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Highlights
- Memorizing Scripture can seem overwhelming-like one more task on a checklist.
- About the Author: Joshua Choonmin Kang (Th.M., Talbot School of Theology) is a pastor and speaker in Los Angeles, California.
- 166 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Life
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About the Book
Memorizing Scripture can seem overwhelming--like one more task on a checklist. But pastor Joshua Choonmin Kang has discovered what happens when we do spend time memorizing God's Word: we grasp a larger, truer picture of God. Pastor Kang also knows that memorizing Scripture isn't easy. In these thirty short devotional readings he helps us grow in this important practice.
Book Synopsis
Memorizing Scripture can seem overwhelming-like one more task on a checklist. But pastor Joshua Choonmin Kang has discovered what happens when we do spend time memorizing God's Word: we grasp a larger, truer picture of God. Pastor Kang also knows that memorizing Scripture isn't easy. In these thirty short devotional readings he helps us grow in this important practice.
Review Quotes
"Scripture by Heart comes from a pastor who has discovered the benefits to memorizing scripture-and who provides here some 30 short devotional readings and spiritual practices connected to the memorization process. From focusing and setting goals to setting memorization deadlines, this offers a fine connection between concentration and higher forms of thought."
"Scripture by Heart is a good start to becoming more familiar with the Bible. This guide is more than a list of easy steps; it delves into why and how we should memorize God's Word."
"A great introduction to the joys and challenges of memorization."
"I encourage you to get Kang's book and let it help you with hiding God's word in your heart."
"If you need to be encouraged to memorize scripture, Scripture by Heart is a good prod. Its 30 short devotionals focus on the importance of memorization for spiritual health and, to a lesser extent, the how-to's of doing it."
"Joshua Choonmin Kang helps us to appreciate and appropriate the power for transformation into Christlikeness that comes from knowing the Scriptures 'by heart.' He gives us encouraging words about the many good effects of memorization, and excellent instruction upon how to go about memorizing the Scriptures. If you will absorb his teachings and do what he says-adapting it to your personal circumstances and making it a persistent part of your day-to-day life-then you will experience the renewal of your mind and undergo the transformation of your life which everyone knows should come from following Jesus closely. Grace will see to it. The Word of God which is 'living and powerful' (Hebrews 4:12) will form you in the likeness of Christ."
"Kang does not mean simply memorizing an occasional verse or two. He means committing to memory long sections-entire books, even-of scripture. Kang believes that the practice of memorizing portions of the Bible can promote significant spiritual growth."
"Kang may have given us the best primer now available on the practice, significane, and hidden depths of 'treasuring God's Word in our hearts.'"
"This is a wise book, practical, winsome, and above all communicating a vibrant love for God and his Word."
About the Author
Joshua Choonmin Kang (Th.M., Talbot School of Theology) is a pastor and speaker in Los Angeles, California. He was formerly pastor of Oriental Mission Church, with 7,000 in attendance. He has written thirty books in Korean, including God's Grace That Turns the Life Around, with over 1.5 million copies in print. In addition, he is the author of Deep-Rooted in Christ, his first book in English.
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) was a professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for over forty years. A highly influential author and teacher, Willard was as celebrated for his enduring writings on spiritual formation as he was for his scholarship. His books include The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today?s Book of the Year in 1998), The Spirit of the Disciplines, Hearing God, Renovation of the Heart and others. His books have received numerous Christianity Today Annual Book Awards and other recognitions.Willard served on the boards of the C. S. Lewis Foundation and Biola University, and was a member of numerous evaluation committees for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. He received bachelor's degrees from both Tennessee Temple College and Baylor University and a graduate degree at Baylor University, as well as a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in Philosophy and the History of Science.