Al Jackson. Mobile, AL: Wyatt House Publishing, 2016. 122 pp. (Paperback).
When I saw that I had a book by Pastor Al Jackson to review I knew it that it would be a good one. No surprises there!
Jackson initially developed the material to encourage the members of his church, Lakeview Baptist in Auburn, to join him in Scripture memorization. The title is based on the exhortation in Joshua 1:8 that says, “Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
According to Jackson, the only way one can continually meditate on Scripture is to memorize it first. If you needed any more motivation to memorize Scripture, there it is!
The small book is designed with 52 chapters to assist the reader in memorizing one verse per week, a discipline that Jackson has followed himself since he was a child. Each short chapter consists of a verse to be memorized and a short explanation of the significance of the verse. The verses appear to have been carefully chosen to lay a solid foundation for doctrine and the Christian life.
So in this book you get a memorization plan that promises to assist the reader in taking a spiritual journey with a rich reward, coupled with the wisdom of Al Jackson — an unbeatable combination!
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Martine Bates Fairbanks, Ed.D., reviews books and movies for The Alabama Baptist. She is a university professor and retired principal. She is a member of Central Baptist Church, Decatur.
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