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I had the privilege of watching my children compete in the Regional Bible Quizzing Competition last Saturday in the Twin Cities. It brings me much joy to see so many young people hiding God's Word in their hearts. It was great to re-connect with my son, Adam and his bride, Allegra, who brought a young team from Iowa. They've done a fantastic job recruiting and coaching some eager quizzers from their church. One of their team members, however, was not able to come at the last minute, leaving them short. As Adam and Allegra puzzled about how to handle the empty seat, it dawned on them that Allegra was still under the age cut-off for quizzing. So, at the last second, she switched from coach to player (sort of like Frank Robinson.) Amazingly, at the end of the day, she took seventh place in the tournament! Congratulations to Allegra, who, in a pinch, came off the bench, and made championship quizzing look like a cinch! I hope Aaron Rogers can do as well for the Packers this fall!

Here's proof that Scripture memorization can keep you out of jail.

Today, Hannah and I went to cheer our teams on at Bible Quizzing Regionals, which was held in the Twin Cities. Wow -- what an exciting competition! It was even better than March Madness! My sweetheart, Cathy, coached our top team, which took fourth place -- missing the championship quiz by one last second question. Oh well, they still have Nationals ahead of them! Ryan took fourth place individually. He's an outstanding quizzer. Luke and Wes did great too -- and had a lot of fun. By the way, the quizzer that eliminated our team from the championship with a last second "Hail Mary" (can you do that in protestant Bible Quizzing?) was none other than Allegra, my son Adam's girlfriend from Waterloo, Iowa. At least that's a redeeming factor. If you're gonna get knocked you out -- it might as well be by somebody special! After the competition, Hannah and I split off from the quizzers and spent the rest of the Day at the Science Museum! I fell asleep in the Omnimax m...