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Tag: Catechism

New Books by one of our authors…

Mr. Tom (TR) Halvorson has been busy at work for the good of Lutherans all over. He has produced a couple of volumes…

Posted On 27 Feb 202325 Feb 2023

What Are You Taught About Redemption?

Summary This article briefly sketches the orthodox Christian doctrine of Christ’s redemption by vicarious satisfaction; briefly sketches heretical denial of vicarious satisfaction by…

Posted On 16 Aug 202216 Aug 2022

Would you like some help to be repenting?

For many Christians, repentance is a confusing topic and a frustrating experience. Let’s take a look at: the secular background of the word…

Posted On 24 Mar 201929 Jan 2021

Memorizing the Catechism: False Dichotomy between Words and Meaning or, How to Forget the Faith

When I was a child, we already had the Small Catechism memorized before we entered confirmation instruction. We recited portions in Sunday School…

Posted On 12 Mar 201911 Mar 2019

Be at Leisure: A Lutheran Approach to Outreach, 9. Good Works

Invitation happens most naturally in the realm of vocation, that is, in one’s stations in life. One need not expend great amounts of…

Posted On 27 Aug 201827 Jul 2018

A Year without Television, Part III: The Benefits

Well, having taken to heart the paternal warnings of the Church Fathers, and having preached against the folly of the screen, it remained…

Posted On 29 Jan 201826 Jan 2018

Freeing the Catechism in English !!

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England. These loving people are giving away “the layman’s little Bible”—Luther’s…

Posted On 15 Nov 201715 Nov 2017

“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Sacrament of the Altar” (Sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson)

“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Sacrament of the Altar” Tonight we conclude our series on “The Catechism in Six Parts.” So far…

Posted On 13 Apr 2017

“The Catechism in Six Parts: Confession” (Sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson)

“The Catechism in Six Parts: Confession” Tonight we come to the part of the Catechism that is probably the least known to us…

Posted On 6 Apr 2017

“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism” (Sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson)

“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism” So far in our series on the catechism, we’ve covered the Ten Commandments,…

Posted On 30 Mar 20176 Apr 2017

“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Lord’s Prayer” (Sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson)

“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Lord’s Prayer” So far in our series on the Catechism we’ve had the Ten Commandments and the…

Posted On 23 Mar 201723 Mar 2017

Two Lutheran Elephants: Negligent House Pastors and Divorce

The decline in membership of Lutheran churches in America is a like a migraine headache. It is always there. We keep explaining it…

Posted On 15 Mar 201729 Jan 2021

“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Creed” (Sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson)

“The Catechism in Six Parts: The Creed” The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, in a big national survey a few years…

Posted On 8 Mar 2017

Proposed Catechism Explanation Revision: The Lord’s Prayer

Here is the first guest article on the proposed revision to the Catechism:   Of all 6 chief parts of Luther’s Small Catechism,…

Posted On 12 Oct 201623 Oct 2016

Proposed Catechism Revision — Resolution to Express Concern

Resolution from the Pastors of the Eldora Circuit of Iowa District East.   To Express Serious Concern with the Catechism Revision   The…

Posted On 12 Oct 201623 Oct 2016

Proposed Catechism Explanation Revision

The deadline is approaching to submit feedback and commentary on the proposed Catechism Explanation Revision.  As the “field-test” edition of the new version…

Posted On 10 Oct 201623 Oct 2016

Mission and Outreach: Mapping the Small Catechism against the Enemy’s Stock Lies

In its mission, the church always has run up against some recurring stock errors in the world’s thinking. These errors have a strong…

Posted On 28 May 201628 May 2016

“Love God, Love Your Neighbor” (Sermon on the Ten Commandments, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)

“Love God, Love Your Neighbor” (The Ten Commandments) “Love God, Love Your Neighbor”: Sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? And it is. It is…

Posted On 9 Mar 2016

“Loving God with Our Mouth and Ears” (Sermon on the Ten Commandments, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)

“Loving God with Our Mouth and Ears” (The Ten Commandments) We started off this series on the Ten Commandments with, obviously, the First…

Posted On 2 Mar 20163 Mar 2016

“The First Commandment: Have No Other Gods” (Sermon on the Ten Commandments, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)

“The First Commandment: Have No Other Gods” (The Ten Commandments) “You shall have no other gods.” OK, that sounds pretty simple. “Have No…

Posted On 17 Feb 201617 Feb 2016

The Catechism is Strategic — New Website: Lutheran Catechism

A new website, Lutheran Catechism, promoting the use of Luther’s catechisms went live January 4, 2016. As a new site, it is still small, but…

Posted On 7 Jan 20167 Jan 2016

Real Men Catechize their Children

Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche was the title of a best-selling book by Bruce Feirstein published in 1982. Supposedly, a real man would…

Posted On 4 Jan 201629 Jan 2021

Stage 4 Cancer – Sorry State of Catechization in the Home

My aunt, Gladys, was a manager in the U. S. Geological Survey. As a federal government employee, she had excellent health care. The…

Posted On 16 Dec 201529 Jan 2021

No-Name Evangelistic Association: How Faith Comes to Grandchildren

How did the Christian faith come from my grandparents to my grandchildren? It came by mission, but not by missionalism. If this mission…

Posted On 12 Nov 201529 Jan 2021

A Circuit Meeting Taught Me Again the Importance of the Liturgy

  Before our circuit meetings, the pastors come together for the Divine Service.  In a recent meeting, a retired pastor was the preacher. …

Posted On 23 Apr 201523 Apr 2015

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