“When I consider the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him.” Psalm 8:3-4
It is not the biggest or the fanciest, but the Answers in Genesis planetarium is the greatest one in America.
It is the greatest because it gives glory to the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the greatest because it combines rock solid science and sound biblical exegesis to present fascinating and inspiring truths about the cosmos, and the God that created the cosmos less than seven thousand years ago. Special credit belongs to planetarium director and astrophysicist, Dr. Jason Lisle, who has done a first rate job of designing a planetarium presentation that combines state of the art technology with a creation science message.
Walking into the planetarium with my sons and my bride, I was transported back to my days as an eleven-year-old when I was a young theistic evolutionist with a passion for astronomy, but no sound biblical rudder to guide me in my pursuits of science. Later I came to Christ and was profoundly influenced by Dr. Henry Morris and Dr. John Whitcomb, whose landmark work The Genesis Flood, became one of the most significant books of my life. Now, at the age of 42, with young sons who share passions similar to mine when I was a boy, but who by God’s grace embrace the biblical interpretation of science, my heart was overwhelmed with gratitude for the singular blessing which God has allowed in the creation of a planetarium dedicated to the Truth. Not only was the message presented powerful, but the emotional impact of seeing the glory of stars was singular. My son Justice left the planetarium praising God, deeply moved and wanting more. I think this will be the experience of many boys and girls.