Congratulations! And you´re well on your way to 2 weeks in a row of consistent learning! Feel free to join us on the "leaderboard group for everyone" if you would like...
Thanks! I will take that as consolation... yesterday I just forgot to learn a new verse, for the first time in over 6 months. Busy at work, guests for supper, bed...bother! Here we go again, today is Day 1. But nice to be reminded that I´m still gradually closing in on 1000 verses! Have a good day!
Thanks! I will take that as consolation... yesterday I just forgot to learn a new verse, for the first time in over 6 months. Busy at work, guests for supper, bed...bother! Here we go again, today is Day 1. But nice to be reminded that I´m still gradually closing in on 1000 verses! Have a good day!
Ouch that hurts. I try not to think about those consistency achievements since there's always a day here or there where I have no access to the internet because I'm away or something... But that counter on the dashboard is hard to ignore, haha
Ooh. I feel your pain. Done that twice now just before the next level up was attained. I think at least one of them was just about 2 days short of 9 months! But 800 verses is a real achievement especially in so short a time. You'll soon be way ahead of everyone.
I was 2 days away from 6 months and went on a Mexican cruise. . international roaming and no WiFi! I'm in your boat (no pun intended), back to square one!! Let's do this!!
...and the hardest. But I´m enjoying this, and have been more consistent now than I ever have been. Trust that it is gradually making a difference in me :-)
...and the hardest. But I´m enjoying this, and have been more consistent now than I ever have been. Trust that it is gradually making a difference in me :-)
JDJDJD - Just wanted to let you know you are an inspiration! People come and go on these boards, and that´s understandable. But I think it is very cool not just that you have now been here for more than 3 years (congrats!) but that you are still very active in your learning, even when you´ve passed many of the major milestones here. You are an example to follow! Have a great day!
This is true! I try to just ignore the chapter breaks and plod on with a few verses each day. But it makes it all the more fun to get to the end of a chapter and start a new one!
This is true! I try to just ignore the chapter breaks and plod on with a few verses each day. But it makes it all the more fun to get to the end of a chapter and start a new one!
Good questions! My goals have changed since I started out. I signed up because I wanted to learn where to find things (f ex where´s that bit about shining like stars in the universe), and to know exactly what the Bible says instead of knowing vaguely that it says somewhere something along the lines of... I started out trying to learn a bunch of key verses, which is nice, but I still find it hard to remember where to find them, and they feel taken out of context. I discovered that it was actually easier, and I decided more meaningful, to learn whole chunks rather than indivdual verses. I stumbled into John just as an Easter project, and I´m still enjoying that. Not sure where to go after that, but Romans is a good candidate, although some of it is a little dense. My method is to try and learn a few verses every day, but never more than a few, otherwise they pile up too quickly in the review! If I have extra energy, I´ll go back and review at random various chunks or psalms that I learned before. I´ve never been able to stick to any kind of bible reading plan or verse-a-day program, despite the very best of intentions, but I find that the points and statistics give me just that little extra motivation I need to not miss a day. There have been days I have almost forgotten and end up quickly learning something just before midnight just to not miss a day. I do it about half on the computer and half on my mobile phone, which gives a little variation in learning. It´s well enough designed to be about equally hard - the multiple choice set-up on the phone should in theory be a little easier, but there are no hints, and you have to know exactly whether it´s "the heavens declare" or "the heaven declares", which the computer doesn´t care about. So I find it useful to use both methods. I find that since starting to learn scripture, I am reminded of scripture more often in day-to-day situations, I know more about exactly what it says and where, and I have discovered new things through being forced to slow down my reading to a pace of just a few verses a day. And hopefully, although I don´t see it myself, I will gradually be more infused with God´s word which will reflect in the way I see the world around me and the way in which others see me and see something of God through me. Long answer to a short question!
Hei Magnhild! Velkommen hit! Bli gjerne med gruppen 'leaderboard group for everyone' om du har lyst, et fint sted for å oppmuntre hverandre! Snakkes...
Interesting to hear from both of you how you are using this site. Graetzmi- if you´re looking for somewhere to go after you finish Romans, let me recommend the gospel of John. I started at Easter this year learning the ressurection, and it was so rewarding i just kept going, finished off the book and then decided to start from the beginning and do the rest. Up to John 7 so far, and finding it very rewarding! I´m so used to just reading "bits" at a time, that I find it interesting to hear "the whole story" and see how things fit together. Had to use google maps to find out where cana and capernaum and other places actually are so that I can follow the whole journey!