This document provides an autobiographical account of how the author went from being blind to gaining their sight. It describes their various eye conditions and treatments. It then details the intellectual and spiritual influences in their life, including science fiction, history teachers, friends, and exploring different religious theories. It discusses coming to believe Jesus is God based on passages from Genesis and John showing Jesus making divine claims. It concludes with the author reflecting on gaining humility through this experience and finding Christ as the bridge for humanity's separation from God due to sin.

1. I Was Blind But Now I See

3. Valley View In The Morning

4. Bridalveil Falls

5. El Capitan

6. Merced & Yosemite Falls

7. Half Dome and Taft Point

8. Half Dome

9. Vernal Falls

10. Tuolumne Meadows

11. High Country

12. The View From The River

13. Then One Day...

14. Retinal Problems

15. Parasites

16. Eye Injections

17. Laser Photocoagulation

18. Prognosis
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Shots
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Lasers
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Surgery
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Absolutely no physical activity

19. My Parents’ Response
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Mom: “Someone is looking out for you.”
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Dad: Don’t feel sorry for yourself. No sympathy!

20. My Response
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21. Influenced By Sci-Fi & Fantasy

22. Influenced By Sci-Fi & Fantasy

23. Influenced By Television

24. Influenced By Television

25. ...Even British TV

26. Influenced By Current Events

27. Yes, I Played With Action Figures

28. Ancient Astronauts

29. Baghdad Battery

30. Astrology

31. Influenced By Friends

32. Long Nights & Weekends

33. Wargaming & Role-playing

34. Friends Promoted Mysticism

35. Influenced By Teachers
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Junior High science teacher
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Senior High history teacher

36. Junior High Teacher

37. High School Teacher

38. I Lived In The Stacks

39. Eastern Mysticism

40. Mystical Experiences

41. Astral Projection

42. My Best Friend’s Invitation

43. Who Was This Jesus Fellow?

44. Jesus Theories
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He Was A Wise Teacher
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He Was A Prophet
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He Was An Angel
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He Was One of Many Gods

45. According To The Bible...

46. Jesus Is G-d
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Genesis 1
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Exodus 3
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John 1
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John 8

47. Genesis 1

48. G-d Spoke

49. The Name Of G-d
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The Tetragrammaton
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“...the Hebrew name of God
transliterated in four letters as
YHWH or JHVH and articulated
as Yahweh or Jehovah.”
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When the Hebrew translators in the Septuagint translation (LXX)
came to this word they translated it into the Greek as “ἐγώ εἰμι.”
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Jesus challenges His detractors 5X’s in John 8...

50. Genesis & John

51. The Claims of Jesus

53. A Legal Proof

54. A Historical Proof

55. Who Am I?
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I am...a student of everything
– In eighth grade science, I completed a full year of work in one semester
– I studied French, German, and ancient Greek
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I am...a National Archivist
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I am…a National Merit Scholar
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I am…a self-taught computer programmer
– I stored my first program on a roll of paper tape
– I built my first real computer with a soldering iron
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I am…a scholar
– In college, I majored in both economics and political sciences
– Phi Beta Kappa
– Graduated summa cum laude

56. Who Am I?

57. I Needed Humility, and Grace

58. Sin Separates Us

59. We Cannot Bridge The Gap

60. Christ Is Our Bridge

61. My Altar Call

62. Your Altar Call