Even while I was raised far from Christian faith, God revealed himself through classic children's books.
Mitali Perkins
I was raised in a Hindu home, where Dad taught his children that God was a divine spirit of love. Dad's job as an engineer took us from port to port, so that by the time I was 11, we had lived in India, England, Ghana, Cameroon, Mexico, and the United States. No matter where we were posted, Dad led us in a daily practice of gratitude to God. I believed in this good God until high school, when a friend was killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver. Clayton's death opened my adolescent eyes to a world of suffering. What kind of God would allow this and then, according to Hinduism, reincarnate us into a painful world? ... continue reading >>
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