Author Archives: the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

Pomp and Vain Glory

Posted on July 6, 2013 by the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

The lyrics of the hymn we were singing said, “Your majesty, I can but bow.  I lay my all before You now.  In royal robes I don’t deserve I live to serve Your majesty.” 

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Do You Want to Be Healed?

Posted on June 20, 2013 by the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

Jesus asked the paralyzed man who was lying near the Pool of Bethesda, “Do you want to be healed?”  The question seems to have an obvious answer – the man had been laying there for 38 years.  Why would he … Continue reading →

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Are All Sins Equal or are Some Worse than Others? Yes!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

 I was recently asked by my daughter about sin and if, as she learned growing up, that all sin was the same OR if, as she is being taught

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Why is the Trinity so Hard to Understand – It is a Mystery

Posted on May 26, 2013 by the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

I recently attended a class where the subject of the class was the Trinity – the Doctrine that God is one entity and is simultaneously three distinct persons.  The presenter began by saying, “I will be teaching some heresy today; … Continue reading →

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Sewing the Seeds of Addiction

Posted on April 12, 2013 by the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

“Oh, Honey – it has so much more to offer than mine!”  These are the words of my addict wife –

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Easter – The Grave is Conquered

Posted on March 31, 2013 by the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

Why do Christians worship on the first day of the week?  Because it is on the first day of the week, Sunday, that JESUS PROVED HIS POWER OVER

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Saturday after Good Friday – The Day of Holy Silence

Posted on March 30, 2013 by the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

 The chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’  Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third … Continue reading →

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A Six-Word Essay

Posted on March 29, 2013 by the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

Six-Word Essays have been growing in popularity (Spoiler – this is not one of them as the first Eight words proved).  If you Google: Six Word Essays – a long list of websites will greet you including the story where … Continue reading →

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What Did You Give Up for Lent?

Posted on March 29, 2013 by the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

What did you give up for Lent?  I gave up the use of my right arm.  Not on purpose – it was not a choice that I mulled over, not a, “should it be my right arm or should it … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Evangelism

Posted on February 17, 2013 by the Rev'd Dr SG Rindahl

Lord Jesus Christ you have given your Church the mission to proclaim the Gospel to all nations. May our efforts to fulfill this mission be guided by the Holy Spirit so that we might be leaven of new life, slat … Continue reading →

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