Mother’s Day: Tragedy, Triumphs, and Legacies—Part 1

This was the title of a presentation I gave at a church near Cincinnati this past Mother’s Day. While Mother’s Day is a joyous occasion for many, it is sad for many others. I shared with the congregation a major tragedy that I associate with this day—losing my mother when I was 23 years old. [...]

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Are Killer Microbes a Reason to Reject Creation and Embrace Evolution?

According to one evolutionist the answer is “yes.” In his blog post, “Confessions of a Creationist: the making of a serial killer,” he writes,
How do you reason with Creationists/I.D. advocates? Sometimes you can’t. They aren’t listening because they think that if they do listen God will be very very mad at them. Some people are [...]

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Mystery of the Origin of Life Solved?

Last week in our News to Note, Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell discussed a study that some scientists claim may help solve the mystery of the origin of life. The scientists created a molecule called XNA that can store information much like DNA or RNA.  Dr. Mitchell explained as follows:
DNA and RNA are polymers with nucleic acids [...]

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Answers in Genesis and Libby’s Journey to Atheism

As I was perusing an atheist blog site the other day, I came upon a post by a young woman named Libby explaining how she became an atheist. The first paragraph of her “testimony” caught my eye.  She writes,
My parents were great fans of Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis and I was taught to [...]

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In Awe of the Creator in New York

I spent this past weekend in Farmington, New York, speaking about the wonder and complexity of God’s amazing creation at the “In Awe of Him” conference. I gave presentations on the complexity of microbes (bacteria, etc.) and the cell (in addition to a presentation on the foundational importance of Genesis). About 20 people said they [...]

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“My Expectations Were Exceeded”

I wanted to share just one more feedback from the Answers for Women conference because I was greatly impacted by what this woman had to say.
I had high expectations because I am well aware of AiG resources and speakers, but my expectations were exceeded.
It was all useful because as a new “staff member” at my [...]

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Answers for Women Conference—An Amazing Time!

I couldn’t be more thrilled with the feedback we received from our first-ever women’s conference at the Creation Museum. It was truly a blessed time for everyone involved. While there are some improvements we will be sure to make in preparation for next year’s conference, I want to let the ladies who attended speak for [...]

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Are Evolution and Global Warming Universally Accepted by Scientists?

If you read nothing more than the recent news reports concerning the new Tennessee law that provides protection for teachers wishing to teach the scientific weaknesses of evolution, global warming and other issues, then you might answer “yes” to the question in this post’s title. I was rather amazed at the language used to describe [...]

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Challenging Nazarenes in West Virginia

This past weekend I had the opportunity to speak at Dunbar Church of the Nazarene in Dunbar, West Virginia. This was a special privilege for me because I was raised in the Nazarene church and taught for six years as a biology professor at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. On Saturday I presented twice to the [...]

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It’s Not About What I Do, but About What Christ Did

I’m sure many of you are making plans to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ in just a few days. We are having a whole house full of people over to enjoy a meal on Sunday. We have a white plastic cross in our yard that people passing by our house will see as plain [...]

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