The Peregrinating Parson

A Compilation of Science and Faith Devotionals for the  United Church of Christ Science and Technology Network I had the tremendous privilege of representing the United Church of Christ at the annual meeting of the  Ecumenical Roundtable on Science, Technology and the Christian Faith  in Atlanta, Georgia, from April 19-21. I'm very excited about the work of this group, particularly its witness at the annual meetings of the  American Association for the Advancement of Science . I'm also excited that the United Church of Christ Science and Technology Network is doing something that no other partner in the roundtable is currently doing: devotionals connecting faith and science. Because UCCSTN doesn't have its own web presence beyond our Facebook group, we don't have a "home" for the body of work to which several of us have contributed, I'm assembling this page as that home for the time being. Hopefully, we will have a more visible presence at some

The Quest for Perfect Vision Devotional for the United Church of Christ Science and Technology Network May 10, 2018 Rev. Dr. Ruth E. Shaver Then Jesus said to him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’   The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” —Mark 10:51 If Jesus came to me and asked me what I wanted him to do for me, it would be a toss-up between giving me 20/20 vision without glasses or contacts and fixing my knees and ankles so I don’t have to have my knees replaced or wear braces to do anything other than walk on even surfaces. In the end, I’d probably choose the orthopedic issues over the optometric issues for Jesus to heal, but that’s mainly because I’ve had knee surgery once (on both knees at the same time!). I know it’s a hard recovery route. The burden of bad eyesight is less oppressive, at least to me. I haven’t seen clearly without corrective lenses since I was in second grade. I’ve had bifocals twice: in sixth grade, because it was