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Why Does ICR Study the Mount St. Helen's Eruption?
Ever since the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens, ICR has made it a focus of intense research. From it we have learned a great deal about the origin of rocks and geologic features, and the processes...
The Amazing Jewel Beetle
Recently scientists made a startling discovery in the world of insects. It involved a common beetle called the jewel beetle which is designed with the uncanny ability to detect flames of a forest fire...
Great Turnovers!
The book of Job contains interesting allusions to "overturning" of mountains and of the earth that, on the surface, appear to have relevance to geology. One must say "appear," because...
Supernova Shell Shock
They had told us a particular supernova exploded 10,000 years ago. How then, did the Chinese see it in AD 185? The answer is a case study in scientific inference.
Supernova remnants (SNRs) are shells...
Adam and Eve, Vitamin C, and Pseudogenes
Every winter, as the influenza (flu) season spreads across America, people flock to stores to get vitamin C tablets to deliver them from the symptoms of the common cold. Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is...
Angst and Anger
"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:...
Communicating Creation
Methods by which we can best communicate creation truth continually occupy our thoughts. God has given us a strong body of evidence for creation and the desire to see it impact our lives, churches,...
May 2007
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Virginia Tech Shootings a Senseless Tragedy
The recent shootings at Virginia Tech sent the whole country into shock, and I’m no exception. I grieve with the rest of the nation for those families who lost loved ones in this senseless crime.
Many...
Does the Phrase "Evening and Morning" Help De.,.
The length of the days of Genesis 1 has been much debated. Are the days of Genesis 1 regular solar days, referring to the rotation of the earth on its axis, or could each day be a long, indefinite period...
Follow the Evidence!
Charles Darwin was a good naturalist (biologist) who did work in a variety of areas such as plant hormones and barnacles. But when it came to fossils (physical evidence) documenting macroevolution,...
The Prestige of Historical Geology
As an incoming university student of geology I was required to take a class in Historical Geology. I can recall my professor saying, "back in the Dark Ages . . ." intelligent people actually...
Habitable Zones
When speculating about life in the universe, scientists need to be more realistic than Hollywood. In Star Trek, no matter where the actors land, they can walk around and breathe the air. That may be easier...
Evidence for Global Warming
Introduction
The global warming issue will not go away. Evidence continues to mount that some type of warming is occurring, maybe temporarily or of longer duration. But, is it caused by man and can anything...
Sacrifices, Stones, and Soldiers
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service" (Romans 12:1).
Each member...
And Can It Be?
A few years ago I authored a series of "Days of Praise" devotionals based on the words to favorite Christian hymns. Quoting the hymn lyrics, I showed how the authors often used much Scripture...
April 2007
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Shades of the Enlightenment!
MARCH 24, 2007
For presentation to the Evangelical Theological Society, Southwest Regional Meeting, March 24, 2007, 9 a.m., at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas.
Abstract
This paper focuses...
Flood Geology and Intelligent Design
Modern earth science owes quite a debt to both Flood geology and intelligent design. According to some, both movements had their start in the twentieth century, but actually these movements played a big...
Scientific Discoveries Continue to Erode Darwinism
The unobserved process of evolution and its bizarre history has been thoroughly entrenched in the minds of millions. For decades there were facets of this theory that one was never to question, but...
How Will the Present Earth Pass Away?
First, let's review some facts of physics. We have discovered that atoms themselves are held together by mysterious forces. These forces keep each atomic nucleus, which contains particles of like electrical...
Space Travel? Shields UP!
In this unique era of human history, manned space flight -- the dream of many a novelist -- has become routine. Star Trek and its spin-offs have taken our imaginations far beyond our giant leap to the...
The Code of Life: Little Words, Big Message
Most of us are impressed with the apparent intelligence of those who use big words in speeches or conversation. Even more impressive are those who actually know what these words mean, how to use them,...
The 12th Imam
". . . if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, He is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were...
The Need for ICR's Research Program
In recent years ICR has become more and more active in basic scientific research. This is not something which "just happened"; it was planned. When I became president of ICR in 1996, I insisted...
March 2007
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ICR Executive Encounters Atheist David Seaborg in BBC I.,.
While thousands of ministers across the United States extolled the virtues and accomplishments of Charles Darwin on “Evolution Sunday,” the Institute for Creation Research took this opportunity...
10,000 Clergy Preach Darwin over Scripture
Many pastors take advantage of special occasions and holidays to preach topical sermons of importance to families, communities, and even the nation. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Independence Day—all...
Does Organic Mean Living?
Often today we hear of the search for "organic" compounds in decidedly "inorganic" places inhospitable to life, such as meteorites or on desolate moons throughout the solar system....
Stalling over Transitional Forms
Skeptics of Mr. Darwin's strange theory have for years used a truly remarkable book by evolutionist Barbara J. Stahl of Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. It is titled, Vertebrate History: Problems...
Vulgar Notions of a Universal Flood
Scientists of the early sixteenth century faced a dilemma: how did fossils originate? Tradition had held for centuries that the existence of marine shells on hilltops was due to the Genesis Flood. On the...
The Globular Cluster Bomb
Some of the most stunning astronomical objects are globular clusters. These spherically-distributed celestial ornaments can pack a million stars within a tiny angle of space as seen from Earth. For example,...
Water Activity on Mars: Landscapes and Sedimentary Strata
Despite 30 years of accumulating increasingly abundant and unequivocal geomorphological evidence, the case for past catastrophic water-related activity on Mars has remained controversial until very recently.1...
The Creator's Valentine
"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God" (I John 3:1).
Today's post-modern world is saturated by a syrupy mix of assorted worldviews...
The Legacy of Henry Morris
It's been a year now since my father, ICR's Founder and long time President, Dr. Henry Morris, passed into glory. I thought you might like to know how things are going without him, and how we intend to...
February 2007
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Graduate School to Launch New Science Journal
The Institute for Creation Research Graduate School (ICRGS) has announced its upcoming launch of the International Journal for Creation Research (IJCR).
IJCR is a professional, peer-reviewed journal of...
New Online Certificate Program Now Available
Our post-modern world is saturated with compromise in politics, science, law, medicine, and even theology. Knowing and defending God’s truth has never been more vital to our mission as believers....
Was Creation a Miracle?
The Institute for Creation Research's work lies primarily in the area of scientific research and teaching, but at its core it is a Christian organization. Each staff member holds unapologetically to the...
DNA: A Stew-pendous Creation
Often those who prefer non-Darwinian explanations for the origin of the species are accused of being unscientific. One may believe in creation (or intelligent design), evolutionists maintain, but there...
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Fossil Political Correctness in the Sixteenth Century
The history of thinking about fossils is a study in worldviews. Conrad Gesner of Zurich (1516-1565) is considered by some the greatest naturalist of his century. His book, On Fossil Objects, in many ways...
Crisis in Crater Count Dating
Dating methods are like human pyramids; they depend ultimately on the support of the bottom layer. Picture an inverted pyramid. If the bottom guy buckles under pressure, the circus act quickly turns into...
A Few Reasons an Evolutionary Origin of Life Is Impossible
There were no human witnesses to the origin of life, and no physical geological evidence of its origin exists. Speaking of the origin of a hypothetical self-replicating molecule and its structure, Pross...
New Year, New Rulers, New Resolve
"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth" (Colossians 3:2).
This month the 110th Congress will convene on Capitol Hill. New leaders will be elevated to posts previously held by...
January 2007
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Smithsonian: Religious Scientists Prohibited
“Are you a religious person?”
This question is not allowed on job applications and it is prohibited during job interviews. And regardless of the truth, the religious affiliation of an...
School Board Gives Up Fight Over "Evolution Sticke.,.
“This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully...
How Did Methuselah Die?
One of the favorite characters in the Old Testament is Methuselah, who lived 969 years (Genesis 5:27), longer than anyone else recorded. His father was Enoch, of whom it is said he "walked with...
Those Amazing G Protein Receptors
Using freeze-fracturing and an electron microscope, researchers can indirectly view the plasma membrane of a human cell. What is revealed are large, globular protein molecules that stud the bi-lipid...
The Big Thaw
Ask anybody who has experienced spring "break-up" along the banks of an Alaskan river, and you will quickly learn that large amounts of ice seldom melt placidly. Consider an ice cap several...
There's Only One Universe
Recently a new word has appeared in cosmological literature: multiverse. You won't find it in the dictionary, because it contains a contradiction in terms: multiple universes. By definition, the...
A Tale of Two Hourglasses
In your kitchen you start a three-minute egg timer and a 60-minute hourglass simultaneously and then leave. You return a short while later to find the hourglass fully discharged but not the egg timer!...
Celebrating a Kingdom Christmas
"Therefore take no thought. . . . But seek ye first the kingdom of God" (Matthew 6:31, 33).
Christmas is a great time to reflect on Kingdom matters, bringing us all welcome relief from a stressful...
Opportunities to Minister Creation Evangelism
During this Christmas season, as we ponder things for which we are thankful, let us not forget the opportunities to minister creation evangelism. Remember as we give gifts to those we love that "God so...
December 2006
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Study: Giant Kangaroos Killed by Drought
“Giant kangaroos and wombats bigger than cars which once roamed Australia were killed by climate change and not human hunters,” Reuters reported this week.
According to a study...
Oxford Scientist Examines the Benefits of Hitler's Bree.,.
In a supposed “letter to the editor” last week for the Sunday Herald of Scotland titled “Eugenics may not be bad,” Oxford professor Dr. Richard Dawkins, author of The God...
TIME Equates Christians, Creationists with 9/11 Terrorists
After Democrats seized Congress in the mid-term elections this month, the mainstream media grabbed the opportunity to gloat over Republican losses. Conservatism, personified, in their opinion, by President...
Geologist Claims Creationists Abandoned Faith
LONGVIEW, Texas—“I know many, many young earth creationists who are now atheists,” declared Glen Morton to the crowd of students.
A petroleum geologist from Houston who subscribes to...
Purpose Driven Peace: Warren Denies Praise of Syrian Te.,.
Pastor Rick Warren, author of the best-selling Purpose Driven Life, vehemently denied reports today from the Syrian Arab News Agency that quoted him as saying there would be “no peace in the region...
Evolution Teacher Returns as Creationist
“Parker had no idea that his teaching of evolution would offend the residents of Desoto County. He had never heard evolution challenged in any of his college classes,” writes David Bedell...
Mary Louise Morris (1917-2006)
DALLAS—The Morris family announced today the passing into glory of their mother, Mary Louise, on November 8, 2006. Mrs. Morris was carried to the arms of her Savior in a peaceful sleep.
The...
Flipper: Man's Best Friend?
Science headlines today in the mainstream media have become stereotypical and, frankly, tiresome. The evolutionary spin of reporters and editors routinely elevates speculation to the level of hard evidence...
If Apes Evolved into Humans, Why Do We Still Have Apes?
This question often crops up among evolution disbelievers. And while it underscores the truth that most people truly don't believe man came from rats, fish, and single-celled organisms up through...
Walking the Walk
One of many problems in anthropology is how and why man's alleged ancestors decided to walk erect. Evolutionists see "the origin of bipedalism |as| central to understanding hominid evolution."1...
Mudcracks and the Flood
Some people have an intellectual problem with the Flood because of mud cracks. We have all seen cracks that form in a dried (or "desiccated") mud puddle. But did you know mud cracks are also...
Enceladus: A Cold, Youthful Moon
One year ago, one of the most startling discoveries in the history of solar system exploration was announced. One of Saturn's little moons, Enceladus, less wide than Arizona erupted and continues...
Extremes of Creation
Introduction
Some of the most fascinating details of creation occur on the scale of the very small and the very large. Examples extend widely from the world of tiny living microbes to the vast...
Remember the Good
"Remember His marvelous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth" (I Chronicles 16:12).
"We acknowledge, especially now, our dependence on One greater than...
Reflection Upon God's Blessings
This month Americans normally set aside time to reflect on God's blessings. At ICR we have much for which we are thankful, and I'd like to rehearse them.
Let me start with the February death of my father,...
November 2006
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The Lucy Show to Open in Houston
The Associated Press reports that “Lucy” aka Australopithecus afarensis will be making a six-year, multi-city tour beginning September 2007. The Museum of Natural Science in Houston, which...
Tough Guy Kicks Evolution Myth
“Chuck Norris doesn’t read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.”
“Faster than a speeding bullet...more powerful than a locomotive…able to leap...
The Ascent of Darwin
BBC News reported today that Cambridge University in England has launched a new website containing a comprehensive library on the life and work of naturalist Charles Darwin. Featuring thousands of pages...
Fighting Against the Forces of Darkness
“I know that you here are in the front line trench against powerful forces of darkness,” encouraged the speaker on the creation-evolution debate. “I salute you. I sympathize with you....
Father of Slain Student Blames Evolution for Killings
Brian Rohrbough deserved to make a statement about the recent school shootings in Bailey, Colorado and at the Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania. Brian’s 15-year-old son, Dan, was gunned down at Columbine...
Has a "Brain Evolution Gene" Been Discovered?
Human evolution has yet to be validated, and never will be according to Scripture and science. In 1979 evolutionists Ayala and Valentine presented a “likely phylogeny of the hominoids.” But...
ICR Inaugurates Center with RATE Conference
DALLAS—"If people spent more time looking at the data…they might be pleasantly surprised," commented Ken Embry, a retired engineer who spoke to reporter Sam Hodges of The Dallas...
Are All Men Created Equal?
It is good to remind ourselves, from time to time, that the foundational charter of America, the Declaration of Independence, is a creationist document. Our founding fathers separated from England by...
Creation and the Bird Flu
We are all familiar with the unpleasant viral condition called influenza, or the flu. Adam and Eve were not created with viral diseases. Such pathogens were the result of the Fall (Genesis 3). Since...
The Fossil Record: Commending the Gnostics
What a man does with the fossil record tells a lot about his worldview. Is it the result of a world-covering deluge? Or did this sorry chronicle of pain, suffering, and death precede humans (and the...
Mature at Birth: Universe Discredits Evolution
Critics of recent creation ridicule the belief that a universe so vast, composed of so many diverse phenomena and processes running at diverse rates, could be fit into a few thousand years. They are...
Presidential Support for Creationism
Introduction
Several recent American presidents have openly supported creation thinking. A few "on the record" statements of these presidents in support of their belief in creationism are reviewed...
Renewing Minds . . . Transforming Culture
Dr. Henry Morris was a gifted scientist, educator, and Biblical apologist who pioneered the creation science movement over 45 years ago. But he was also a man of great spiritual passion, deeply devoted...
Creation Evangelism This Christmas
In this column I have often discussed the use of creation in evangelism; in fact, how creation is foundational to the whole Christian message. The gospel is woven into the creation message, how our mighty...
October 2006
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