Author Archives: Bert Hielema

THE DEVIL’S FIERY FURY

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Bert Hielema

The Devil’s Fiery Fury May 8 2016 The world is in a mess. More than 330 million in India directly suffer from drought, due to two (2) failed monsoons. Many millions in Africa too will go hungry. Another 400,000 are … Continue reading →

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MAYDAY

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Bert Hielema

MAYDAY (1) May 1 2016. There is a call MAYDAY, which has nothing to do with the Month of May, but is simply a phonetic pronouncing of the French M’AIDEZ, which means HELP ME, a distress call, one that now … Continue reading →

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THEN AND NOW

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Bert Hielema

APRIL 24 2016 THEN AND NOW This week I am talking DEPRESSION, not the clinical type, but the financial one. You’ve heard it before “History repeats itself.” It does, but never in exactly the same way. The depression of the … Continue reading →

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THE LORD’S PRAYER (4) CONCLUSION

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Bert Hielema

APRIL 17 2016 THE LORD’S PRAYER  (4). CONCLUSION The Bible starts with these words: IN THE BEGINNING. Genesis 1 relates how that beginning consisted of CHAOS, a formless, empty world, shrouded in universal darkness. When God saw this god-forsaken mess … Continue reading →

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THE LORD’S PRAYER (3) : EPIOUSIOS

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Bert Hielema

APRIL 10 2016 THE LORD’S PRAYER (3): EPIOUSIOS. Epiousios? If it is Greek to you, you are right. It’s a word that only appears in the Lord’s Prayer and nowhere else, which makes me wonder why Jesus used this unfamiliar … Continue reading →

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THE LORD’S PRAYER (2)

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Bert Hielema

APRIL 3 2016 THE LORD’S PRAYER…..(2) Last week I wrote that the word OUR in OUR FATHER, the very first word of THE LORD’S PRAYER points to ‘the communion of saints’. A bit later I indicated that the redemption of … Continue reading →

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