In this week's conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they discuss how NASA has made a huge step forward in wanting to bring science into the realm of the existential as this week, they launched into space what's known as the SPHEREx Telescope. It has the goal of answering some pivotal questions like: How did the universe begin? How did galaxies start to develop? How did human beings get here? Christians feel that the Bible gives the answers to these questions, which some feel flies in the face of what science offers. It's important, then, to have a clear understanding of exactly what the Bible says in the book of Genesis.

Episode Links

If today's conversation prompts you to want to take a deeper dive into the book of Genesis, we'd suggest you check out a series given by James Emery White at Mecklenburg Community Church called “Primordial: Genesis and the World's Primeval History.” And this was not the first time that Dr. White tackled the faith-science dynamic in his messages. Here are a few other series that we'd encourage you to take a look at: “The Science of God,” “Astrophysics… for People Who Are Open to God," and “Don't Check Your Brains at the Door.”

And if you're on the hunt for more info about the SPHEREx Telescope or today's conversation, be sure to read some of these helpful resources:

James Emery White, Christianity for People Who Aren't Christians, order from Amazon.

Manuela López Restrepo, “NASA's Upcoming Telescope Launch Aims to Address Some Existential Questions,” NPR, March 3, 2025, read online.

Josh Dinner, “NASA Delays Launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions to March 8,” Space.com, March 5, 2025, read online.

Ari Daniel, “Searching the Entire Sky for the Secrets to Our Universe,” NPR, February 9, 2025, read online.

Fred Heeren, Show Me God: What the Message from Space Is Telling Us About God.

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