Effective learning Do we teach our children Bible memory verses effectively? Will they remember those verses a year from now (or even next week)? These questions have bothered me for some time. As we travel through Africa we see children aged five who know huge portions of Scripture. When we travel t hrough the Western nations we find that often many children raised in the church do not know John 3 verse 16! This is not the only verse in the Bible, but surely it is the first one that most people should learn, with the whole Gospel packed inside. When it comes to teaching verses I have vacillated on other questions too: What version of the Bible should we teach our children memory verses from? Which verses should we teach them? Over the years I have swung between these two options. I love the short sentences of the ICB: For God loved the w orld so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life. Th...