Author Archives: Bert Hielema

FEBRUARY 23 2019 THE RIDDLE OF LIFE He who saves a single life, saves the whole world.                                                      The Talmud I found that quote in a book I bought in 1998, WRESTLING WITH ANGELS, subtitled, “What Genesis teaches us about … Continue reading →

FEBRUARY 16 2019 THE WORLDS TO COME Human kind cannot bear very much reality. -(Archbishop Thomas in Murder in the Cathedral) It’ll take a few years before I have read all the books in my library, but I am making … Continue reading →

FEBRUARY 9, 2019 A. I. AND THE TOWER OF BABEL God, the earth and humanity belong together. Draw a triangle. Place God at the top; on the base corners position the earth and humanity: draw lines to a fro from … Continue reading →

FEBRUARY 2 2019 LAST MINUTE, ANYONE?……. I always have a book or two on the go. Last week I reread most of BETWEEN THE BEGINNING AND THE END, “A Radical Kingdom Vision”. In this book J. H. Bavinck wrote extensively … Continue reading →

JANUARY 26 2019 THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE…………… Jeremiah 51: 9 tells me that there comes a time when further efforts are useless. I believe that this is the case today. Here’s what this great prophet said, “‘We would … Continue reading →

JANUARY 19 2019 RAPTURE EQUALS RAPE EQUALS DEATH. The Latin verb RAPIO (I seize), RAPUI (I have seized), RAPTUM (been seized), also means “to snatch and tear away.” It clearly shows that RAPE and RAPTURE have a common root. We … Continue reading →