Author Archives: Bert Hielema

June 29 2019 THE END OF RELIGION? When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18: 8. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in his introduction to his book on CREATION, basically an explanation of Genesis 1-3, the … Continue reading →

June 22 2019 IS TIME UP? I always have a book or two on the go. This past week I read THE VALUE OF NOTHING, by Raj Patel, a graduate of Oxford, the London School of Economics. I bought it … Continue reading →

June 15 2019 THE ULTIMATE TEST We, you, I, every member of the human race, is on the earth for a purpose. That purpose is to try us out for the new earth to come. That trial involves an exam … Continue reading →

June 8 2019 IS ‘666’, THAT OMINOUS SATANIC SITUATION, IMMINENT? I had a dream. Some prominent psychologists see dreams as important: Carl Jung comes to mind and today the author of the 12 steps, Jordan B. Peterson. I had that … Continue reading →

JUNE 1 2019 ETERNAL LIFE. In a book with the simple title of HEAVEN, I found a quote by the philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead, “Can you imagine anything more idiotic than the Christian idea of heaven? What kind of deity … Continue reading →

THE BLACK SWAN May 25 2019 Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive, and will come forth later, in uglier ways.                               – Sigmund Freud So, what’s the connection between Sigmund Freud and THE BLACK SWAN? Let me … Continue reading →