Marilyn and I designed images of Luther’s Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer to be printed on canvas. We will hang them in our bedroom where we pray these prayers together at the altar of our bedside. We offer them to you, should you wish to use them also. In this post we: Provide the images that … Read more
Editor’s Note: Rev Robert E. Smith is building a wonderful online collection of brief messages sharing the Christian faith in an organized way. His website is named for the question in Luther’s Catechism, “What is it” or “What does this mean.” By his gracious “Permission granted to copy, share and display freely for non-commercial purposes,” … Read more
The Baptism of our Lord (Quinquagesima Sunday) February 11, 2018 “Baptism and Righteousness” St. Matthew 3: 13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered … Read more
It’s embarrassing, an embarrassment of riches. My parents had a book of Dennis the Menace single-frame comics. One showed Dennis awash in a sea of Christmas presents he’d ripped open. Standing by were his Mom and Dad, each with one small gift that you know they gave each other, being unnoticed by anyone else. Sitting … Read more
LutheranCatechism.com announces the eleventh release of Small Catechism Memory Cards. This release uses the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England 2016 Reformation Anniversary Edition of Luther’s Small Catechism. This free resource lets anyone print cards, each containing a portion of Luther’s Small Catechism to use as a memorization aid, for teaching children, or for meditation and … Read more
In Leipzig? Going to Leipzig? Know someone in Leipzig? Your help is needed. Interest in the Christian faith in Africa is high. There are places where copies of Luther’s Small Catechism fly off the tables, leaving more people wishing they had a copy than there are copies to give out. Part of what we can … Read more
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England. These loving people are giving away “the layman’s little Bible”—Luther’s Small Catechism— in English as a gift to English-speaking Christianity. The ELCE has published its Reformation Anniversary Edition of Luther’s Small Catechism. It has distributed it on the internet at TheSmallCatechism.org, saying: … Read more
Editor’s Note: I saw Pastor Philip Hoppe’s graphic illustration of the Table of Duties on Facebook and asked him if he would write an explanation of it for publication here. He graciously went to work and has produced it for us. He is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church, Finlayson, Minnesota and St Paul Lutheran Church, Bruno, Minnesota, an avid catechist, and … Read more
One of my favorite films to watch with our sons is The Endless Summer. This is a fun film about some California surfers who live the dream of traveling around the world in search of the perfect wave. They go from beach to beach, island to island, ocean to ocean and continent to continent, including … Read more
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the pastoral newsletter from Pastor Rolf Preus to his congregations for July/August 2017. Fathers: God has made you the head of your home. Your wife didn’t elect you and you didn’t appoint yourself. This is God’s doing. Moses’ words to the fathers in Israel (Deuteronomy 6:6-7) and … Read more
Hamre, J.S. (1984) ‘Luther’s Catechism Comes to America: Theological Effects on the Issues of the Small Catechism Prepared In or For America Prior to 1850. By Repp Arthur C., Metuchen Sr., New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1982. American Theological Library Association Monograph Series 18. xiv + 297 pp.’, Church History, 53(1), p. 144. doi: 10.2307/3166041. Luther’s … Read more
This is a table of Bible illustrations to help parents, teachers, and pastors illuminate truths taught in the Small Catechism. Links to parts: Part 1 – The Ten Commandments Part 2a – The First Article of the Creed Part 2b – The Second Article of the Creed Part 2c – The Third Article of the Creed Part … Read more