Illustration: Light and Perception

professor of preaching and Russell Chair of Christian Ministry at Cincinnati Christian University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Illustration: Light and Perception
Robert Shannon tells the story that in the latter years of his life, his father's vision failed. He asked him if there were any stars where he lived. Robert said there were. His father said there were no stars where he lived. He thought the sky had grown dark. What had happened was that his eyes had grown dim.