There is so much we don’t know about the solar system, our galaxy, and the universe. What all else is out there? Are there aliens we should be afraid of, or instead concerned for? All we can be sure of is that God has created it all, and he won’t violate his own nature. So drawing from scientific observations and Scripture, what are the Biblical possibilities about alien life?

Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons for days and years” … God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth.

—Genesis 1:14 and 17, CSB

For this is what the Lord says—

—Isaiah 45:18, NIV

Then God said, “Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.” So God created the large sea-creatures and every living creature that moves and swarms in the water, according to their kinds. He also created every winged creature according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them: “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

—Genesis 1:20–22, CSB

He will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

—Mark 13:27, CSB

… We know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will not die again. Death no longer rules over him.

—Romans 6:9, CSB

I have other sheep that are not from this sheep pen; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.

—John 10:16, CSB

Great episode. I appreciated the mention of Chris Walley’s Lamb Among the Stars series. Although I found the writing a little weak at points, overall I loved that series for its melding of science fiction and a Christian worldview. Didactic Christian fiction repels me because it doesn’t seem to accept questioning and doubt as an integral part of faith, and secular SF fascinates me but often leaves a bleak taste in the mind as it rejects any notion of deep mystery in existence. SF remains my favourite genre, but I especially enjoy SF that considers the role of faith as we explore the universe on both the micro and macro levels.

Another Christian SF writer who pushes the boundaries of “Christian” fiction is John C. Wright. Would you discuss his work sometime?

“Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch.” That’s been the mantra of many during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s also the regulations the apostle Paul dismisses in Colossians 2. Now that even federal agencies are saying it’s okay to unmask if you’ve been vaccinated, why do some folks insist they must still follow moral masking regulations or else “someone could be tempted to sin”? And why did many Christians reject protective measures before even earlier? This topic could be dangerous. But it’s necessary for Christians to understand one another, and to ask how our own backstories with legalism and grace, and our secret imaginations, often influence our choices in what we do and wear.