It can be difficult to feel like you are studying well or to be motivated by your progress when you don’t have much time to do so. Summer can be a busy time for some, and it can be discouraging when things don’t go as planned. Included below are some tips on using...
The One Thing That Will Last
It’s that time of year when hundreds of young people around the country are preparing for the National Bible Bee Competition (NBBC). Though I’m writing from “the other side of the fence” so to speak, I know precisely what it’s like to invest one’s summer and fall in...
How to do Word Studies in Scripture
In this blog post, we'll be hearing from four Senior qualifiers of this year's National Bible Bee Competition (NBBC). Anna Northcutt, Grace Fetterhoff, Rachael English and Annelisa Stephen will be sharing with us their personal advice from their experience doing word...
Ways to Incorporate Scripture into Daily Life
That season comes every year. The Summer Study just ended and you don’t know how to use all of this extra time that suddenly appeared on your schedule. Previously, you had spent many hours studying and memorizing God’s Word while preparing for the Qualifying Test. But...
Why Should I Proclaim Scripture Publicly?
Read. Study. Memorize. Meditate. Recite. Most of us are aware, at least to some extent, of the power and importance of Scripture in our own lives as we practice the aforementioned disciplines. We know that God's Word blesses and sanctifies us as we spend time in it....
How to Memorize Large Chunks of Scripture
Memorizing large portions of Scripture is frequently (and understandably) seen as a daunting task. More times than not, I’ve heard “That’s just a lot - I just like to stick to memorizing individual verses” given as a response to the idea. “That’s good for you,”...
How to Use Blue Letter Bible to Study Scripture
As you work through your Discovery Journal this summer, you will be asked to use several different websites and external sources to find certain information. One of those sources is the Blue Letter Bible website, used mainly to study Hebrew and/or Greek words, and to...