Author Archives: Bert Hielema

December 18 2023 NATURE AND MIRACLE. I have a Dutch book, called Natuur en Wonder, written by Dr. J. H. Diemer, who died in a German Concentration Camp in 1945, being arrested for his anti-Nazi work during the 1940-45 German occupation … Continue reading →

Monday December 11 2024  More random sayings (3), perhaps better described as  “incoherent utterances.” More aphorisms next week.

A NEW COP SONG and SOME MORE RANDOM THOUGHTS (2) I am an old-fashioned guy, with new-fangled ideas, especially about the church. To me, monologues, also known as sermons, are passive experiences, with mainly the hearing engaged, easily distracted, while multi-note expression, … Continue reading →

SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS (1)  I continue my blog, not on a strict, disciplined weekly basis, but more haphazard. My aging brain directed me to some ‘sayings’ I had gathered over the years, under the heading of Incoherent Utterances, but I … Continue reading →

Saturday November 18 2023 GOD’S KINGDOM = WWW = Whole Wide World. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the … Continue reading →

Saturday November 11 2023 JESUS IS A JEW. When we visited one of our three daughters, who lived near Beverly Hills, we stayed at a hotel next to a Messianic Synagogue, and on the Sabbath my wife and I attended … Continue reading →