Cyberbrethren: A Lutheran Blog

A One-Stop-Shop for Lutheran Reformation Resources!

I'm pleased to announce the debut of a special web site created to help people find Lutheran Reformation resources and gifts. Would you mind posting this on your blog and creating a permanent link to it from your blog?

Lutherans Against Hitler: New Book from CPH

For decades, Lutherans have been accused of a passivistic response to Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich. In this careful analysis of original documents and the personal reflections of those involved in the church struggle under Hitler, Green seeks to set history straight. He identifies how Confessional Lutherans faced Nazi threats and survived to uphold the faith of Luther in the country of his birth. Green addresses both the successful statements against Hitler’s regime, such as the Bethel Confession, and the divisive documents, such as the Barmen Declaration, that sundered any hope of a coordinated Lutheran, and indeed Christian, resistance to the Nazis. Readers also will discover the stories of courageous church leaders who prevented the Nazis from absorbing Lutheran Churches into the Reich Church.

About the cover: Adolf Hitler was a master of propaganda. He carefully arranged photo opportunities that would feed the need of the German people to see the Führer as “one of them.” In this image, the photographer captured the supposed “heretic” leaving a church in Wilhelmshaven. The presence of the cross over Hitler’s bowed head became an essential part of the propoganda to promote Hitler as sympathetic to the Christian faith.

Order here.

God Grant It: Daily Devotional

I have been using the new daily devotional God Grant It for several weeks and continue to be impressed by the sturdy, substantial devotions it offers for each day. The daily readings are drawn from the sermons of Dr. C.F.W. Walther, the great 19th century American Lutheran theologian and churchman. Concordia Pubishing House offers a sample from the book so you can have a taste of the rich banquet of devotional treasures to be found in the book. There is a devotion offered for each day of the Christian church year, organized around the historic/classic church year readings. There is much food for thought contained in this book. I highly recommend it.

Luther and the iPod

Martin Luther's Small Catechism is available as a MP3 download, perfect for the iPod people in your life! Check it out. The text is that of the LCMS translation of the Small Catechism.

Catechism Posters for Church, School and Home

We have prepared sturdy, laminated poster board copies of the Ten Commandments, the Creed and the Lord's Prayer, with their meanings from the Small Catechism, 1986 edition. You may place your order either on the Internet, or over the phone by calling 800-325-3040.

Regular Price: $19.99

Product Details from the CPH Web Site
Age(s): 7 - Adult
Grade(s): 2 - All
Item Number: 24-0001WEB

A must for every Lutheran church, school and home. This three-poster set is perfect for use in the classroom, a great way for a church to keep the catechism before the eyes of all, and a wonderful addition to a home, in a child's bedroom, or to have around the dinner table. Posters are attractively printed on sturdy laminated card stock.

Ethics and Education

Two great new books from Concordia Publishing House

Reasonable Ethics by Dr. Robert Benne

Irrigating Deserts: C. S. Lewis on Education by Dr. Joel Heck