DNM300
Puritan Board Freshman
I have memorized the Letter to the Hebrews. All 303 verses (KJV).
To be fair, my accuracy rate is probably 97-99% rather than %100. (I may confuse short words like "and/for" "that/which" "mine/my," "Thine/Thy," etc. The Lord has been my helper in this, and has answered my prayers.
Inspiration
Several years ago, I had a mentor who told me that he once had the entire book of James memorized. I was more or less blown away by this; being a young Christian, I had never heard of anything like this before. This was not my direct inspiration but was in my background. My immediate inspiration was, right at the start of 2024, coming across an Andy Davis interview where he outlined his relationship with extended bible memory. At the time I had been studying theology proper and trinitarianism. I chose Hebrews because I wanted to feast my eyes upon our Redeemer; I thought it would be a benefit, at least in a felt-devotional sense.
Story
I started in early January 2024. Following Andy Davis’s method, I would memorize sections and then “kiss them goodbye” before undertaking a new section. The first section was chapters 1-6, then 7-10, then 11-13. When I completed memorizing 11-13, it was late 2025. Not sure why, but I then purposed for 2026 to get the whole thing together - all at once. That is to say, I sought to memorize it all without allowing myself to get any of it. With God’s help, I have met my goal.
Not Sole Focus
I’ve been on this journey for 34 months. This memorization project was not at all my sole focus or exercise with Holy Scripture. I read large portions of Scripture. I read theology at a decent pace (for me). Read a ton on Puritan Board. Welcomed my first child into the world. Moved towns. Switched denominations. Memorized chunks of the WSC. I say these things not at all to brag, but for context and especially to encourage someone who is willing to focus upon memory even more than I did.
Helps
My commute to and from work gave me good times for audio listening and recall. I used the KJV default voice on the YouVersion bible app. I also used the Versify app. I did some writing and flash card work. Very vanilla methods.
Very Edifying and Useful
This reminds me what made me want to re-memorize/memorize the whole book and not let go of it. It was so edifying. So useful. Such a help to my read of redemptive history. Nuggets and tidbits from Hebrews were making their way into almost every conversation I was having. Etc.
10/10 would recommend. Feel free to ask any questions about my experience. Anybody else experienced with this sort of thing, share your stories and encouragements.
“Deal bountifully with thy servant, That I may live, and keep thy word.” Psalm 119:17
To be fair, my accuracy rate is probably 97-99% rather than %100. (I may confuse short words like "and/for" "that/which" "mine/my," "Thine/Thy," etc. The Lord has been my helper in this, and has answered my prayers.
Inspiration
Several years ago, I had a mentor who told me that he once had the entire book of James memorized. I was more or less blown away by this; being a young Christian, I had never heard of anything like this before. This was not my direct inspiration but was in my background. My immediate inspiration was, right at the start of 2024, coming across an Andy Davis interview where he outlined his relationship with extended bible memory. At the time I had been studying theology proper and trinitarianism. I chose Hebrews because I wanted to feast my eyes upon our Redeemer; I thought it would be a benefit, at least in a felt-devotional sense.
Story
I started in early January 2024. Following Andy Davis’s method, I would memorize sections and then “kiss them goodbye” before undertaking a new section. The first section was chapters 1-6, then 7-10, then 11-13. When I completed memorizing 11-13, it was late 2025. Not sure why, but I then purposed for 2026 to get the whole thing together - all at once. That is to say, I sought to memorize it all without allowing myself to get any of it. With God’s help, I have met my goal.
Not Sole Focus
I’ve been on this journey for 34 months. This memorization project was not at all my sole focus or exercise with Holy Scripture. I read large portions of Scripture. I read theology at a decent pace (for me). Read a ton on Puritan Board. Welcomed my first child into the world. Moved towns. Switched denominations. Memorized chunks of the WSC. I say these things not at all to brag, but for context and especially to encourage someone who is willing to focus upon memory even more than I did.
Helps
My commute to and from work gave me good times for audio listening and recall. I used the KJV default voice on the YouVersion bible app. I also used the Versify app. I did some writing and flash card work. Very vanilla methods.
Very Edifying and Useful
This reminds me what made me want to re-memorize/memorize the whole book and not let go of it. It was so edifying. So useful. Such a help to my read of redemptive history. Nuggets and tidbits from Hebrews were making their way into almost every conversation I was having. Etc.
10/10 would recommend. Feel free to ask any questions about my experience. Anybody else experienced with this sort of thing, share your stories and encouragements.
“Deal bountifully with thy servant, That I may live, and keep thy word.” Psalm 119:17
