“What is the age of the earth? How old is the earth?”……Given the fact that, according to the Bible, Adam was created on the sixth day of our planet's existence, we can determine a biblically-based, approximate age for the earth by looking at the chronological details of the human race. This assumes that the Genesis […]

“What does the Bible say about uniformitarianism vs. catastrophism?”……Geologically speaking, uniformitarianism is the idea that geological processes (rates of erosion and uplift, etc.) are essentially the same today as they were in the unobservable past. We can, therefore, make accurate determinations about the past simply by observing the present. This principle is often summed up […]

“What does it mean that man is made in the image of God?”……On the last day of creation, God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness" (Genesis 1:26). Thus, He finished His work with a "personal touch." God formed man from the dust and gave him life by sharing His own […]

“What does Creation “ex nihilo” mean?”……“Ex nihilo” is Latin for “from nothing.” The term “creation ex nihilo” refers to God creating everything from nothing. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth Genesis 1:1. Prior to that moment there was nothing. God didn't make the universe from preexisting building blocks. He started from […]

The Big Bang; the Age of the Universe; and Red Shift Here we go again! The astronomers who believe in evolution have attempted to better “define” the age of the universe and the rate of expansion of the “Expanding Universe”, a presumed event based upon a belief in one of the various Big Bang theories. […]

The Biblical Age of the Earth The idea of the earth being billions of years old is a relatively new idea. This idea has only become popular within the last 200 years or so. Prior to the early 1800’s and late 1700’s most people believed the biblical age of the earth, about 6,000 years old, […]

Fantastic Australian Amber Supports Young World by Brian Thomas, M.S. A dazzling array of amber in a rainbow of colors has been discovered at Cape York in far north Australia. Plant and mammal parts, as well as insects and other arthropods, are trapped inside the gems, which formed from tree resin. While researchers are enthusiastically […]