catechism

the boys and i were reviewing our cat. q’s
this morning and i kept choking up.

q22. what is a sacred covenant?
a22. a relationship that God sets up with us
and guarantees by his holy word.
gulp.
He initiates & He guarantees the fulfillment.

q38. can you go to heaven with this sinful nature?
a38. no, my heart must be changed before I can
be fit for heaven.

q39. what is the changing of your heart called?
a39. the new birth or regeneration.

it melts me.
and listening to nathan & henry
saying it to me, double yum.

ideas for teaching the catechism to children.

catechism resources .
we use big truths for little kids, by susan hunt.
a few years ago, we stole carol herring’s idea &
made an catechism sticker chart out of the
front & back of one piece of foam core (2′ x 3′)
which we still use
(i wrote q. 1-63 on the front of it and
morven wrote 64-141 on the back.
we love seeing your handwriting, m.)

text of the children’s shorter catechism
this one is a tiny bit different from the one
provided in the hunt book.

i don’t think henry understands bunny ears.
you usually don’t give them to yourself, hon.