Rev. Prof. John T. Pless Christians live an embattled existence in this world. Under assault from the crafty devil, the deceitful world and our own ever-present sinful nature, how are we to live as disciples of Jesus Christ? We most often think of the Small Catechism as a manual for Christian doctrine and it is that, but it is more. Luther envisioned the Small Catechism as a handbook for the Christian disciple lived by faith in Christ and in our various callings through love to the neighbor. This