Do You Want to Sing with the Stars and the Whales?

What does it mean for the heaven and earth to praise God? Have you ever wondered what Psalm 69:34 mean?

Psalm 69:34 "Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them"

 

Well, I have never really thought about it too. I always assumed it was just a metaphor for the grandeur of God's creation. And maybe it is. But last Monday, my sister shared a video that gave that verse a totally different perspective for me.

 

Now, before I share the video with you, I would like to give you  a little background about the speaker.  Louie Giglio (pronounced GIG-leo) is the pastor of Passion City Church, located in Atlanta, Georgia.   Chris Tomlin, who composed and sang the song How Great is Our God is a worship leader of the same church.  After watching a number of Louie's videos, I know enough about him to say that he is a lover of Science. But more than Science, he is a lover of God. And he combines these two passions in his messages to explain the greatness of the Lord.

 

Watch this 14-min video until the end and worship the Lord with the stars and the whales.

Now if you want to watch more of Louie's explanation of God's greatness, then watch this other video. It's 42-min long but I tell you it's not boring at all. My 7-year old son watched the entire thing and laughed at all the right parts. 

 

Watch and meet the God of the universe.  And put that problem you've been worrying about into God's perspective. How great is our God.

 

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Up Close and Personal with the Moon

Most of you who have been following me on Instagram (@densfan) would have seen my close-up photo of the moon. Since a lot of you have been asking about it, I thought i'd share that experience in a post.

This adventure started when my youngest sister, Trixie, wanted to do star gazing on her birthday. My other sister discovered this place in UP Diliman where you can actually do just that. But God had other plans. Instead of letting us see stars, we saw various planets and the moon in all its glory.

We got there around 8:30pm and there were no other visitors but us. The place is quite old and not exactly tourist friendly. Even though the idea sounds romantic, the place definitely is not. It's more like an educational experience for the kids. And, of course, for adults who want to be amazed with astronomy.

For only P25 per head, you get to borrow the huge telescope that will allow you to see the moon, stars and various planets up close.

Troy was the first one to take a peek. And his reaction caught all of our attention. At the first sighting of the moon, Troy exclaimed 'Wow, this is so cool!!!' And all of us rushed to get our turn. And indeed it was.

 

We also got to see various planets which look like stars through the naked eyes. But with the telescope, this is  how Saturn looked like.

It was a wonderful experience for the kids. They say the best time to go is during the months of December to February when it's not as cloudy or rainy.  It's best to call them up first to check weather and visibility conditions before going.

It's a great experience for the entire family. For those of you wondering how i took those shots above. It's really just getting the right angle with my iPhone on the telescope lens. Not much science to it.

The UP Diliman Observatory is open 24 hours and is located inside the UP Diliman campus.

 

UP Diliman Manila Observatory

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