Author Archives: Bert Hielema

OCTOBER 18 2015 IS THE CITY BEYOND REDEMPTION? Last week I wrote that, when disaster strikes, people in the city will not be able to find refuge. I did not elaborate then, promising to do this now. Here are a … Continue reading →

OCTOBER 11 2015 Does violence against creation and the killing by humans have a common root? There are 33,000 people in America who lose their lives to gun violence each year and more than twice as many are injured by … Continue reading →

OCTOBER 4 2015 Is Capitalism a religion? Let me take a look back, a really long look back. I think the root of Capitalism appeared in the Garden of Eden. In Genesis 2:9 it is recorded that God made trees … Continue reading →

ISLAM VERSUS CHRISTIANITY Before I try to outline what Christianity and Islam have in common and where they differ, I first have to talk about `religion`. If you have followed me at all, you know where I come from. I … Continue reading →

SEPTEMBER 20 2015 HOLLOWED BE THY NAME What keeps my mind busy this week? After 10 weeks of intensive translating, consulting dictionaries, trying some different literary devices, going back and re-reading what I have written, it is ‘weeds’ that now … Continue reading →

THE ANTICHRIST September 13 2015 The Republican Party in the USA, or perhaps more correctly, its mostly Christian component, believes that President Obama is the forerunner of the Antichrist, just as John the Baptizer was the forerunner of Jesus Christ. … Continue reading →