Author Archives: Bert Hielema

CELTIC CHRISTIANITY Belgic Confession. You probably have never heard of that confession. Actually it is one of the mainstays of the Reformed Faith. Here’s what it says about us knowing God: “We know God first by the creation, preservation, and … Continue reading →

JANUARY 7 2017 THE CHURCH AND CREATION It’s not what you don’t know that kills you, it’s what you know for sure that ain’t true.” – Mark Twain That church development is often derailed is not surprising, given that it … Continue reading →

DECEMBER 31 2017 LESS THAN TEN YEARS? 2016 was a real ‘news’ year, with Brexit and Trump and lots of hot weather. How about 2017? To me it looks like the same, even more so. While ‘no news’ signals good … Continue reading →

DECEMBER 25 2016 WHY WAS JESUS BORN? So, it is Christmas, the day in which we hear about Jesus the Christ, who, in popular understanding, forever remains a baby, because as an adult he became too outspoken and controversial. That … Continue reading →

DECEMBER 18 2016 OUR DISASTROUS DATE WITH THE DEVIL. “And there was war in heaven……The devil, Satan, who leads the whole world astray, was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Revelation 12: 7, 9 After the mighty … Continue reading →

December 11 2016 ANARCHY Curiously the SEPTUAGINT, the Greek translation of the (Hebrew) Old Testament by 70 (Septuagint in Greek) Jewish rabbis starts with almost identical words “EN ARCHE”, which means: In the beginning, the first words of the Bible … Continue reading →