Author Archives: Bert Hielema

THE CHURCH IN FLUX Chapter 23 Where is the world coming to? This is not a cheerful chapter. What we now are experiencing is the calm before the storm. There are so many ominous signs out there that if only … Continue reading →

THE CHURCH IN FLUX Chapter 22 The beginning of the End.                              Wherever God erects a house of prayer                              The Devil always builds a chapel there;                              And ’twill be found upon examination,                              The latter has the largest congregation. … Continue reading →

THE CHURCH IN FLUX Chapter 21 John, the Irishman, more than a millennium ago, told us that God is in all things. There’s a man who knew the bible. Colossians 1:15-20 says exactly that: “He is before all things and … Continue reading →

THE CHURCH IN FLUX Chapter 20 How the Irish did it again.  In 1995 Thomas Cahill wrote a book with the flattering title of How the Irish Saved Civilization: the untold story of Ireland’s heroic role from the Fall of … Continue reading →

The Church in Flux Chapter 19 Another small step toward a possible solution  The problem with the church is precisely that it is not “in flux”, is not evolving, is not changing with the times. The people in the church … Continue reading →

THE CHURCH IN FLUX Chapter 18 Ponderings on a Parable.