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Quizzing Introduction Posted

Are you new to Quizzing? Do you know someone who is? Do you want a tool to introduce a potential Quizzer to everything that Bible Quizzing is about? Besides directing him to this site to look around, and see all the pictures, you can also point him to this link which is a simple hand-out in PDF form (use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view) which explains all the basic details.

Calvary 2 Softball's Season Ends

After a hard-fought season which was not always reflected in the box scores, Calvary 2 lost their final game of 2007 at Indian Ledge on Monday. Click on the picture below for images from the event. Better luck next year, C2!

Quizzing Resources

If you are looking to invest in quizzing resources for the upcoming year, you may wish to click on over to Acme Quiz Products. In addition to the scripture portions, which youc an also purchase from Coach Michelina, they also provide study guides, audio bible CDs, and more. Depending on what is your best method of learning, this may be a place to go to help support your study habits.

Calvary 2 Play-In Game Tonight

Tonight, Calvary 2 will be playing their first play-in game before the playoffs at 7:30 PM at Indian Ledge Field in Trumbull. Come on out to cheer on Coach Matt!

Calvary in the Trumbull Times!

Pastors Scott and John have made the front page of the Trumbull Times! It is an article about a new ministry starting up to help refurbish the houses of poor folks. Click on the image to read the whole thing.

Happy Birthday, Quirky and Coach Michelina!

A Different Kind of MVP

This Bible found its home

This 120-year-old Bible was found by a collector, who recognized it as an antique and decided to go on a quest to return it to its home church. Click on the image above to read the whole story.

Learning styles for studying

Generally speaking, there are three kinds of learning styles: Audible learners (those who learn by hearing), Visual learners (those who learn by seeing/reading), and Kinesthetic learners (those who learn by doing). Different people have different learning styles, and trying to use a study technique which works for a different style can backfire for you. If you are not sure what kind of a learner you are, click here for a quick test that can help.

Knowing your learning style can be a key to effective studying and quizzing. For example:

• If you are an Audible learner, read the bible out loud or pick up an bible-on-CD for studying.
• If you are a Visual learner, spend your time reading the text silently and write our your own questions for studying.
If you are a Kinesthetic learner, find a friend and go through practice quizzes together for studying, or have your parents quiz you regularly throughout the week

And, of course, not everyone is only one learning style, either. You may well follow multiple styles, and a combination of the suggestions above may help you study.

[UPDATED] Calvary 2's Last Regular Season Game Is TOMORROW NIGHT

The game has been postponed on account of rain to Wednesday night.
Tomorrow night is the LAST regular season game for Calvary 2 Softball at Indian Ledge Field in Trumbull at 6:30 PM. This may be your last chance to see the team this season. Come on out!

ALERT: Quiz Team E-mails Down

Due to a change to our service provider, targeted e-mails for the quiz coaches are DOWN until further notice. If you need to reach any of the coaches, please use this address until further notice. The "e-mail the coaches link" will be updated with this address, too.

Quiz Team Schedule for 2007-2008

As we continue our drive toward the Quiz Team Kickoff, more and more resources will be available to you. Our next one for you to print out and put up on the fridge is the study schedule for this upcoming season. You can use this schedule - stored as a Google Spreadsheet - to plan out your work and memorization on your own calendar.

Remember, we have 5 books to study this year and nearly every chapter is shorter than those in Acts. So, every quizzer has a good chance to be a power player.

Bible knowledge is key to Outreach

Very often courses on Witnessing and Evangelism focus on learning communication techniques. However, the kind of Bible knowledge is also key to being effective in sharing your faith.

In the weeks preceding that visit, Veral had been considering attending church with his wife. But he said he had a prerequisite for that: "If I'm going to start going to church, I'm going to pray to God to have me connect with someone at church who has a real good knowledge of the Scriptures." Harper was that someone.

Harper was in the midst of explaining some Scriptures to the Neuschaefers when Veral realized God answered the prayer.

"I remember thinking, 'Chad is who I've been praying for -- someone with knowledge of the Bible to befriend me and try to get me encouraged to go to church," Veral said.

"When I realized this, my whole life started spinning around. This means that God really answers prayers, which I never believed before."

Quizzing can be a way for you to learn scripture, and be an answer to prayer yourself, one day.

The Bible Comes to Comic Books

Spider-Man, Superman, and other comic book superheroes are certainly dramatic, but it is nothing compared the action-adventure in the Bible. Now, a comic book company is releasing several Bible stories.

"Dust," a series of 36-page comic books published in Grand Rapids, dramatizes scenes from the Bible, while "Stories of the Saints," a series of 112-page comic books produced in Springfield, Mo., specializes in the amazing tales of Catholic saints.
"Our book is thicker; it's a graphic novel," Greg Chadwell, publisher of the saints series, said. "We'll publish two a year and, with the thicker format, you'll find them on bookstore shelves."
"Dust" is a bimonthly in magazine format. Readers can subscribe to them through the mail and some comic book stores and churches sell them.

Do you get it?

Preliminary Quiz Meet Schedule!

A preliminary schedule for Quiz Meets in 2007 has been published. Please put these on your calendars now, and if you are a parent please consider if you can help drive. If so, please contact Coach Jim.

• Sept. 29
• Oct. 20
• Nov. 17
• Dec. 15

And yes, we'll have plenty of meets in 2008, as well. Those dates will be announced later.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Quizzing Kickoff Meeting, September 5

WHAT: Quiz Team Kick-Off Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday, September 5 at 7:00 PM

WHERE: The Round Room, Calvary Evangelical Free Church in Trumbull, CT

WHO: Parents and teens interested in Quizzing

DETAILS: This is our first meeting of the year, and your chance to learn about Bible Quizzing in general. Parents and teens are both welcome to attend to learn about what we do, why we do it, and Whom we praise by doing it. There is no commitment from attending this first meeting. Questions are welcome. If you have any questions ahead of time e-mail the coaches (if you are new, you may get a SPAM challenge, just reply to the challenge and leave the subject in place).

GEPCP Keywords are up online

After the "Open BIble Quiz", the pre-season for quizzing is officially here. And now, the keyword list for Galatians Ephesians, Philippians, Collossians, and Philemon is up and ready for your perusal. This is an important way to deepen your studying for Quizzing. When you know a certain word only comes up in a single verse, if you hear that word in a question you always know where you are.

Christmas In August Event

Are you interested in the "Christmas in August" special event? Click here for more information on what you can do to help give poor children in Connecticut a chance at a better start to the school year. This is a chance for you to put your faith to work, and follow Jesus's footsteps.

Calvary 1 vs Calvary 2 Softball Pics

Well, at least one quiz teamer came out to the Clash of the Titans last Thursday. The final score was Calvary 1: 11 and Calvary 2: 8. Congrats to the winning team. Click on the image below for the full set of pics from the event.

And remember, the NEXT game is Monday at 7:30 PM at Indian Ledge Field.

"Open Bible" Quiz Today

Our best wishes to all of those taking part in the Open Bible Quiz today in Cinton Corners. Here is hoping it is a good time of fun, learning, and worship for all, and more importantly for our Lord.

...A Den of Robbers...

REMINDER: Calvary 1 vs Calvary 2 TONIGHT at Long Hill Field

Happy Birthday, Chit-Chat!

Congratulations to Bible Bowl Champions

Congratulations to the winners of the Kentucky Bible Bowl, a scripture memory contest similar to Bible Quizzing.

10 year olds Alivia Bierly and Colton Thayer are the pride of Tollesboro, Kentucky after winning the recent Bible National Championship in Kansas City.

The two began competing in the beginner division, and continued to improve once they got to Kansas City.

Most of the competitors in Kansas City were part of 4 person teams from much larger churches, but Colton and Alivia were determined to put Tollesboro on the map.

Makes you wonder how we'd all do if we challenged our little brothers and sisters.

Calvary 1 vs Calvary 2 Softball This Thursday

WHEN: Thursday, August 9
WHERE: Long Hill Field in Trumbull, CT
WHAT: The Clash of the Titans! This Thursday the two Calvary softball teams will be playing each other for bragging rights of the "Ultimate" Softball Champions. Coach Matt needs you to come on out and cheer on his team to victory.
WHAT CAN I DO: Come on out, shout loudly for Calvary 2, bring home-made signs, and HAVE FUN!

(Oh, and there is a game Tuesday night also at 6:30 PM at Indian Ledge Field. If you can't come Thursday, this is your chance to cheer on our boys in blue!)

Pre-season "Open Bible" Quiz

Coach Phil from Clinton Corners has arranged a special pre-season event for Quizzing this year. Trumbull will not be going as a team, but individual quizzers are welcome to attend.

Come on up to Clinton Corners, NY for a fun day of "Open Bible" quizzing August 8th. I am expecting a few who have started learning the material, but the majority will be brand new, so your quizzers who might not have even glanced at the new Scriptures would still do fine. Either way, they would be guaranteed to know Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon much better at the end of the day than at the beginning.

Quizzers can register as a team of 3-5 (no subs) or individually, or come as individuals to form a team of 3-5 once they get here. All details, including a sample quiz with 20 questions that will all be asked on the 8th, are at www.scripturememorychallenge.org

The "Open Bible" Quiz structure will allow quizzers to have their Bible or Scripture portion open during the quiz to answer questions, so even if you have not studied at all this summer, it is a chance to start getting a feel for how the game is played.

"Purity Ring" case is lost in the UK

Calvary has hosted the Silver Ring Thing, a program for teens regarding personal purity. The wearing of the ring is intended to be a witness to their pledge. In the United Kingdom, the High Court has ruled that the wearing of the ring is not protected religious expression, and thus high schoolers may be banned from wearing it in school.

Sixteen-year-old Lydia Playfoot claimed the ban at the Millais School in Horsham, West Sussex, was an "unlawful interference" with her right to express her Christian faith.

In a statement she said she was "very disappointed" by the decision by deputy High Court judge Michael Supperstone QC....

She said she believed the ruling "will mean that slowly, over time, people such as school governors, employers, political organisations and others will be allowed to stop Christians from publicly expressing and practising their faith".

Of course, the United Kingdom does not have the same protections for religious freedom as America.

Another view of Noah and the Flood

Click on the image for a full-sized view.

Happy Birthday, Brittany!

Districts (Lancaster) 4-28-2007
Originally uploaded by nomad7674.

MORE pictures from the Wildwoods

Coach Matt also took a plethora of pics down the shore. Click on the image below to see his whole set.

Brass Quintet Reloaded

The one downside to vacationing at the Jersey Shore is that we miss the great action back here on Sundays. So we missed out on the great Brass Quintet on Sunday. Luckily, a certain proud father captured it all on video! Click on the image below to see the whole thing from two different angles.