The Orthodox Lutheran Catacombs

An essay which I presented to the 2006 Independent Lutheran Conference in Glendale, Arizona, this paper deals with the Galatians: who they were, the errors which plagued them, and the correction supplied by St. Paul through his teaching of the doctrine of justification by faith and the proper distinction between law and gospel.

An essay which I presented to the 2005 Independent Lutheran Conference in Glendale, Arizona, this paper deals with the subject of legalism: its history and current status in the church, why both pastors and laity are tempted towards being legalistic despite its being destructive and unbiblical, and what concerned Christians can do about it.

An essay which I presented to the 2003 Independent Lutheran Conference in Glendale, Arizona, this paper has a tongue-in-cheek title. It deals with the Biblical concepts of spirit, soul and body, and contrasts these with the false views of the same within the New Age Movement.

An essay which I presented to the 2002 Independent Lutheran Conference in Midland, Michigan, this paper is an exposition of the doctrine of the descent of Christ into hell.

An essay which I presented to the 2001 Independent Lutheran Conference in Newport News, Virginia, this paper traces the history of the Evangelisch-Lutherische Freikirche in Germany and parallels its development with several Ameerican Lutheran synods.

An essay which I presented to the 2000 Independent Lutheran Conference in New Ulm, Minnesota, this paper is a critical examination of the doctrinal errors contained in the Church Growth Movement's founding document, Donald McGavran's "Understanding Church Growth."

An essay which I presented to the 1999 Independent Lutheran Conference in Norfolk, Nebraska, this paper outlines the Biblical doctrines of church and ministry, with emphasis on their application to the independent Lutheran congregation.