Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life

Tag: Bible

July 28, 2014

God’s Beloved Daughter-Child | Part 1 of 4

It’s the 1990s. I’m teaching a seminar on spirituality. At the beginning of the class I hand out to each participant, including me, a blank piece of paper and crayons. The assignment is simple: draw and color your childhood image of God. You have 5 minutes.

I drew and still have my image: Read the rest of this entry »

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July 18, 2014

Female Bodies and Sex Ed | Part 2 of 3

It’s 1954. We just finished breakfast, and are sitting around the dinner table. Sister #4 is about one year old. Mother is holding her at one end of the table. Daddy is sitting at the ‘head’ of the table. Sisters #2 and #3 and I are present. We don’t know it, but Sex Ed 101 for Daughters is about to begin. Read the rest of this entry »