We have added an important article by John T. Pless to the Documents Library. Pless, John T., The Catechism as a Tool for Prayer, Caring Connections, vol 13, no. 4, pp. 23-27, 2016. The first paragraph: We are most accustom to think in terms of studying the Small Catechism or learning it by heart but … Read more
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: When I saw Bob Myers sharing this video on Facebook, I wanted to provide an introduction and promo for it here but did not have the time. Bob graciously agreed to do this for me, and Got ‘Er Done the same day. Thanks Bob! Bob is retired from the U. S. Navy and the … Read more
Click the link here for a PDF preview of Praying Luther’s Small Catechism: The Pattern of Sound Words, by John T. Pless, scheduled to be released by CPH this July. Some of the Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Praying the Catechism Chapter 2: The Ten Commandments: An Agenda for Christian Prayer Chapter 3: The Apostles’ Creed: … 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
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
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
LutheranCatechism.com has produced a book of prayers titled, Pray for Children. Following are the preface and listing of prayer topics covered. The book itself can be downloaded here. Preface Jesus said: “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see … Read more
This is a third video of home devotions by our Facebook group member, Melissa Sutton. The three videos together illustrate a complete home devotion in the morning The first video showed the opening of daily devotions. The second video showed memory work, with mom helping two young children memorize the Third Article of the Creed, … Read more
The child must be instructed. Begin early. Let it learn to pray as soon as it can speak. … We quote again from Luthardt: ‘Let it not be objected that the child cannot understand the prayer. The way of education is by practice to understanding, not by understanding to practice. G. H. Gerberding, The Way … Read more