Author Archives: Bert Hielema

EARTH WE ARE, AND TO EARTH WE WILL RETURN. By the sweat of your brow, you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for earth you are and to earth you … Continue reading →

There is that famous Angel Song, performed, high in the sky, in the outskirts of Bethlehem at the moment when Jesus was born. Their words were simple: “”Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those … Continue reading →

INTELLIGENCE: FINITE AND INFINITE. Intelligence: what is it? Intelligence is, as many words in the European languages, derived from two Latin sources: Inter and Lego: ‘inter’ meaning ‘between’, and ‘Lego’ meaning ‘I read’. Basically, it means: ‘Reading between the lines’. … Continue reading →

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people. Proverbs 28:15. OF COURSE, THE BIBLE IS A PROPHETIC BOOK. I don’t know about you, but I believe that the Bible book, Proverbs, contains … Continue reading →

OPEN MY EYES, LORD. A prayer. Many decades ago, my wife bought a book, called NEW PRAYERS, written by a French Roman Catholic priest, Michel Quoist. These prayers are unequaled in beauty and tenderness. I have attempted, falteringly I should … Continue reading →

ALL IS WELL, THAT ENDS WELL. Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.                                                       Matthew 5: 48. The Greek word for ‘perfect’ is very poorly translated: “teleios’ has at its root “telos” which means “end” or “goal”, so … Continue reading →