Brothers of John the Steadfast has published Part 3 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 3 identifies the causes of the crisis. The late Rev. … Read more
This is another encouraging video of home catechization provided to us by our Facebook group member, Melissa Sutton. In this video, we see that young children can learn to memorize the Catechism. A very young boy recites the Third Article and its meaning. He and his older sister recite the Introduction of the Lord’s Prayer, … Read more
Our Facebook group member, and my daughter-in-law, Kim Halvorson, shared this anecdote: Our daughters were cleaning their room, this is also when we routinely throw out the “papers” that accumulate in a 1st grader’s space, when one of them came out with a booklet. She looked at me and said, “Papa, gave this to me … Read more
Luther deliberately reorganized the creedal material, without altering the wording, by reducing the twelve articles (corresponding to the twelve apostles) common in the late Middle Ages to the three articles common in the early church. More than a desire for historical accuracy on Luther’s part accounts for this rearrangement. He wanted to concentrate the catechumen’s … Read more
For many of us, video is such a good way to learn not only how to do things, but more basically, that we can do it. The thought of fixing our home’s propane furnace intimidated me. But we have YouTube. Seeing it done did two things for me: 1. It got me over the psychological … Read more
LutheranCatechism.com provides without charge bulletin inserts for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter that present readings from Luther’s Large Catechism. The selections are edited from the Meissner schedule for the one-year lectionary. Simply download and print the inserts. Links to the collection of inserts are listed below in this post, but first here is an explanation … Read more
Member of our Facebook group, Bob Myers, recommended Teach These Things: Catechesis for the Lutheran Parish, by Lincoln Winters. published on LuLu. A catechesis that follows Luther’s outline for instruction. Prayerful and practical. Simple without being simplistic. This curriculum is appropriate for children, teens and adults. It can be used as an introduction to the faith, … Read more
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.