Author Archives: Bert Hielema

WILL THE WEATHER CAUSE THE WORLD TO WITHER? I was thinking – I am, therefore I think – about that book, that sold 40 million copies: The Great Late Planet Earth, and its author, Hal Lindsey. In it he writes how Rapture … Continue reading →

MASKS OFF. I sincerely believe that we, the human race, are living on the edge of eternity. By this I mean that within the foreseeable future the Lord, Creator, will return and require of us an accounting of what we … Continue reading →

KNOCK, KNOCK. It’s no secret that churches have lost their luster and that the bringing of the ‘good news’ has become an almost impossible task. It’s no secret that churches have run stuck. It’s no secret that the most prominent … Continue reading →

THE FUTURE: THREE VIEWS.  “Where there is no vision, the people perish,” says Proverbs 29: 18. What then does the future hold? Is there still vision? That’s what I’ll try to investigate.  Even though I will mainly quote secular sources, … Continue reading →

CAN THE BIBLE GIVE AN ECONOMIC FORECECAST? I am not an optimist, and, this may surprise you, I am also not a pessimist. I call myself a realist, because I am too old to be swayed by emotional attachment to … Continue reading →

SWITCH TO LIFE. There’s a major misconception about the real reason why Jesus dwelt on earth. Ask the average church-goer this question, and the answer almost always is: “He came to save us from our sins”. Not quite correct. The … Continue reading →