THE LATEST NEWS
Regarding our Christmas cards…
Earlier this year, the United States Postal Service made some big changes in their shipping prices. The rates for Priority Mail increased considerably, and discounts that are really important to small businesses like ours were eliminated. So it was time for us to restructure how we sell our Christmas cards. Because of these recent postage changes, we are now selling our cards in sets of 15 and 40. The benefit of this is that you can now choose which design and how many of each card you’d like. A quick Google search of comparable Christmas cards shows that our prices are still among the lowest, which means that you can get unique, high-quality, Christ-centered cards for a very good price. Find more details on our Christmas cards page.
*Update 8/6: the discontinued cards are now sold out.
The other piece of news is that one of our discontinued designs is now 35% off. Last year, we introduced an updated Nativity card with a new background, but we still have about 200 of the original design remaining. The artwork (pictured left) is featured on a white background while the inside greeting proclaims, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” If you’d like to purchase these discontinued cards, they are available in sets of 15 cards ($14.95) and 40 cards ($32.50). These prices include shipping. Contact us to place your order, and we’ll send you an invoice for payment via Paypal. These are available on a first come, first served basis!
Six Chief Parts Banner
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Some very talented members of Calvary Lutheran Church in Elgin, Illnois, have turned our Six Chief Parts artwork into a confirmation banner for their church. Thank you for sharing the pictures with us! It looks beautiful and is packed full of theological symbolism.
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Our Six Chief Parts artwork (left), created by Lutheran artist Edward Riojas, features the six chief parts of The Small Catechism in a cruciform shape. It is available as a greeting card or as an 8″ x 10″ print, ready for framing.
The following description of the symbolism is printed on the back of each card and is provided in sticker form with each print for affixing to the back of the frame:
Symbols for each of the six chief parts are arranged in a cruciform shape: tablets of the Law represent the Ten Commandments; chalice and host, the Lord’s Supper; scallop shell with three water drops, Holy Baptism; thurible with incense rising to heaven, the Lord’s Prayer; and crossed keys, the Office of the Keys. Central to all is a triangle interwoven with a circle, symbolizing the Holy Trinity confessed in the Apostle’s Creed. These symbols are charged on a red Latin cross pointing to Christ’s all-atoning sacrifice, which in turn gives life and produces fruit in the life of the Church and her saints.
Seed Grains of Prayer: A Prayer for Holy Thursday
“Lord Jesus Christ, Who hast given us the joy of Thy bread to eat and Thy cup to drink in remembrance of Thy sufferings, we pray Thee, enlighten us that by true self-examination we may worthily receive that Sacrament, in true discernment of Thy presence. Amen.”
-W. Loehe in Seed Grains of Prayer, 20% off through Saturday
*If you’re looking for a helpful tool for reflection and self-examination, consider the Beichtspiegel (“confession mirror”) available in our free Downloads.
Get a Signed Copy of Didache
In between international trips and teaching at Concordia Theological Seminary, Prof. John Pless graciously agreed to sign 30 copies of Didache for us to offer to our customers. In Didache, Pless brings together the Holy Scriptures, Luther’s Small Catechism, and the hymnal to teach what Lutherans confess (doctrine), how we receive Christ’s gifts in the Divine Service (liturgy), and how we pray and live under the cross of Jesus Christ (vocation).
These won’t last long…and they’re also 15% off!
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