Amazon is now distributing the new eBook, Catechetical Evangelism in the Newspaper, by T. R. Halvorson. You can find it here. This brings the number of distributors to eight. The first seven were: Barnes and Noble iTunes Scribd Kobo Smashwords Shakespir Gardner Books A PDF version is available for free download at LutheranCatechism.com. All versions … Read more
James Arne Nestingen, Review of Luther’s Catechism Comes to America: Theological Effects on the Issues of the Small Catechism Prepared in and for America prior to 1850, by Arthur C. Repp, Sr. ALTA Monograph Series, No. 18. Metuchen, N.J. and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., and The American Theological Library Association, 1982, in Word & … Read more
Six more book distributors are distributing the new, free eBook, Catechetical Evangelism in the Newspaper, by T. R. Halvorson. The new distributors are: Barnes and Noble iTunes Scribd Kobo Shakespir Gardner Books The book is published through Smashwords and is available there in several formats. The PDF version is available for free download at LutheranCatechism.com. … 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 3 – The … Read more
Following is a list of recent additions to the Document Library. Booe, Phil, “Cooperative Catechesis: A Model for Equipping Lutheran Parents and Pastors to Catechize Children in the Christian Faith,” Selected excepts prepared for the March 16, 2016 Winkel at Hudson, New York. Dau, W.H.T. “How Can We Prove Our Gratitude for Luther’s Small Catechism?” … Read more
01–14–2017 — LutheranCatechism announces the release today of the new, free eBook, Catechetical Evangelism in the Newspaper, by T. R. Halvorson. The book is published through Smashwords and is available there in the following formats: epub (industry standard) .mobi (Kindle) html (online reading) lrf (older Sony readers) pdb (older Palm devices) txt (without formatting) The … Read more
This is a pre-publication announcement of the forthcoming book, Catechetical Evangelism in the Newspaper, by T. R. Halvorson. This book is about evangelism that springs from Luther’s Small Catechism. It is about adapting catechetical evangelism to presentation in newspapers. The first part of the book briefly shows that Luther’s Small Catechism is suited to evangelism. … Read more
At the 2016 LCMS convention, a recurring topic was the decline of the church. President Harrison had written about it in his report. Some had criticized one part of what he said, the part about declined birth rates among church people. Our birth rates are below the replacement rate. Other explanations also circulate, and each one … Read more
Not long ago in a discussion in an online Lutheran group, one father did a manly thing. He admitted he was scared in his role as father. He said, “Nothing scares me quite like teaching my children.” Hallelujah! I told him, “This is a fact true of many fathers. Usually we just keep ducking, but … Read more
No pious heart can find it tiresome and superfluous if they read [the catechism] through each day and take part of it and say it aloud and meditate on it. When they do that with serious, diligent consideration, it will always bring fresh teaching, fresh warnings, fresh admonition, and fresh comfort. Thus the dear catechism is like … Read more
What are we trying to do? Fix the church, like Evangelicals? Fix the world, like Mainline Protestants? Are we trying to make disciples, as Jesus commanded? If so, let’s recall, “Discipleship is catechetical.” The Catechism is many things. It is a whetstone, a compass, a theological Swiss army knife, a life book, and a summary … Read more
