While visiting Immanuel Lutheran Church in Pensacola, Florida earlier this year, my online friend, and friend of LutheranCatechism.com, Bob Myers, presented me with a copy of another great Catechism memory aid, which I have temporarily dubbed Yshnog. What is Yshnog? If you asked the question, what is The First Commandment, the answer would be Yshnog, … Read more
Elk River Printing of Sidney, Montana has delivered 100 sets of Small Catechism memory cards for Trinity Lutheran Church, Sidney, Montana. These have been designed and ordered printed by me in my role as Christian Education Director of the congregation. These cards use the 1986 CPH translation, which is permitted by the general copyright … Read more
Garrick Matthew Miller Halvorson, aka Gunny, decided he was going to sleep in a cardboard box that night. Dad still comes in to pray the Lord’s Prayer with him. In the midst of the informality of bedding down in a cardboard box, Gunny still knows what reverence is, and his father shows him that prayer fits … Read more
Previously, LutheranCatechism.com released Small Catechism Memory Cards in six different translations. The translations are: 1979 NPH-WELS 2001 ELS 2010 Sola Publishing / ReClaim Resources 1912 Synodical Conference 1921 Triglot English 1992 CLBA-Faith & Fellowship Today, LutheranCatechism.com releases Small Catechism Memory Cards in a seventh translation, the 2004 Robert E. Smith translation. This is a fresh translation into English … Read more
Facebook group member Hildegunn Sofie Fjellnes Johansson kindly provides the following photographs that show how she and her children use Legos and Duplos to illustrate Holy Week. She writes, “With Lego we can tell the whole story without all the blood (compared to many YouTube videos).” She and Pastor KM Andreas Johansson live in Stockholm … Read more
Here is a video of Leif and Kim Halvorson praying the Lord’s Prayer with their three children at bedtime. Dads, as you can see, this takes hardly any time. To be exact, 39 seconds! Yet it has a tremendous impact. It has impact because: A. The Lord’s Prayer is God’s Word, and God’s Word does stuff. … Read more
What is the most neglected part of the Small Catechism? The Table of Duties, maybe? Christian Questions with Their Answers? How about Prayers for Daily Use? Naw, it’s got to be Office of the Keys, right? Thanks for playing. Good answers, Those are neglected more than they should be. But they are not the most … Read more
Here we have a sumptuous feast; a 14-part audio series with Pastor Joseph Abrahamson on the Small Catechism, on Steadfast Throwdown. Part 1 With this segment we begin a series with Pr. Joe Abrahamson on the meaning and message of Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. In Part 1, Pr. Abrahamson gives an overview of the Catechism … Read more
Editor’s Note: You can download a PDF flyer version of this pastoral letter here. + + + God’s Word Belongs in the Home Where We Live A pastoral letter of Pastor Rolf Preus – March 2016 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: As we ponder Christ’s passion during this holy season, it is good for … Read more
Previously, LutheranCatechism.com released Small Catechism Memory Cards in five different translations. The translations are: 1979 NPH-WELS 2001 ELS 2010 Sola Publishing / ReClaim Resources 1912 Synodical Conference 1921 Triglot English Today, LutheranCatechism.com releases Small Catechism Memory Cards in a sixth translation, the 1992 CLBA-Faith & Fellowship translation. The roots of this translation are in the Evangelical … Read more
LutheranCatechism.com has created a little folder of prayers that children can pray, titled “God Hears Me Pray.” This resources is a two-page PDF file. Download it. Print one page on one side of ordinary letter sized card stock, and the other page on the other side. Then fold it in the manner that a church bulletin … Read more
Previously, LutheranCatechism.com released Small Catechism Memory Cards in four different translations. The translations are: 1979 NPH-WELS 2001 ELS 2010 Sola Publishing / ReClaim Resources 1912 Synodical Conference Today, LutheranCatechism.com releases Small Catechism Memory Cards in a fifth translation, the 1921 English translation in the Triglot Concordia. These beautiful memory cards have: post card size graphical design … Read more