Our missionaries, pastors, and other volunteers will occasionally be writing papers on a variety of topics - mission-related - that we hope will be of interest … and faith-affirming help to our readers. Please come back to this page often to check for new entries.

• Pr. Jaynan Clark has supplied us with some thoughts on, "Food for Thought" dated June 1, 2015
• Pr. Jaynan Clark has supplied us with a wonderful essay on, "The Right Not To Be Offended." dated May 5, 2015
• Pr. Jaynan Clark has given us two new papers, Service with a Smile (and a spoon)
  Read it here!!
• Pr. Jaynan Clark has given us two new papers, The Calendar
  Read it here! dated March 3, 2015
• Pr. Eric Swensson has given us a new paper, Precious Lord
  Read it here! dated February 24, 2015
• Pr. Eric Swensson has given us a new paper, "Ash Wednesday and Matthew 6" Read it here! dated February 18, 2015
• Pr. Eric Swensson has given us a newsletter, "Prayer Day for Epiphany 4" Read it here! dated January 28, 2015
• Rev. Dr. Lothar Schwabe gives us some thoughts, "Luther and the Turks (Muslims)"
  Read it here! dated November 1, 2014
• Pr. Eric presents to us new article, "What Reformation?"
  Read it here! dated October 25, 2014
• Pr. Eric presents to us new article, "Teach Me Your Paths"
  Read it here! dated September 25, 2014
• Pr. Eric presents to us new article,
  "The Old and the New" dated September 8, 2014
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a new paper entitled, "A Matter of Opinion" dated August 8, 2014
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a new paper entitled, "Another Trip to Emmaus" dated August 7, 2014
• Pr. Jaynan presents to us a story, "Where 2 or 3 are Gathered in His Name"
  Read it here! dated May 29, 2014
• Pr. Jaynan has provided us with another of her now-famous sermonettes... title of paper dated April 22, 2014
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a new paper entitled, "What's Up?" dated March 6, 2014
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled "Transfiguration" dated March 2, 2014
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a new paper entitled, Your "Free" Will? dated February 13, 2014
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a new paper entitled, The Extra Mile? dated February 13, 2014
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled, Simeon's Song dated February 1, 2014
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled, "Missio Dei (The Mission of God), Martin Luther, and Why All Believers Are Missionaries dated January 30, 2014
• Rev. Dr. Lothar Schwabe has posted a new paper entitled "To a Newly Ordained Young Pastor" dated January 28, 2014
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled, "The Advent Star" dated December 12, 2013
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled, "An Advent Devotion" dated December 9, 2013
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled, "Who is going to be gathered (up in the arms of the angels and taken to the Lord's garner?)" dated November 17, 2013
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a new paper entitled "The Principle of the Thing" dated September 30, 2013
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a new paper entitled, "Expect the Unexpected!"
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled, "Can A Man Hide?"
• The Rev. Dr. Lothar Schwabe has submitted a new paper entitled, "Pastors Now and Then"
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled, "Don't You Call Me Pietist!"
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled, "He is the Man. A Sermon Based on II Samuel 11:26-12:15"
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a new paper entitled, "What Is Truth?"
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled, The God in Overalls
• Pr. Eric has posted a new paper entitled, "The Hiding Place"
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a new paper entitled, "A Half Glass—
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a paper, “Plan for 153!”
• Pr. Eric has posted a paper "Reflection On Perplexion".
• Rev. Dr. Lothar Schwabe has posted a paper, "How to Become a Progressive Christian"
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a paper, “1st Century Tentmakers for a 21st Century World”
• Pr. Eric has posted a paper “Jesus the WayMaker”.
• Pr. Eric has posted a paper “Becoming Instruments of God’s Redeeming Love in a Broken and Troubled World”.
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a paper, “Why the Cross?”
• Pr. Eric has posted a paper "What We Learn".
• Rev. Dr. Lothar Schwabe has posted a paper, Who will mourn?
• Rev. Dr. Lothar Schwabe has posted a paper, Which Way ELCIC?
• Pr. Eric has posted a paper, Created for God’s Glory.
• Pr. Eric has posted a paper, "Outward Appearances".
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a paper, "Just Legalize It!".
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a paper, "Prepositions---a matter of life and death!".
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a paper, "The Disciple Ship’s Travel Journal".
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a poem Children of the Light.
• Pr. Eric has posted a paper "Get a Job".
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a paper, "Why I Love Jesus".
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a short commentary on "things" Short Commentary.
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a paper on preaching, "Preaching this Sunday".
• Pr. Jaynan has posted a paper, "Do Diligence".
• Pr. Eric Swensson has posted a terrific paper on evangelism, "Proclaiming Praises".
• Pastor Mike Hanson has posted a paper, "Mysterious Ways".
• Pastor Jaynan Clark has posted a paper, "Winds of Change".
• Pastor Eric has posted a short piece from Martin Luther, "Conforming to Christ".
• Anandae Clark has posted a poem, "I Believe".
• Pr. Eric Swensson has posted a paper entitled, "I Love To Tell the Story".
• Pr. Eric Swensson has posted a paper describing a ILT program, "A Word From ILT(Institute of Lutheran Theology)".
• Pr. Eric Swensson has posted a Bible study, "Interpreting Scripture".
• Pastor Jaynan Clark has posted a paper, "The Baby, the Bathwater -- Sin, Repentance, Forgiveness!".
• Rev. Dr. Lothar Schwabe has posted a essay, "Positional Theology".
• Pastor Eric has posted a article, "Be Thou My Vision - a few thoughts about spirituality".
• Pastor Jaynan has posted a article on insurance assurance … Blessed Assurance.
• Pastor Eric has written, “Reflections on the Gift of the Holy Spirit in Baptism”.
• Rev. Dr. Lothar Schwabe has written, “When Conscience Is Suppressed” . . . here.
• Pastor Jaynan newest journal entry, “An Ode to the Fig Leaf” . . . here
• Mark A. Chappell, a Canadian layman, offers a wonderful letter to his congregation. . . here
• Pastor Eric's newest journal entry, “Homily” . . . here
• Pastor Eric's newest journal entry, “Being Bold in God...” . . . here
• Pastor Eric's newest journal entry, “The Spirit of Luther” . . . here
• Pastor Jaynan's newest journal entry, “The Lesson of the Lost Cell” . . . here.
• Pastor Eric's journal entry, “Could the Lutheran Diaspora Be Extremely Well Poised to Help Re-evangelize America?” . . . here.
• Pastor Jaynan's journal entry, “Lord I Believe” . . . here.
• Pastor Eric's journal entry, “Picture this - A Covenant” . . . here.
• Pastor Eric offers a new, compelling paper, “Lutheran Revivals: A Tale of Hope and Prayer” . . . here.
• Pastor Eric has submitted an interesting article, “August Hermann Francke, Model of a Missionary Pastor”. . . here.
• Pastor Jaynan Clark discusses the "Sending Ships" aspect of The Disciple Ship program: The Disciple Ship as a virtual, non-geographic, missionary church is committed to sailing together with other “real” churches that don’t measure their “real nature” in their bricks and mortar, their history and tradition or their membership and budget size but according to the promises of Jesus Christ and His real presence among those gathered in His name and by His Word. Churches that know they exist to “Go!” and to send out missionary disciples two-by-two according to Jesus’ commission are those that see themselves merely as “filling stations.” ...here.
• Pastor Eric Jonas Swensson relates to an old hymn, "I Love To Tell the Story." here.
• Pastor Jaynan Clark, formerly president of WordAlone Network/Ministries, has written an essay/sermon in which she illustrates the challenge before while at the same time says goodbye to WordAlone. This essay/sermon may be read here.
• Pastor Eric Jonas Swensson has written a short article giving a historical look at ships in the context of early Christianity... here.