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Every year, parents, godparents, and grandparents wonder about good confirmation gifts, so here it is: a compiled list of confirmation gift ideas. (The product is a PDF version of this list.)
Without a doubt, the best gift confirmands receive is the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation! Still, cake can be nice, too. 🙂
Books!
Important Basics
- A Bible with name engraved or a personalized Bible cover
- A hymnal with name engraved
Catechetical Resources
- One of the adult coloring books by CPH, such as The Illuminated Catechism
- Catechetical devotion books
Devotional Books
(Many of the books listed under other headings are also devotional.)
- Preparing to Receive Holy Communion
- Bo Giertz’s Romans: A Devotional Commentary
- Reading the Psalms with Luther
- Bo Giertz’s To Live with Christ
CPH has a lot of great devotional options available, including the amazingly great Treasury of Daily Prayer, which is available in all sorts of formats, including the Pray Now app.
Prayer Resources
- Lutheran Book of Prayer or Lutheran Prayer Companion
- A prayer journal
- Martin Luther’s A Simple Way to Pray
Easy to Read Theology
- Gene Veith’s Spirituality of the Cross
- Bryan Wolfmueller’s A Martyr’s Faith in a Faithless World
- John Kleinig’s Grace upon Grace
- Will Weedon’s Thank, Praise, Praise, Serve and Obey
- Daniel Preus’s Why I Am a Lutheran: Jesus at the Center
- Matthew Richard’s Will the Real Jesus Stand Up
- Jonathan Fisk’s Echo
- Gene Veith’s Love God with All Your Mind
Lutheran Fiction
- Hammer of God or Faith Alone, though adults may prefer to read them first
Reference
Confirmation Gift Ideas for the Home
- My Confirmation Memories, which is like a baby book only about confirmation 🙂
- A keepsake box with confirmation verse engraved
- Jewelry such as a cross, crucifix or Luther’s rose
- A wall hanging or other artwork of Jesus, Bible verse, or other religious imagery. (Here’s one Lutheran craft who specializes in wood: jandjwoodshop.com. T & J Church Arts specializes in Lutheran iconography.
- A wooden cross for a desk or religious bookends
- Some congregations present a confirmation certificate, but some do not. You can get beautiful confirmation certificates from CPH, Agnus Dei Printing, and Ad Crucem (Wolfson Creative’s)
Confirmation Gift Ideas for Out & About
- A watch or ring
- A compass with a Bible verse or “Remember your baptism” engraved
- A Lutheran t-shirt from somewhere like Cafe Press or OldLutheran.com (Also see Lutheran Specialty Items below)
- A water or travel bottle with confirmation verse & initials
- An engraved multi-tool knife
- An engraved tie tack
- A Luther rose key-ring
Common Company Suggestions
Companies to consider include Concordia Publishing House, Ad Crucem and James Avery. Ad Crucem, a Lutheran company that uses Lutheran artists, offers a Confirmation Remembrance Gift Set as well as many other confirmation gift suggestions. James Avery is a popular Christian family business in Texas with a wide variety of religious jewelry.
Lutheran Artists
There are also many Lutheran artists, who sell artwork including religious scenes and portraits:
- Agnus Dei Liturgical Arts
- Scott R. Blazek
- The Art of Norma Boeckler
- Lori Ehlke
- Becky Foster Art
- Sarah Hempel Irani, Sculptor
- JJ Jaspersen
- Ed Riojas
- Scapegoat Studio
- Anna Marie Steffenson
- Yulia’s Art
Lutheran Clothing/Mugs/Glasses
- Blessings Boutique VIP Group
- The Hymnus Tree
- Lutheran Pub
- Millenial Standard: I don’t know who is behind this company but there’s some really good Lutheran stuff here!
- Old Lutheran: Clothing, mugs, signs, etc.
- Pleasantly Crafted Art
- Spreadshirt has these Lutheran t-shirts
- Verdominaet: Posters, mugs, shirts
Lutheran Greeting Cards
- Ad Crucem
- Dear 52
- Emmanuel Press: Greeting cards
- Hymns in my Heart: Holiday, Occasion, and Greeting cards
- L&G Kreations
- Pleasantly Crafted Art
- Pure Joy Creative
- Red Letter Art Design
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