Author Archives: Bert Hielema

June 22 2022. BORN TO WOE:  the 14th Century compared to our 21st Century. ”Born to woe”, that’s how Barbara Tuchman heads her chapter on the 14th Century, in her book, A Distant Mirror, the Calamitous 14th Century. Seven Hundred years ago, everything was different: … Continue reading →

June 15 2022 “BE END-CONSCIOUS”, ADVISES JESUS.  “Many are called, few are chosen”, (Matthew 22:14), or “Will I find faith on earth when I return,” (Luke 18:8), or “But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and … Continue reading →

June 8 2022 THE LEAST IN THE KINGDOM…… Schrijven betekent: jezelf lezen. (To write means: reading your own life-story). Max Frisch.. How true. Here’s my daily routine. I always get up at 7.30. Make tea, 3 cups of a mixture of … Continue reading →

June 1 2022 DOWN TO EARTH. I am very fortunate in that I have a large property with lots of trees, and enough open space to cultivate a patch of earth. I also have a well – some 70 feet, … Continue reading →

May 25 2022 THE FOUR GALLOPING HORSES. The last Bible book, Revelation, is big on horses: horses of different colors, white, black, red, pale. They are feared because they foreshadow the last days of the world we live in, and … Continue reading →

May 18 2022 WHERE IS GOD? “Where is God?”, Jesus wondered when he was dying. “Where is God”, people ask, when they see a senseless war in Eastern Europe. “Where is God”, we wondered, when the future of the most … Continue reading →