At the recent Christian Booksellers Association convention in Denver, a leading Christian publisher asked a Master Books representative, "How can you people possibly believe in a literal six-day creation of all things?" The implication, of course, was that it is simply naive to believe Genesis literally, in view of the overwhelming "scientific" evidence that the cosmos and the earth itself are

This familiar Genesis story about Esau selling his birthright for a mess of pottage is mentioned in the New Testament as a warning to professing Christians who are being tempted to compromise in order to gain temporary favor with the world.

That creation seminars, creation-oriented books, and other means of spreading the message of scientific, Biblical creationism are effective tools for evangelism and discipleship is a truth that is becoming more clearly evident every year. We here at ICR receive numerous testimonies to that effect at each of our seminars and from each of our publications.