Chapter 5 in Packer’s and Parrett’s Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way continues to engage the what should we teach when we do catechesis? question. As we noted last week, the answer to that question has historically been Ten Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Sacraments. While not undermining …
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Catechisis – part 6
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Catechism, part 4
Posted Jun 16th, 2011 By Allison in Pastor Brian's Blog, Why We Do What We Do With | No CommentsIn chapter 3 of their book, Packer and Parrett set out to address the “Waxing and Waning of Catechesis.” At the outset they allude to the quote above from Calvin and rightfully conclude that “Christians of all sorts once again seem to be intent on testing this thesis.” This is a, if not the, most …
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Summer Campout!
Posted Jun 12th, 2011 By Cadets in Cadets Blog With | No CommentsHey, is it June already? Yup! Our incredibly amazing, unprecedented THREE night SUMMER cadet campout is just weeks away! That means we need to figure out who is going to be there when, so we can plan for buying food and determining whether we need all of the sites we reserved. We have sites reserved …
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Catechism, Part 3
Posted Jun 2nd, 2011 By Brian in Pastor Brian's Blog, Why We Believe What We Believe With | No CommentsThe question Packer and Parrett take up in Chapter 2 is not whether or not catechesis works—several centuries of testimony demonstrate it obviously does—but whether or not it is Biblical. Or to put it another way, is this simply a good idea or is something that God is requiring of his church? In making their …
