We are blessed to have the following introduction to a valuable resource for nurturing the faith in the home. At our request, Pastor Philip Hoppe writes: LivingPlanted.com is a website run by two Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod pastors, myself and Pr. Dan Galchutt, who desire to help believers live out the Christian Life at Home. We suggest … Read more
Pastor Timothy Pauls, then Editor of Higher Things, guest teacher for Bible Class, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Marshall, MI, 5 October 2008. http://www.hausvater.org/download/a-v/PaulsChildrenStay2008.mp3 Just a couple excerpts. You are, as parents, the greatest influence over your kids. And I am surprised at the number of parents who say, ‘Well, we leave the catechesis of … Read more
Facebook group member Melissa Sutton has a creative method for teaching her young son the Lord’s Prayer. When I first saw this video, I thought, “That is as slick as greased lightning! Why haven’t I ever seen that before?” She printed the prayer and sliced it into a little more than a dozen ribbons of … Read more
There are plenty of people who like to read things on letter sized, 8½” x 11″ paper. If that is you, member of our Facebook group, Pastor Joshua Reynolds, has something for you. Joshua has formatted the Small Catechism onto letter sized paper. The minute you see this, you’ll recognize that he is pretty handy with … Read more
Peters, Albrecht. Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Ten Commandments. Translated by Holger Sonntag. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2009, p. 31.
Dr. Ryan C. MacPherson, Ph.D. kindly gives his permission to provide readers here with an excerpt from his wife Marie’s article about a brilliant idea, The Family Altar Board. This idea is simple and rich, both at the same time. He and Marie hang a 2’ x 3’ white board above their piano. Using permanent marker, they … Read more
Well, that was quick! The free conference registrations gifts from LutheranCatechism.com have been awarded. There still is time to register for this great BJS 2016 Conference. The Conference features: Rev. Larry Beane – Reformation Worship Then and Now Rev. John Pless – Reformation Catechesis Rev. Chris Hull – Reformation Preaching Rev. Hans Fiene – The … Read more
Below in this blog we present video of teaching by Pastor Matt Richard titled, “The Catechized Life,” but first, a little introduction, and information about Pastor Matt. The Lutheran Church receives as gifts from Christ many fine pastor-teachers. I know this from Scripture and experience. Scripture tells us that it is Christ who gives us … Read more
Brothers of John the Steadfast has published Part 2 in its serialization of William E. Thompson, “Catechesis: The Quiet Crisis” Concordia Theological Quarterly 56 (1992) No. 2-3: 99-121. This serialization is published with the kind permission gladly given by the editor of Concordia Theological Quarterly . Part 2 defines and describes the nature of the crisis. In Part … Read more
Announcing a new deposit to the Document Library: A Short Exposition of Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism [In the translation authorized by the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America], (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1912). This Exposition also is added to SC Text Project page because the Exposition uses the Conference’s translation, which was not … Read more
Member of our Facebook group, John Frahm, recommended Teaching God’s Children His Teaching, by Robert Kolb (Concordia Seminary Press, 2012). “Classic” and “master” are overused words, but it seems no one disputes that Robert Kolb is a “master teacher” or that this guide is a ” classic introduction to Luther’s Small Catechism.” With recommendations by the … Read more
Member of our Facebook group, Laura Enerson Castro, shared this, and I am calling it a Mom Moment. With her permission, it is shared here also. I thought I’d share our latest attempt at teaching our 3.5 year old. Yesterday at breakfast I went through the first two petitions of the Lord’s Prayer. He wiggled … Read more