We have added Reu, M., Catechetics or Theory and Practise of Religious Instruction (Chicago: Wartburg Publishing House, 1918) to the Documents Library. Paul I. Johnston, said of this book: One of the great educational classics of early twentieth-century American Lutheranism was Johann Michael Reu’s Catechetics, or Theory and Practice of Religious Instruction. By the time … Read more
When I was a child, we already had the Small Catechism memorized before we entered confirmation instruction. We recited portions in Sunday School from about the third or fourth grade onward. We recited all portions in Vacation Bible School year after year. By the time we entered confirmation instruction, we had recited it at church … Read more
The best commentary on the Small Catechism is Luther’s Large Catechism. Next come many fine explanations of the Catechism that the Lutheran church has produced over the centuries. And next to those come the catechism sermons of Pastor Rolf D. Preus. Nine of Pastor Preus’ sons compiled a collection of his sermons that take you … 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
Publishing is an interesting activity. Apparently, one of the publishing industry’s techniques is to try to hype something into reality. Take as an example what distributors do with my slim little book, Catechetical Evangelism in the Newspaper. Smashwords released this as an eBook on January 14, 2014. As the Smashwords Style Guide says, that led … Read more
Previously available only as an eBook, Catechetical Evangelism in the Newspaper now is available as a paperback from Amazon. Because of costs of production and the mandatory terms of distribution through Amazon, this edition has a price, currently $3.59. But, the good news is that it qualifies for Amazon Prime, which means shipping is free. All but one of the … Read more
Description | Contents | eBook Editions | PDF Edition | Paperback Edition | About the Author Catechetical Evangelism in the Newspaper is available in a variety of electronic editions at prices from free to $0.99, and in paperback for $3.59 with free shipping. Description Evangelism springs from Luther’s Small Catechism into the newspaper. This book shares from the … Read more
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
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
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
Editor’s Note: Rev. Larry A. Peters, Senior Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church of Clarksville, Tennessee, kindly gives his permission to republish this article from his blog, Pastoral Meanderings. The original posting may be found here. When children are in their early elementary school years, their minds are actually at the peak time for easy rote … Read more