Author Archives: Bert Hielema

OCTOBER 27 2021 IS THE EARTH ALIVE? “The hills are alive with the Sound of music”, sings Julie Andrews. “Praise him, you mountains and hills”, sings Psalm 148. Is the earth alive? Yes, yes. Reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerrer has … Continue reading →

OCTOBER 27 2021 IS THE EARTH ALIVE? “The hills are alive with the Sound of music”, sings Julie Andrews. “Praise him, you mountains and hills”, sings Psalm 148. Is the earth alive? Yes, yes. Reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerrer has … Continue reading →

October 20 2021 OUR VERY OWN TOWER OF BABEL The Tower of Babel story in the Bible has become a byword. It now basically stands for human hubris, for trying to surpass God through our technical prowess. The Bible relates … Continue reading →

October 13 2021  JOY  I love Frances, the no-nonsense Pope. He tells his clerical cohorts – who love to talk – to have 800 words sermons, because after 8 minutes the gathered flock falls asleep with open eyes, so stop … Continue reading →

October 13 2021  JOY  I love Frances, the no-nonsense Pope. He tells his clerical cohorts – who love to talk – to have 800 words sermons, because after 8 minutes the gathered flock falls asleep with open eyes, so stop … Continue reading →

IS ATONEMENT ON THE AGENDA AT COP 26? Twenty-Six Times, every year since 1995, have thousands of delegates, representing the nations of the entire world, gathered to combat the ever more expanding CLIMATE CHANGE and GLOBAL HEATING.  We have now come to … Continue reading →