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Learn the faith, one short step at a time.

Short lessons, puzzles, and stamps to collect. No account needed.

The lessons · For confirmation and beyond Learn the Faith The creeds, the Commandments, prayer, Baptism and Communion, and the Bible's big story. One short step at a time. › New to faith, or coming back? Start here Eight short steps that don't assume you know anything or have been baptized. ›

Parent, mentor, or group leader? Start with the guides ›

Luther's Trail

Puzzles and stories from Luther's life, for practice and fun. Pick any stop, in any order.

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The Miner's Son

EislebenBorn to a miner's family. Sixty-two years later, home for one last quarrel.

The Anxious Monk

ErfurtA law student promises his life away in one terrified moment on the road.

The Reluctant Rebel

WittenbergA university town gets an argument it never asked for.

WormsTold to recant, he asks for one night to think it over.

The Hidden Translator

WartburgEleven weeks in a stone room, turning Greek into German a farmer could read.

The Household's Keeper

Katharina's HouseEscaped, by tradition in a fish barrel, then ran the household, the garden, and half the arguments.

The Singing Reformer

CoburgPsalm 46 becomes a hymn for the whole congregation.

The Careful Scribe

AugsburgA quiet professor writes a summary of belief, read aloud to an emperor.

The Plain Teacher

The CatechismCommandments, creed, prayer, and sacraments, explained plainly.

The Keeper of Time

The Church YearBlue, then white, then green. The church tells its whole story every year.

Bible StoriesOld stories, gently told. Can you find them all?