How Big Is the Universe?

The universe has always fascinated me. The sheer beauty and enormity of it has never ceased to leave me speechless. As a matter of fact, I've wanted to be an astrophysicist since my early years in elementary school. I remember asking my parents if they would buy me astronomy books (and not the ones for kids, but for adults!), posters of the galaxy and stars to hang up in my room, and even glow in the dark star stickers to place all over my bedroom ceiling. Whenever I'd watch television, I would search for anything space-related as my top choice of program. Most frequently, they appeared on PBS, NOVA, or the Discovery Channel (thank God for these TV channels)!  In college, I was privileged with the opportunity to take an astronomy course, and to this day, I have all the text books and notes from that class - it was by far my favorite course.  I was drawn in by the mystery and transcendence of it all. The only reason why I'm not an astrophysicist today is because I didn't want to have to take all of the higher levels of calculus and physics just to get to the really cool stuff. I felt like it would strip me of my passion for the limitless skies I so adored since childhood.

So, naturally, when I came across this blog post by Tim Challies, I got super excited. Take a minute to read it HERE, and let your mind be amazed by the vast power, absolute authority, and majesty of our Creator.

The Hubble Space Telescope peered deep into the universe and spotted a bunch of galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars!

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