We know that students learn more when they say something than when they simply read or hear it and that students learn even more of what they do. So, if learning the books of the Bible is important, how do we go about teaching the books of the Bible to the children in our ministry? We’ve all heard the statistics about learning. And, as a personal note, I find that when I read from paper (instead of the phone) that I tend to be able to recall the words much more easily as I find myself seeing the verse on the page (left or right, top or bottom, underlined or not, etc.) and this is even more true when I read regularly from the same Bible.ġ01-Week 🌞 Curriclum Bundle Deal Free Kids' Bible Lessons PDF FREE Mother's Day Coloring I still see the value of children learning to find Bible verses in a Bible. So, while I’m thankful for the ease of Biblical access and while I’m thankful that this means that more of my kids have ‘Bibles’ with them in Children’s Church, I’m still a fan of paper Bibles. Psalm 119:11 says “I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”
The search features of our Bibles do all the work for us and we no longer need to know where a verse is found, or for that matter whether Hebrews is in the Old or New Testament. I also love the fact that I can read my Bible anywhere….planes, cars (not while driving), coffee shops, grocery store lines, school pick-up lines and everywhere else, thanks to the device in my back pocket.īut, I have a fear that despite the increased availability to God’s Word that as a people we’re becoming more and more Bible illiterate. I love the speed with which we’re able to find information and am thankful for the freedom of communication we now have around the world.
I enjoy technology as much (or more) than the next gal. And, once this article is published, I’ll use my iPhone to share it across social media. Don’t get me wrong, I’m currently sitting here with my iPhone (with the Bible app open) serving as a hotspot for my macbook so I can write this article. I hope you don’t mind, but I’m going to hop up on my soap box for a few minutes.
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