Author Archives: Bert Hielema

JESUS AND THE CHURCH I have this book to which I return at least once a year: The Hidden Face of God, written by a Jewish Professor of Hebrew, Dr. Richard Elliott Friedman. In it he frequently quotes both the Old- … Continue reading →

A PANDEMIC OF PANDEMICS My brother DREWES in the Hague, the Netherlands, sends me every month the digital copy of Civis Mundi, a Dutch periodical for Social Philosophy and Culture. From its latest #113, I translated an article by Dr. … Continue reading →

THE CHURCH: A HISTORIC ABERRATION? I am not a theologian, nor a church historian of any sort. I confess to be a Christian, and I believe that Christ is the Son of God, fully human, fully divine, who died on … Continue reading →

CHAOS OR COSMOS: A CHOICE The word Chaos is perhaps best described by its opposite: Cosmos. Where Cosmos indicates something wholesome and harmonious, pictures an orderly and logical situation, and illustrates a simple and coherent solution, in my Greek dictionary … Continue reading →

A BIT ABOUT GOD Let me start on a personal note. First thing I do after breakfast is scan the lectionary for the day, select a text from either the Old-, a Psalm or the New Testament, and write 500 … Continue reading →

APOCALYPSE “The lifestyles of around three average Americans will create enough planet-heating emissions to kill one person, and the emissions from a single coal-fired power plant are likely to result in more than 900 deaths, according to the first analysis to calculate … Continue reading →