South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
During the Second World War, Britain and her allies relied on essential cargo carried by supply ships across the Atlantic. The crossing was perilous, particularly through a stretch known as the Black Pit that lay beyond the range of support aircraft. Without aerial cover, ships were vulnerable to attack by […]
Crammed with Heaven is a monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth In the same way that New Agers scan the horoscopes as the new year rolls into view, many Christians rush to the “word for the year” from their […]
Crammed with Heaven is a monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth When I was five-years old, I had an experience with Jesus that marked me for life. It was so real that I’ve never doubted God’s existence, and neither […]
Crammed with Heaven is a monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth I don’t always trust my perspective, especially when I know there’s a vulnerable spot in me that can cloud my lens and skewer my judgements. In these moments, […]
Crammed with Heaven is a monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth The changing seasons are not distinct where I live. We feel the dip in temperatures mid-year, but there are no autumn golds and reds to usher in a […]
Crammed with Heaven is a monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth For the sake of my health, I often choose not to read the news. Sometimes, I succumb to temptation and scroll through headlines only to kick myself afterwards; […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth I don’t know much about art, and the little I do know has been inspired only by the emotions that certain works have provoked in me. One such piece was a depiction […]
God understands fully our experience of being human. It’s a truth we know well, but in our familiarity with the incarnation we can lose the profundity of it. Jesus was a baby, requiring the care and nurture of parents; he was a boy who had to learn responsibility and societal […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth The statue of David, carved by Michelangelo in the 1500s, was cut from a block of marble that had stood abandoned for two decades. The greatest sculptors of the time had dismissed […]
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth My cynical response to the education department’s boast in improved pass rates was not an ideal way to kick off 2025. I admit I’m sceptical, especially since I was one of those […]