If you could see the full expanse of the universe, do you think that might change your perspective? That probably seems ludicrous to even consider, but I gotta tell you: it happened to me. In 2006, I walked into a digital planetarium, and a couple hours later I walked out beginning to see things differently. The man I met when I walked in? Phil Sakimoto, former NASA astronomer, professional planetarian, and, for the past 15 or so years, my partner in creating the unique planetarium presentation, “All Creation Gives Praise”—a journey of scientific observation and theological reflection.Phil and I are together recording the audio for the final version of this presentation, which will soon become “exportable” to pretty much any other digital planetarium in the world.

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