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- 1 weeks ago48 min
Mysteries of Mercury - Part Two
Did you know there names of artists, musicians, poets, writers, and sculptors given to craters on Mercury? Yes indeed! You'll have to listen to our broadcast to find out who's made the list! It is, as we say here on Good Heavens!, the human side of astronomy. And we think it's an entirely appropriate connection to link creators to a planet which is itself a work of art from THE Creator of the heavens and earth, our Lord Jesus Christ (Genesis 1; John 1; Colossians 1; Hebrews 1). So come and consider the poetic sculpture of the planet Mercury with Wayne and Dan on this episode of Good Heavens! NASA Press Conference on the Messenger Probe sent to Mercury. https://youtu.be/ZCclu4c9Yk4?si=U-RB5NAmdWQhkMtH Article on evidence Mercury may be young, not old. https://creation.com/en/articles/mercurys-magnetic-field-is-young Additional Resources from Watchman Fellowship. FREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (around 700 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: www.watchman.org/Notebook Watchman Fellowship's New Book about How to Talk to Latter-day Saint Missionaries! www.watchman.org/questions SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/Give Good Heavens! is a ministry of Watchman Fellowship For more information, visit www.watchman.org© 2026 Watchman Fellowship, Inc. Podbean enables our podcast to be on Apple Podcasts and other major podcast platforms. To support Good Heavens! on Podbean as a patron, you can use the Podbean app, or go to https://patron.podbean.com/goodheavens. This goes to Wayne Spencer. If you would like to give to the ministry of Watchman Fellowship or to Daniel Ray, you can donate at https://www.watchman.org/daniel. Donations to Watchman are tax deductible.
- 2 weeks ago42 min
Mysteries of Mercury - Part One
Why does the planet Mercury exist? How did it form? Why does it behave so strangely? What is the "message" of our solar system's furthest interior orb? What is a spin-orbit resonance and how did it come about? On part one of our September episode of Good Heavens! Wayne and Dan explore some of the wonders and mysteries of the messenger planet. Come and see! NASA Press Conference on the Messenger Probe sent to Mercury. https://youtu.be/ZCclu4c9Yk4?si=U-RB5NAmdWQhkMtH Article on evidence Mercury may be young, not old. https://creation.com/en/articles/mercurys-magnetic-field-is-young Additional Resources from Watchman Fellowship. FREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (around 700 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: www.watchman.org/Notebook Watchman Fellowship's New Book about How to Talk to Latter-day Saint Missionaries! www.watchman.org/questions SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/Give <p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; color: #000000; font-family: 'ABC Oracle Plus Variable', -apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, 'Segoe UI', roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 337; letter-spacing: -0.18px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-line; background-color: #
- Aug 16, 202636 min
Exploring the Heavens with Astrophysicist Dr. Jeff Zweerink - Part 2
We are storytellers. From childhood fairy tales to the most erudite and complex cosmological theories, we use good stories to communicate truth. What exactly then is the story of the cosmos? Is there one? And what can modern science tell us about this story? Good science communicators attempt to answer these questions, composing their explanations about the heavens into meaningful and compelling narratives. But is the modern story of the cosmos the true story of the cosmos? Most scientific theories about the universe take little or no account for God. The universe is only or "just" what it is made of, just what it does, nothing more. But we here at Good Heavens! believe there is a true and good story about the universe that includes where it came from, what it all means, and to whom it points. Jesus. As Colossians 1 proclaims, "For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him
- Jul 31, 202650 min
Exploring the Heavens with Astrophysicist Dr. Jeff Zweerink - Part One
Program Note: Daniel misspoke about the Tycho and Kepler supernovae. They were not the last to be seen in the universe but the last two supernovae to be seen in the Milky Way galaxy. A great deal of time, effort, and tax dollars have been spent to explore the heavens. But even after all the expenditures, secular astronomy and cosmology are still unable to say what it all means. Some have suggested the universe doesn't mean anything, that it just is. Others say we can make up our own meaning. But we here at Good Heavens! believe the universe exists for one main purpose, to declare the glory and the righteousness of God, to display His handiwork and remind us of His many invisible attributes (Psalm 19; 50.6; Romans 1.18ff; Colossians 1.16ff). Here on this episode we sit down with Christian and astrophysicist Dr. Jeff Zweerink and get his thoughts about how he sees the universe pointing him to the glory of God. <p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; color: #000000; font-family: 'ABC Oracle Plus Variable', -apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, 'Segoe UI', roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 337; letter-spacing: -0.18px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing
- Jun 30, 20261h 10m
The Wonders of Venus!
Venus is the morning and evening star, often mistaken for a plane or UFO. Named after the Greco-Roman goddess of love, Venus is anything but hospitable to human life. Tornado-like windspeeds in the upper atmosphere, a crushingly suffocating and poisonous atmosphere, a harsh, volcano-covered surface, all make us marvel and wonder. What exactly is Venus? Here on this month's Good Heavens! episode Wayne and Dan ponder aloud the mysteries and wonders of the second planet from the sun and how they think Venus points us to the glory of God in Christ. Thumbnail image from NASA: Radar Observations of Venus "This hemispheric view of Venus was created using radar observations, including images from NASA's Magellan spacecraft. Magellan imaged more than 98% of Venus. Gaps in the Magellan coverage were filled with images from the Earth-based Arecibo radar. The composite image was processed to improve contrast and to emphasize small features, and was color-coded to represent elevation. Magellan launched on May 4, 1989, and was deployed from the cargo bay of Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 5, 1989. The spacecraft orbited Venus from Aug. 10, 1990, until Oct. 13, 1994 when the spacecraft was commanded to plunge into the atmosphere of Venus." Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS Good Heavens! is a production of Watchman Fellowship, Inc., Arlington, Texas. Check us out at Watchman.org FREE: We offer a FREE a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (around 700 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: www.watchman.org/Notebook SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/Give
- Jun 1, 202628 min
Get Thee Up Into the High Mountain (Isaiah 40:9)
Mountain peaks and summits make for excellent platforms for observing the glory of God. How might the summit of the dormant volcano of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, with its thirteen active telescopes operated by 11 different countries, point us to the glory of God and what God has done for us in Jesus? Thumbnail image: The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The telescope is operated by the East Asian Observatory https://www.eaobservatory.org/jcmt/public/gallery/images/ Good Heavens! is a production of Watchman Fellowship, Inc., a nonprofit educational research ministry. Check out Watchman Fellowship's free Profile articles! The profiles provide an insightful analysis of beliefs, individuals, worldviews, and other religions impacting our world today. Charles DarwinNaturalismScientismDeconstructionAtheismRichard DawkinsNihilism Additional Resources: FREE: We are also offering a subscription to our 4-page bimonthly Profiles here: www.watchman.org/Free PROFILE NOTEBOOK: Order the complete collection of Watchman Fellowship Profiles (two volumes totalling over 700 pages -- from Astrology to Zen Buddhism) in either printed or PDF formats here: www.watchman.org/Notebook SUPPORT: Help us create more content like this. Make a tax-deductible donation here: www.watchman.org/Give <p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-size: 18px; l
- May 1, 20261h 22m
The Wonders of the Moon!
This month, Wayne and Dan go to the moon (sort of)! We talk about the historic Artemis II mission, discuss some scientific mysteries about the moon, read some moon poetry and scripture which mentions the moon. We also, hopefully, make sense of how we see the moon pointing us to the glory of God in Christ. Image credits in the thumbnail. Moon and Earth - Artemis II crew and NASA. Astronaut cake topper, Jennifer Blevins. Links n things we mentioned in the broadcast. NASA Press Conference Artemis II https://www.youtube.com/live/_43Ei9eQVww Dan's recent article on the moon. https://watchmanblog.substack.com/p/the-discarded-timepiece Artemis II photographs of the moon and earth https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia/ <p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; color: #000000; font-family: 'ABC Oracle Plus Variable', -apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, 'Segoe UI', roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 337; letter-spacing: -0.18px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-line; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initia
- Mar 31, 20261h 27m
What in the World is a Platypus Galaxy?!
Come and see!Yet another discovery courtesy of the James Webb Space Telescope, something over which astronomers are presently puzzling!A star? A quasar? A galaxy? It's not something that astronomers have ever seen before. Like the Platypus, these objects are hard to categorize. How does this latest curious heavenly object remind us of the One who created them?Wayne and Dan have some ideas! Join us!Wayne's article on the PlatypusAccessible YouTube video on the Platypus Galaxies Podbean enables our podcast to be on Apple Podcasts and other major podcast platforms. To support Good Heavens! on Podbean as a patron, you can use the Podbean app, or go to https://patron.podbean.com/goodheavens. This goes to Wayne Spencer. If you would like to give to the ministry of Watchman Fellowship or to Daniel Ray, you can donate at https://www.watchman.org/daniel. Donations to Watchman are tax deductible.
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