-practical new Bible memory book; We're closing the doors to the Patron program in September; We're running a new live...
please tell me I'm not the only one
Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], if you grew up in Sunday school like I did, you probably remember all the different pieces of the Ephesians 6 armor. The belt of truth. The breastplate of righteousness. The shield of faith. The helmet of salvation. And... ...the sword of the Spirit! I always remember being reminded that "it's the only offensive piece of armor mentioned in the list." Did you get told that as well? While I don't think that we were misled, I do think that this visual...
story of the blind pastor
*Last chance to register for tomorrow's Scripture Memory w/ Kids training! Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], can you imagine what it would be like to live forty years of your life and then suddenly go 100% blind? It sounds like a nightmare, and while it's been a huge challenge for Pastor Chad Roberts, he also told me: "There's been far more gain than there's been loss." If you enjoyed the Joni Eareckson Tada interview a few weeks ago, this newest episode is going to blow you away. For example,...
an odd fact about rice in the Bible
*Be sure to register for our Scripture Memory with Kids workshop! Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], I learned an odd fact about the Bible today. You see, my family woke up early this morning and drove out to a village not too far from our home in Thailand to plant rice. The scenery was beautiful but the sun was brutally hot. The whole process of planting rice requires stepping into mud so deep that you sink down almost to your knees. Rice is first grown in extremely dense clusters and then...
avoid the supply closet
Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], our family is currently reading through 1 Samuel together, and we just got to the part where Saul is being announced as the new king of Israel. The prophet Samuel gathers all of Israel together and prepares to share the news. The excitement grows and they get ready to make the announcement, but... ...they can't find Saul! They look around everywhere for him and they can't find him. It gets to the point where they're actually praying for God's help to find this...
there's really no point
Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], so I've been waking up at 2am for the last few days. Seriously. I'm not usually a morning person, but I literally cannot sleep longer than that. No, I'm not sick or stressed or anything like that. The truth is...I'm jet-lagged :) Earlier this week my family and I boarded a plane in the US and 20+ hours later we arrived at home in Thailand. Our body clock is off by 12 hours, so what is night feels like day and what is day feels like night. And you know, there's...
how to forget (seriously)
Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], do you want to know the worst part about running a Bible memory podcast and YouTube channel? Everywhere I go, people expect me to be really good at memory. Not just kinda good. Absolutely amazing. My dirty little secret is this: I forget what I memorize all the time. I'm not trying to be humble here at all. I seriously forget my memorized passages all the time. And it used to really frustrate me. My hope is that this is an encouragement to you. You're not alone...
a chat with Joni Eareckson Tada!
Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], a couple weeks ago my friend Scott Stonehouse preached at our church and said something that really resonated with me. He said: Some people are coming out of a season of trouble. Some are experiencing trouble right now. For everybody else, it's coming your way. In other words: Suffering is part of this life. That's not meant to be a discouragement to you. In fact, Jesus warns his disciples in John 16:33 that they will have trouble but that they should "take...
it was amazing
Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], there's so much to share with you from this past week I almost don't know where to start. Despite a huge thunderstorm that ripped through Dallas last week and delayed a bunch of flights, we still had hundreds of people join us for our second annual Scripture Sync Dallas. It was amazing. This week has been spent trying to recover from the exhausting joy it was to put on this event and also try to finish editing the replays. There were two pretty big things we...
it's fiinally here
Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], it's been a year of planning, praying and preparing for our second annual Bible memory gathering that we call Scripture Sync. And it all kicks off tonight! We have hundreds of people from multiple countries who are converging on my home church here in Dallas to connect around Scripture memorization for the next two days. I've spent some time at the church this week trying to arrange some final details and prepare the space. I have two quick requests for you:...
Join 10,000+ Christians around the world who want to memorize more of God's Word! Josh provides weekly encouragement and ideas that go beyond just rote memorization (repeating over and over). Learn how to internalize and apply the Bible in your life like never before!