A Note on the Midwest Creation Fellowship Seminar

Posted on May 19, 2011 in Stepaneks from the Front | 0 comments

It was great to see the interest in the topic of ‘Astronomy and the Glory of God’ at the monthly meeting of the Midwest Creation Fellowship.  I didn’t know what to expect, but was pleased to have a packed room of eager listeners to speak to.  Many people came because they were curious about the topic of astronomy and the Bible.  Some in attendance believed that God had used the ‘Big Bang’ to create.  I thought I might have some opposition to the presentation, since I...

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Kodachrome Basin

Posted on May 18, 2011 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

The name says it all, especially if you are familiar with the older slide film called Kodachrome. There is so much beautiful scenery there just waiting for the camera! However, to me it may be one of the most significant sites that we took our caravan of 40 to on the Jackson Hole Bible college geology field trip of the Southwest.   Why is this significant? Here we find columns or pipes of light-colored sandstone protruding through a  very red-colored Entrada sandstone...

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Onward to Zion!

Posted on May 17, 2011 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

No, we didn’t go to the Biblical Zion, but our caravan of 40 headed to Zion National Park. It is a beautiful place with sheer sandstone cliffs reaching 2000 feet above. This place is a rock climber’s dream and for the climber’s mother, a nightmare! Much of the sheer cliffs are of Navaho sandstone. In some places, the sandstone is heavily cross-bedded leading the Park officials to think that the sand was put down over millions of years in ancient wind-blown desert sand...

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Wupatki Anasazi Ruins

Posted on May 3, 2011 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

The Anasazi. They are called the Ancient Ones. Where did they come from? Where did they go? Heaps of rock where villages once stood, leftover pottery, various artifacts and drawings on the rocks are all that remain. What made these ancient ones abandon their homes, farms, and villages? Was it drought? Perhaps they fled from hostile tribes – or perhaps volcanoes rained down hot material on them. Some people think the Pueblo and Hopi Indians are their descendants. No one...

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Grand Canyon

Posted on Apr 22, 2011 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

Following some pretty iffy weather heading north from Scottsdale, we were very glad that the weather was just great for a hike in the Grand Canyon. Part of the group saw the sites on the canyon rim, while Mary Jo and I led 18 of the students for a 3 mile hike into the canyon. Although we only went a fifth of the way down into the canyon, it was just far enough for the students to get a little appreciation for the immensity of the canyon and the nature of some of the...

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Sunset Crater and Volcanism

Posted on Apr 21, 2011 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

  A very intriguing place we chose to take the students to was Sunset Crater National Monument. The landscape is an interesting blend of black and red volcanic cinders interspersed with green ponderosa pine trees, junipers, and pinyon pine. The area is dotted with dozens of volcanic peaks, cinder cones, and lava sputter cones.  The most recent eruptions occurred around 1100 AD.  Since Native American Indian tribes lived in the area surrounding the eruptions, it really shows...

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Flexibility

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

Talk about flexibility!  Due to inclement weather, we had to make adjustments to a very packed schedule. After only 12 hours since writing my last blog, we ended up in the Scottsdale, Arizona area. This was after 500 miles of driving.  The day also included 1.5 hours at the Indian museum in Blanding, and a 2.5 hour hike into a canyon to see the drawing of a dinosaur on the rock at Natural Bridges National Monument. We were supposed to camp at Bluff, UT, but high winds and...

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Little and Big Blessings on the Road

Posted on Apr 13, 2011 in Stepaneks from the Front | 0 comments

It is always amazing to see the big and little blessings God brings while we are on the road.  We were blessed with gracious hosts, at our stop in Pecatonica, IL, who have an overflowing gift of hospitality.  They fed us like kings, and made us feel very much “at home.”  Even the use of their showers and laundry facilities were huge blessings while traveling.  Thanks, Paul and Rose, for serving us! On the day after an evening seminar in IL, a grandmother shared with...

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National Park Ranger Led Hikes and Philosophy

Posted on Apr 12, 2011 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

It is always a good experience for the students, on our 12 day field trip, to hear how the various philosophies are presented at the national parks. The pictures in this blog were all taken at Arches National Park.  Because of our larger group, we had two ranger led hikes in Arches by two different rangers. The first ranger was quite knowledgeable in geology and did a very good job in explaining the normal park perspective for the formations (which involves millions or even...

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Indian Drawing of a Mammoth

Posted on Apr 8, 2011 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

One of the places we just visited on our 12 day field study, we are leading for the Jackson Hole Bible College, is a place where the ancient native inhabitants drew pictures on the sandstone walls. Among pictures of animals we see today, such as: deer, bighorn sheep, and lizards, there is also a picture of a mammoth. At first glance, this shouldn’t be a problem unless you view it through evolutionary glasses. According to what is traditionally taught, mammoths became...

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Teaching and a Deer Fry

Posted on Apr 7, 2011 in Stepaneks from the Front | 0 comments

Seminars are going great here in Illinois.  We were very busy on our first stop in Mackinaw, IL, it included: a two night church seminar; a Saturday morning homeschool group; a Saturday evening deer fry; and teaching again three hours on Sunday morning.  We also had a special time of fellowship with several families in their homes for meals.  They were a great blessing to us. The Deer Fry held at New Castle Bible Church, Mackinaw, IL, was a unique event.  I had the...

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Creation Field Trip through the Southwest

Posted on Apr 6, 2011 in Nuttings from the Front | 0 comments

Our caravan is 40 strong! Mary Jo & I are leading a group of 31 Jackson Hole Bible College students, plus their staff, on a 12 day field trip of the Southwest. So far, we have had a series of Creation classes before we left Grand Junction, a tour of the Colorado National Monument, Dinosaur Journey Museum, Dinosaur Valley excavation site, and now we are at Moab, Utah. All along the way, we are giving “mini” lectures relating to the site, putting them in the light of the...

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