In various places in Deuteronomy, parents are commanded to carefully instruct their children. For example, Deut. 6:7 tells us: “You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise” (ESV). … Read more
Today’s arrival, one of three cases of index card cases ordered from Amazon. As Christian Education Director of my congregation, Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS), Sidney, Montana, I have created a set of Small Catechism Memory Cards to give away to our children and their parents, primarily, but also to everyone else in the congregation who … Read more
Member of our Facebook group, Erich Heidenreich, recommended A Summary of the Christian Faith (1568), by David Chytraeus (1531-1600), translated by Richard Dinda, introduction by Paul T. McCain, Repristination Press, Decatur, Illinois (1994). This is a translation of Chytraeus’ work originally titled Catechesis. Eric says: For further catechesis in addition to the Large Catechism I … Read more
LutheranCatechism.com Releases Second Version of Free Small Catechism Memory Cards New Version Uses Northwestern Publishing House/WELS Translation of the Small Catechism Sidney, Montana. February 16, 2016. LutheranCatechism.com announces the second release of Small Catechism Memory Cards. This release uses the Northwestern Publishing House/Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod translation of the Small Catechism. This free resource lets … Read more
We have added a new page to collect in one place a listing of aids for parents to teach the catechism. This new page always is available from the menu at the top of this site, and from the pages listing at the right of all pages except the front page of the site.
There is a connection between the Small Catechism and Lent. Pastor Joseph Abrahamson writes in “Luther’s Small Catechism and Lent,” on Brothers of John the Steadfast, “Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism has been associated with the season of Lent since the time Luther first published in chart in time for Lent in 1529.” He continues, … Read more
LutheranCatechism.com has released the 2010 Sola Publishing / ReClaim Resources version of 3″ x 5″ simplex (one-sided printing) Small Catechism Memory Cards. In the coming weeks, we will be releasing more versions with more English translations of the Small Catechism. We also are working on enhanced versions in a larger, postcard sized dimension. This size … Read more
You have got to see this to believe it. Simply amazing. Pastor Michael Mohr, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strasburg, Illinois (LCMS) has developed a complete program of congregational catechesis. This is a coordinated approach for the whole congregation. In this program, youth are not over in one mind while adults are somewhere else in another mind. … Read more
Press Release LutheranCatechism.com Releases Free Small Catechism Memory Cards First Version Uses The 2010 Sola/ReClaim Edition of the Small Catechism Sidney, Montana. February 9, 2016. LutheranCatechism.com announces the release of Small Catechism Memory Cards. This free resource lets anyone print standard size 3” x 5” index cards, each containing a portion of Luther’s Small Catechism … Read more
You can get the Power Point of the presentation, “Reformation Catechesis: Then & Now,” by Dr. John T. Pless at the 2016 Brothers of John the Steadfast Conference held this weekend in Tomball, Texas as a file in two Facebook groups. Didache Theological Works of Professor John T. Pless For a sampling, see the post, Catechesis Quotes … Read more
Quotations from John T. Pless speaking at the 2016 Brothers of John the Steadfast Conference in Tomball, Texas, as reported by Cafe’ Sola on Facebook. “The small Catechism has been influential in bringing whole congregations into the Lutheran faith.” “Even non Lutherans were using the Small Catechism for mission work!” “A full 1/4th of the … Read more
This is a third video of home devotions by our Facebook group member, Melissa Sutton. The three videos together illustrate a complete home devotion in the morning The first video showed the opening of daily devotions. The second video showed memory work, with mom helping two young children memorize the Third Article of the Creed, … Read more