What we believe about tomorrow influences how we live today. I once had a teacher colleague who got tested for a rare and devastating disease. Her mother had died young, as had her grandmother, and she wanted to know whether she was destined for a similar fate. When the results […]
Jenni Pretorius Hill
Crammed with Heaven: RAS — the gatekeeper of our brains
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth The reticular activation system (RAS) is a part of the brain that is located at the stem, above our spinal column. It’s a bundle of nerves responsible for filtering information that the […]
Crammed with Heaven: Are you someone who sees?
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth The first 10 minutes of the movie Sound of Freedom are the worst. From the first frame you recognise what’s coming is the stuff of nightmares. Except none of the trauma is […]
CRAMMED WITH HEAVEN: Heroes and villains — who writes the script?
Darkness parades itself through the crowd like a carnival float of feathered dancers; it turns our heads and attracts our gaze. Wicked men and their wicked deeds fill our history books, and our screens; they inform the lessons we pass on to our children and depending on the degree to […]
CRAMMED WITH HEAVEN: Happiness and the lady from Uganda
A monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth Children delight in the simplest things. When they were little, my children would become ecstatic with the suggestion of a beach outing and could tip-over into near delirium if this was accompanied […]
CRAMMED WITH HEAVEN: The Chinese Village and Jesus
A new monthly column in which Jenni Pretorius Hill shares stories of hope which bring Heaven’s perspective to Earth Heaven is crammed into a small village in a remote part of China. If you ever find yourself lost and happen upon it, it may appear to be just a scattering […]