Here are my "top 10" books that have had an impact on my life. Some of them have impacted millions of other people; a few may not be on the "top 10" list of anyone else on the planet. I would put the Bible as the #1 book, but it needs to be on its …
Category: Young-Earth creationism
The YEC “Did God really say…?” tactic
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" -- Gen 3:1 NIV The root of human sin, whether we look back to Adam and Eve in the …
Creation creeds
Creation creed -- short version As an old-Earth creationist I believe that the universe was created by the triune God of the Bible I believe that the Bible does not dictate when this creation took place I believe in a real Adam in a real garden in a real fall into sin in real consequences …
The best of young Earth creationism — part 2
Back in July I listed three blogs by young-Earth creationists that I think are pretty good. Of course I disagree with these brothers in Christ regarding the age of the Earth and the extent and work of Noah's flood, but I appreciate them because they hold firmly to the Bible, have a good background in …
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Creation Geology Society 2010 abstracts
The leading young-Earth creationist geologists (the Creation Geology Society) met in Georgia this summer, and they have released abstracts of the following thirteen talks. Submarine Liquefied Sediment Gravity Currents: Understanding the Mechanics of the Major Sediment Transportation and Deposition Agent during the Global Flood (S.A. Austin, Institute for Creation Research) Persistence of Dolomite in the …
Dinosaur footprints part 4
About two years ago I wrote three posts on young-Earth creationist (YEC) claims of human footprints being found with dinosaur footprints, and the problems that footprint fossils in general cause for the young-Earth catastrophic "flood geology" model. Following the wrong footprints Following more wrong footprints Dinosaur footprints part 3 To their credit, the major YEC …
“Apologetics Study Bible for Students” on the age of the Earth
I recently paged through the Apologetics Study Bible for Students from the Southern Baptist B&H Publishing Group, and was pleased to see a balanced approach to the questions of the age of the Earth, the extent of the flood, and even somewhat on the role of biological evolution. Here's the section on the age of …
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St. Louis creation museum?
Here's a listing from an internet classified ad site: Seeking Board Members for Group (Advocates for Creation Science) A newly formed organization is seeking those who would serve on the board of directors. This organization, "Advocates of Creation Science" or "ACS" is the dream of Michael Douthat, a retired engineer. His ultimate desire is to …
Ongoing conversations — dinosaur eggs, and why I’m a Christian
I'm sort of caught between the young-Earth creationists on one side and the militant Dawkinsites on the other. I love them both: the YECs are my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, and Jesus loves the atheists, so I do too. There are a couple of interesting conversations going on on some of my older …
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The best of young Earth creationism
I've added three links on my blogroll: "The best of young-Earth creationism." I strongly disagree with these guys on geological issues, but admire them for: Being bold in their convictions and commitment to Biblical Christianity Being willing to confront some of the problems with young-Earth creationism Being respectful of those who disagree with them Being …
Perhaps the oceans haven’t been created yet
Last year I published a blog post regarding young-Earth creationists' use of seawater composition to "prove" that Earth is nowhere near 4.5 billion years old (Aluminum and the 100-year old oceans). This argument is one that needs to be added to their growing "Arguments creationists should not use" page, but it continues to make the …
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Book Review: Beyond Creation Science (part 2)
In part one of my book review of Beyond Creation Science by Timothy Martin and Jeffrey Vaughn, I stated that the authors succeeded admirably in one of their objectives, which was to present a Biblical case against young-Earth creationism, with its 6000-year old Earth and global flood. Their second, and perhaps primary, objective was to …
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The ESV Study Bible on creation — Genesis 1
A few weeks ago, I looked at what the ESV Study Bible had to say about the doctrine of creation in its introduction to the book of Genesis (click here). The ESV Study Bible Introduction to Genesis gives an overview of the various interpretations (calendar-day, day-age, etc.), a discussion about the relationship between Genesis and …
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Book Review: Beyond Creation Science (part 1)
Two popular topics among Evangelical Christians for the past several decades have been origins---especially young-Earth creationism---and dispensational end-times eschatology (eschatology is the doctrine of the last things, including the return of Christ and the final judgment). Young-earth creationism has certainly been the prevailing dogma in Evangelical Christian education and in many churches and Christian colleges. …
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Answers in Genesis conference — day 2
I wasn't really happy with the first iteration of my "Answers in Genesis conference -- day 2" post" so I have rewritten it. Here it is again, hopefully somewhat improved. On Sunday night, I attended part of day two of the Answers in Genesis "special outreach" with Dr. Terry Mortenson (PhD in the History of …
The ESV Study Bible on creation — Introduction and Introduction to Genesis
The ESV Study Bible (ESV is the English Standard Version translation) is a masterpiece of conservative Evangelical scholarship. The scholars who put this volume together are highly-qualified Bible experts who have a high respect for the Bible as the Word of God. For those of you not familiar with the concept of a study Bible, …
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Answers in Genesis conference — day 1
I went to an Answers in Genesis "special outreach" conference today. The speaker was Terry Mortenson, and the topic was "Was Darwin Right?" (though the AiG web site said the topic would be "The Age of the Earth & Why it Matters"). Here are some things that stood out to me: A common young-Earth strategy …
Six bad arguments from Answers in Genesis (Part 6)
This is part six of a six-part series examining supposed evidences for a global flood that have recently appeared on the Answers in Genesis web site. The people at AiG are my brothers and sisters in Christ, and I share their love for the Lord Jesus Christ, their respect for the Bible as the Word …
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iMonk: Why I’m Not a Young Earth Creationist
The Internet Monk hit another home run today: iMonk 101: To Be or Not To Be or Why I’m Not A Young Earth Creationist. This is written by a Bible teacher who has no science training that I know of (but who gets his science right when he brings it in). His reasons for rejecting …
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The tragedy of “creation evangelism”
Creation evangelism: using young-Earth creationism (Earth < 10,000 years old, most of geology is the product of Noah's flood) to win people to faith in Christ. There are many people who have come to faith in Christ through young-Earth creation ministries such as Answers in Genesis, the Institute for Creation Research, and a multitude of …
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