BCC Starts again on May 25th. Great ideas for next week


Reader,

I'm extending our break by an additional week as I have a very heavy schedule with an eighteenth birthday, a high school graduation, and due diligence for a business I am buying, all crammed into one week.

With so much going on, I won't be able to give BCC the attention it deserves. So we'll start up again next Monday. You won't see the familiar daily emails from me this week that prompt you to copy any text from the Bible.

As I noted last week, Malachi Daily, is a great alternative during break weeks. I've reprinted all the details on how to sign up below.

But...If you are keen to keep up your Scripture copying practice, a good tip is to copy out the Psalm that corresponds to your age. I know this has been popular in the past... or, alternatively, the books of Titus and Haggai, at 46 and 47 verses, respectively, would make a great project for this week. I haven't covered them yet so they would be all new material.

Finally, another option is to explore our archive of over 750 posts, pick a week, and work through it.

I'm sorry I won't be sending my prompts this week, but I would love to see how you get on. You can email me a reply to this email, or even better, post your work in our Facebook Group.

Have a great week.

BCC will be back to normal next week. But with a newly minted Adult/Grad in the house, I suspect things here are about to change in a big way!

Best wishes,

Andy

God's Word In Your Hand


You can subscribe to Malachi Daily at this link. Click through and check it out. It's really interesting. They use a "fill-in-the-gaps" method to help you memorize one verse of scripture every other week.

It's a very simple, done-for-you memorization technique that asks your brain to fill in the gaps, requiring just the right amount of effort to build the passage into your memory and heart.

It's the perfect complement to Bible Copy Club. And a great new thing to try during our week off.

Using Matthew 11:28 as an example, the emails look something like this;

In addition to the memorization technique, each email provides context for the passage and further study if what you want it.

Apart from BCC, it's my favorite daily habit.

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