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Our National Anthem: O Canada
Date: July 09, 2012 | Author: Albert Kienle | Blog:
Originally "O Canada" was a patriotic poem by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier, a Quebec judge. Calixa Lavallée, the well-known Canadian composer, was commissioned to set it to music, and it was first sung in 1880 during a national convention of French Canadians in Quebec City.
Many English versions have appeared, but the...
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The Fools of Easter
Date: March 30, 2012 | Author: Albert Kienle | Blog:
He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! (Luke 24:25)
It is significant that this year April Fool's Day, Passover and Easter falls during the same week. Much has been said and done to discredit...
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15 Things You Wouldn't Know About God Without the Bible
Date: January 24, 2012 | Author: Albert Kienle | Blog: Albert Kienle's Blog
There is much about God you would never know apart from His Word. Sure, you may become
convinced that God exists by what you see in the world. You may even philosophically come to the
conclusion that the order in our universe demands an Almighty Creator to bring it about....
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Christmas: Now More Than Ever
Date: December 15, 2011 | Author: Albert Kienle | Blog: Albert Kienle's Blog
If ever there was a time for the world to hope in the Prince of Peace, it is today.
An unsettling cry can be heard from all corners of the earth. Entire nations are rising in revolt. In parts of the world, life is trobbing with violence as the...
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Cyber-bullying, No escape . . .
Date: November 09, 2011 | Author: Anne Sanderson from the Wadena News newspaper | Blog: Albert Kienle's Blog
In the information age, playground poundings have moved to online chat rooms and instant messages, and last week, Wadenans were given an inside look at how easy it is to become a victim.
Nearly half of all teenagers report they have been the victim of...
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Pentecost Extraordinaire
Date: June 07, 2011 | Author: Albert Kienle | Blog: Albert Kienle's Blog
"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come ... they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this? ... This is that ..." (Acts 2)
What made this Pentecost different from all others?
Something extraordinary was being fulfilled.
Devout Jewish men from every nation had gathered for...
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The Background to the English Bible
Date: April 06, 2011 | Author: Albert Kienle | Blog: Albert Kienle's Blog
Pre-Reformation, most Bibles were in Latin and with Greek, were the scholarly languages. Ecclesiastically, Latin was the language of use, which precluded ordinary people’s understanding and their reliance on priests to interpret the scriptures for them, otherwise through religious plays and oral traditions, to hear the Bible rather...
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Libya, The Bible, and the Coming Messiah
Date: March 03, 2011 | Author: Albert Kienle | Blog: Albert Kienle's Blog
It is so painful to watch the horror show underway in Libya right now. Estimates tell us that at least 1,000 Libyans are dead. Many more are wounded. Some 100,000 people have apparently fled Libya in recent days as the situation goes from bad to worse.
The first...
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The Consequences of Egypt's Demise
Date: February 09, 2011 | Author: Albert Kienle | Blog: Albert Kienle's Blog
Crisis, chaos, unrest, are but a few words describing the recent events in Egypt, the Land of the Pharaohs. We have all listened to the various reports, watched the scenes within Liberation Square and elsewhere, and wonder what the near future might hold for Egypt, its citizens, and...
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Christmas, From Me To You
Date: December 13, 2010 | Author: Albert Kienle | Blog: Albert Kienle's Blog
This Christmas I send my yearly thoughts, wishes, and prayers for you and yours by way
of the old Christmas carols. Do enjoy!
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style/In the air there's a feeling of Christmas/
Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile/And on ev'ry street corner you'll...
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