Author Archives: Bert Hielema

How the world has changed, for better and for worse, over five generations.  DEAR GRANDCHILDREN,  You all are successful, with healthy lives, good jobs, happy families and beautiful children; you are loving parents; in a word, you have made it. … Continue reading →

January 26 2022 DISCIPLINE AND WISDOM King Solomon states as purpose of The Proverbs: ‘ the attainment of wisdom and discipline’, and the ‘acquisition of a disciplined and prudent life’. In verse 7 he writes, “The fear of the LORD is the … Continue reading →

January 19 2022 THE ROAD TO HELL, OR…. “But something darker and deeper seems to be happening as well — a long-term loss of solidarity, a long-term rise in estrangement and hostility. This is what it feels like to live … Continue reading →

WWJD? JANUARY 12 2022. Each Saturday morning, I receive an email from John Mauldin, a financial forecaster. He is an entertaining writer and I usually read his predictions. For some reason finances interests me, and, although I am a cautious … Continue reading →

January 5 2022 The Second Coming  BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Turning and turning in the widening gyre   The falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere    The … Continue reading →

THE VERY LAST MARRIAGE Earth we are. The Creator fashioned us from the earth. By “earth” I mean the planet’s very superficial soil covering, that shallow layer of earth on which we live, and on whose health and wellbeing and … Continue reading →