Missionary Update            November/December 2004 Letter; Vol. 21 No.5

It's a Great Day to Be a Creationist

by Dave & Mary Jo Nutting

"It's a Great Day to Be a Creationist!” That was Dr. John Morris’ topic at the keynote address for AOI’s Creation Celebration 2004. The regional event celebrating AOI’s 20th anniversary was held in Grand Junction, CO, in September. It featured Institute for Creation Research president, Dr. John Morris, a concert and teaching by Michael Card, and teaching by AOI staff and volunteers. Over 500 people attended the event which spotlighted field trips to the Colorado National Monument and a local dinosaur museum. Various hands-on workshops, and a full children’s program were also included. All of us at AOI are grateful for the Lord’s blessing on this event — and the evident interest among those who came.


Dr. John Morris signing books at
Creation Celebration 2004

Indeed, it is a “great day to be a creationist!” Never before has there been so much research demonstrating the reliability and accuracy of the Bible. New research continues to affirm and support the truths found in Genesis and elsewhere in Scripture, and new finds help us to have a better understanding of the Biblical record.

Throughout the 3-Day event, Dr. Morris and other speakers demonstrated how God’s Word and His World “fit” together. Evidence was presented from geology, biology, astronomy, archaeology, and physics, in topics like: The Amazing Human Body, Dinosaurs and the Bible, Discovering Design in Creation, and A Creationist View of the Grand Canyon.

Dr. Morris shared some of the fascinating evidence coming out of ICR’s “RATE” (Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth) Project. This 8-year project of a combined research team of highly-qualified scientists is demonstrating fatal flaws in radiometric dating techniques used as “evidence” of an ancient earth. The study shows the failure of these methods to give accurate dates on rocks of known age. That leaves very little confidence in using them to date things of unknown age. It is also demonstrating major flaws in the assumptions which must be made if these methods are to be accurate. One of these assumptions is that the rate of change has been constant throughout the lifetime of the object being studied. The RATE Project is demonstrating that this assumption is not necessarily true – that there are conditions under which the rate of change is not constant.


Dave Nutting speaking to a large
crowd at the Creation Celebration.

Another area of ongoing research with exciting implications for young-age creationists is the work at Mount St. Helens. Findings there have had widespread impact on the way in which geologists interpret rock strata and erosional features. What would look like millions of years of slow, gradual deposition and erosion can be explained as
the result of one catastrophic event and subsequent happenings. With Mt. St. Helens puffing again, this research could get really exciting.

A third area of very recent discoveries is in the area of astronomy. Researchers are finding an ordered, concentric arrangement of galaxies, spreading out from our galaxy. If these findingss bear up under further research, it will be a “nail in the coffin” for the Big Bang theory since it would predict a much more random distribution of galaxies.

All of these, and many more areas of research, point to the truth of God’s Word. Truly, “The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork.” Everywhere we look we see evidence of God’s wisdom, power, and might. His Word and His world agree. We encourage you to celebrate with us, as we celebrate our wonderful Creator: God.
 

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