On the college field trip that Mary Jo & I are leading, we see many great sites, several of which leave us with more questions than answers. One such example is: what caused the unusual formation called Upheaval Dome? Was it a meteor that slammed into the earth at this spot? Perhaps it was a fluid like bulge of a salt dome pushing it up from below? Is it a volcanic outburst? Perhaps there were giant gophers in the past that dug this immense mile wide hole? All of...
Read MoreEvolution led to over 20 years as an Atheist!
Ep 5 – Lanny Johnson’s Testimony – Evolution led to over 20 years as an Atheist! Lanny and Marilyn Johnson are former evolutionists with degrees in geology and biology. Lanny realized as a teenager that Evolution did not fit with the Bible and thus threw out the Bible and became an atheist for more than 20 years. Creation teaching was instrumental in bringing them to a settled assurance that all of God’s Word can be trusted....
Read MoreChristianity Makes Science Possible!
-If everything were accident, why trust things to work the same way every time? -If our thinking is simply chemical reactions – how do we know we are doing logic the right way? -If we are just chemistry within our inherited nature – then our biology determines our chemistry and everything we will ever do is already determined. We can’t make choices! -To trust that things will happen the same way in the future as it has in the past is only logical based on the...
Read MoreIs the Supernatural Possible?
Is it possible for there to be a supernatural being? -Do you know 100% of the existing knowledge? So since we can’t know everything…it could be possible. So we can’t rule out that science could point toward an intelligent designer. We can’t prove that there is a supernatural or that there isn’t a supernatural, but physical evidence can point one way or another. We also can’t rule out miracles. We shouldn’t rely on miracles though. We shouldn’t stop our scientific endeavors...
Read More1984 – But Still Relevant
AOI’s second ever newsletter from 1984 and this issue is still just as relevant today! http://www.discovercreation.org/documents/JulandAug1984.pdf
Read More42 Years – Refusing to See!!
J Harlen Bretz first started studying the Pacific Northwest in 1922. In 1923, he developed a flood model for the cause of the geological formations in that area. “Bretz was openly and vigorously ridiculed for presenting such a ludicrous notion as a flood model for the scablands since this region had obviously been carved out over millions of years by uniformitarian processes.” (http://www.detectingdesign.com/harlenbretz.html) “Before a theory that requires a seemingly...
Read MoreHow Old is the Earth?
Are we simply learning more through better science and technology or is this the result of a continuing trend away from the Bible? Estimates for the Age of the Earth: Throughout History – Bible-believers – based on genealogies – about 6,000 years 1779 – Comte de Buffon – 78,000 1786 – Abraham Werner – 1 million years 1800’s – Charles Lyell – estimated 80 million years for the Cenozoic Era alone. 1860 – based on amount of fossil-filled sedimentary rocks – 3...
Read MoreScary Times – Genetic Engineering and Bioethics!
We are in scary times when it comes to what we can do with technology. This article does even refer to bioethics, but I think the scary thing is…from an evolutionary worldview (i.e. Survival of the Fittest) – what is bioethically “right” or “wrong”? From a completely naturalistic/evolutionary worldview…is there any boundary or limit to how we can or cannot affect the genetics of another person! ...
Read MoreData in Your DNA!
Scientists can now build practically any DNA sequence that they want which is allowing us to use it as a storage device. One research team has engineered DNA strands to store the information for an operating system, text, images, and a movie and they were able to successfully retrieve it. This technology could make huge strides in progress – think about it as they put it – “all your data in a drop of DNA.” Let’s not forget, though, that this is clearly the work of a...
Read MoreRemembering Germany 27 years ago!
A gentleman delivered a package to AOI. He told Glenn at our office to pass on a message to Mary Jo and I: I first met you in Germany when I was in the military. My kids are still talking about the Creation program we attended! Wow! We calculated that it would have been 27 years ago. The Creation message has an impact! -Dave Nutting (Ask us about God’s working in Hungary...
Read MoreIs there Extraterrestrial Life elsewhere in the Universe?
There is a lot to this question, but Biblically speaking – God created Earth for Life and Life for Earth. I once heard this argument in favor of the existence of alien life: “The Bible doesn’t say that God didn’t create aliens.” But I think a better starting point is focusing on what the Bible DOES say. Genesis 1 talks about God creating the dry land on Earth, the plants on the dry ground, then the sun, moon, and stars were created, then the sea and sky creatures on...
Read MoreReflecting on AOI’s Yellowstone Tour 2016!
I recently helped out with AOI’s Yellowstone Creation Tour and it was a fantastic weekend. I was awed by the unique and incredible natural features of Yellowstone National Park and refreshed by the time to get away and enjoy God’s beautiful creation. I think one of the things that I was most blessed by from this tour was the group comradery and encouragement. We were able to come together as believers of God and His Creation and share together in the beauty of His...
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