"'I noticed a bunch of verses painted on one of the walls. Were those memory verses?'

"'Good observation,' Wagner answered. 'We have a goal of memorizing 52 verses every year, and then we paint the wall over and start again. Traditionally, we have chosen something out of the week's readings that we haven't memorized in past years. For next year we have talked about memorizing the entirety of a longer passage, along with our daughter churches, and then gathering everyone in the high school stadium for a big singing and reciting event. Again, this sort of memorizing would be arduous for the individual, but corporately we are able to practice together -- on Sundays, around dinner tables, in Bible studies. People make flashcards and record tapes for their cars; it's quite an enjoyable challenge.'"

(Don't forget you can buy the book here in March 2003.)