Category: Creation and Evolution

Introduction The age of the earth can be a very sensitive topic among Christians. A plain, straightforward reading of the Bible tells us that the earth is young. But our secular culture insists that the earth is very old. How can we think about this? At Biola University, they...

Introduction As discussed in an earlier post, the Bible suggests that the earth is very young. Hebrew scholars agree that the “days” in Genesis are definitely normal days. And chronologies give us an age of the earth of about 6,000 years. This seems incredible, considering that we’ve all been...

Introduction In our last post we asked the question: If the flood described in Genesis 7-8 really happened, then what would we expect to find? We would find billions of dead things buried in mud, sand, and lime in sedimentary rock layers all over the world. And that’s exactly...

Introduction In Genesis chapters 7-8 we’re told that “all the fountains of the great deep” were broken up and water poured upward from inside the earth for 150 days, or 5 months. The floodgates or windows of heaven were opened, and torrential rain fell globally for 40 days and...

Introduction As we saw in our last post, the idea that the rock layers are millions of years old is mostly based on the assumption of uniformitarianism. Geologists assume that the same forces observed on the earth today are responsible for shaping the earth in the past. So they...

Introduction Everywhere we go, we hear that the earth is millions (even billions) of years old. We see it in Natural History museums and National Park visitor centers. We hear it in documentaries. And we read about it in magazines and news articles. For generations, we’ve been taught in...

Introduction I have been studying the evidence for Christianity, and particularly creation and evolution, for over ten years. And even just recently, I discovered yet another series of books that I wish I had found when I began. It’s strange that way. When starting out from nothing, it’s difficult...

Introduction Concerning the origin of life, we have only two options. Either life emerged through natural processes, or life was created by a supernatural intelligence, that is, God. If we’re brave enough to face the question, then each one of us will eventually have to decide what to believe....

Introduction If long term evolution is true, then all of life on earth has evolved through a series of countless tiny steps, as natural selection preserves rare beneficial mutations. Charles Darwin understood this and pointed out the implications by offering a fascinating test for evolution. In 1859, Darwin wrote:...

Introduction I still have the homemade craft of Noah’s ark shown in the picture above. When my twin girls at the age of four each made one of these, I felt very proud of them. But doesn’t that cute little craft seem to illustrate that the whole idea of...