Author Archives: Bert Hielema

DIRE RHYMES WITH FIRE. Dire rhymes with FIRE.                                                     We may not realize it, but we, in the end, are doing God’s work. Just read on. In my long life – well into year 97 – I have never seen world … Continue reading →

IS CHURCH REFORMATION STILL POSSIBLE? A look back. In the 1930s, Dietrich Bonhoeffer came to Union Theological Seminary in New York, looking for fellow believers. What he found instead disturbed, angered, and perplexed him. There is no theology here, he … Continue reading →

  WE DIE: THEN WHAT?   We all die. The rich, the super-rich, hate death, hate to become like those in the grave, of which there is no escape. Apparently, many of these billionaires don’t believe the Apostles’ Creed, which … Continue reading →

IS LOVE THE ANSWER, THE ONLY ANSWER?  “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.33 Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. (Mark … Continue reading →

EVIL. Nature is cruel: food for some is the death for others. There the law of the strongest rules. This past week I saw tracks in the snow, the typical rabbit foursome paw-pattern; the next day I also saw coyote … Continue reading →

MAN PROPOSES, BUT GOD DISPOSES. “Man proposes, but God disposes” is a translation of the Latin:  “Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit”. This well-known proverb played in my mind, when I read an article about AI, Artificial Intelligence, outlining the energy requirements powering … Continue reading →