When you first learn verses by heart, it feels like you’ll never forget them. But if you don’t renew these verses every so often, they’ll slowly fade away. Here’s how to remember these verses for the rest of your life.

So what do you do with all these Bible verses you learn by heart? Unless your interest is purely academic, you probably want to get closer to God. Here’s an ancient, yet gentle, approach to praying through the Scriptures: lectio divina.

In Books by Heart, we learn a quirky old Bible translation. It can get a bit arcane. But it also offers some surprising hidden features.

Stop “memorizing”! Instead, think. Thinking is much more fun, and it actually works.

Don’t rush through saying your verses. Renewing your verses is its own reward, because when you renew, you think.

When you’re learning Bible verses by heart, how you say them makes a big difference. But there’s no one “best” way. Different kinds of recitation strengthen different kinds of memories.