ICR: How Big Is God?

“He’s big enough to rule his
mighty universe, yet small
enough to live within my heart.”

This article by the CEH Editor was published in 2006 by the Institute for Creation Research (ICR). In the days before Powerpoint, when 35mm slides were prevalent in presentations, David Coppedge had produced a three-projector multi-image show called “How Big Is God?” that he took to churches, schools and camps between 1979 and 1999. It featured the song “How Big Is God?” by Stuart Hamblen, the climax of a pictorial tour of the planets, nearest stars and galaxies, and the universe. [Scroll down for some audiovisual excerpts.]

At Christmastime, it’s worth pondering how the “God of the galaxies” stooped to visit the sinners on a tiny speck of a planet and offered them hope of everlasting life.

How Big Is God?
by David F. Coppedge
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Institute for Creation Research

Most people know the universe is “vast,” but until we visualize it, we shortchange ourselves of some healthy awe. The heavens glorify God, but should also humble us—as should become apparent in the following mental journey.

Recently, the New Horizons spacecraft blasted off on a ten-year express flight to Pluto. (A manned flight to Pluto, at the maximum speed of the Apollo astronauts, would take about 17 years.) Since Mars (1/26 the distance to Pluto) seems at the limit of our reach, human travel to the stars beyond must remain a dream for now. But Pluto is very near compared to the stars; if the Sun-Pluto distance were represented by a one-foot ruler, the nearest star would be over a mile away….

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Note: New Horizons successfully reached Pluto in 2015 in 9.5 years, using Jupiter for gravity assist.

For an encore of awe, ride a spaceship into the universe in Illustra Media’s short film, “Big Universe. Bigger God.”

Listen to the performance of “How Big Is God?” used in the multimedia show, masterfully orchestrated by Ralph Carmichael and sung by Gregory Loren.

This is one of the illustrations Coppedge commissioned for the multi-image program. Below is a mockup of the space shuttle flight control panel he designed as a graphic for the imaginary tour of the planets and stars.