Author Archives: Bert Hielema

July 13 2022 If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, … Continue reading →

July 6 2022. THE AMERICAN RELIGION. The USA has its own religion. No other country can claim such a feat. There is simply no such a thing as a German, or French or Asian Religion! Only America has its very … Continue reading →

June 29 2022  Compounding Confusion. I grew up in simpler times, when there were only male and female, both recognizable as different, something the French celebrated by coining: Vive La Différence. Today we have expanded possibilities: LESBIAN: Usually refers to a woman … Continue reading →

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 →