Author Archives: Bert Hielema

July 1 2017 GOING FULL CIRCLE. To me it looks that the END will be like the BEGINNING. Then, millions of years ago, monstrosities roamed the earth, ferocious, crazily constructed creatures which, had they remained there and multiplied, would have … Continue reading →

June 24 2017 TRUMP: A GODSEND Former President Obama, in his speech at the Montreal Chamber of Commerce on June 6, used the phrase: INFLECTION POINT, which Google defines as “A time of significant change in a situation: a turning … Continue reading →

June 17 2017 WILL THE ORGANIZED CHURCH EVER REFORM ITSELF AGAIN? Two thousand years ago the Christian Community took a daring step: they changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday, from the Sabbath – today still celebrated by … Continue reading →

JUNE 10 2017 WILL A MELTING ARCTIC CAUSE A PANDEMIC? Margaret MacMillan, in her book THE WAR THAT ENDED PEACE, suggests that the Influenza in 1918-19, which killed some 40 million people, was caused by churning up the micro-laden soil … Continue reading →

June 3 2017 OUR NEAR FUTURE. Of course I am sticking my neck out. Well, it’s pretty short so I can’t venture too far. I am told that if you want to fathom the future, look to the past, so … Continue reading →

May 27 2017 I’VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN. We are heading for disaster. Of course you know this already. Chances are you will not admit this to yourself or to others. By disaster I mean … Continue reading →