Author Archives: Bert Hielema

A NEW COP SONG and SOME MORE RANDOM THOUGHTS (2) I am an old-fashioned guy, with new-fangled ideas, especially about the church. To me, monologues, also known as sermons, are passive experiences, with mainly the hearing engaged, easily distracted, while multi-note expression, … Continue reading →

SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS (1)  I continue my blog, not on a strict, disciplined weekly basis, but more haphazard. My aging brain directed me to some ‘sayings’ I had gathered over the years, under the heading of Incoherent Utterances, but I … Continue reading →

Saturday November 18 2023 GOD’S KINGDOM = WWW = Whole Wide World. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the … Continue reading →

Saturday November 11 2023 JESUS IS A JEW. When we visited one of our three daughters, who lived near Beverly Hills, we stayed at a hotel next to a Messianic Synagogue, and on the Sabbath my wife and I attended … Continue reading →

November 4 2023 THE CASE FOR CAUTION. My father was a successful businessman and entrepreneur, until he wasn’t. He failed to detect a radical change in his market, at the very time when he took on debt to finance an … Continue reading →

October 28 2023 My BACK IS SORE.  In our world we have opted for comfort and ease: it’s easy to prepare meals, it’s easy to be entertained, it’s easy to move from one place to another, it’s easy to provide … Continue reading →