Archive of Back to Genesis Articles
Passing the Mantle (IX: ICR, For Such a Time as This)
PART IX: PASSING THE MANTLE
For the past eight issues of Acts & Facts, outgoing president of ICR, Dr. Henry Morris, my father, has outlined the history of ICR and its present status and policies....
ICR - The First Twenty-Five Years (VIII: ICR, For Such .,.
As our first 25 years of creation evangelism and education have come to a close, and as my own role as ICR's president also has now been completed, I hope an over-all summary of what God has accomplished...
Occupying Faithfully Until He Comes (VII: ICR, For Such.,.
Part VII: "Occupying Faithfully Until He Comes"
In the six previous articles of this series, I have tried to review the events that led to the founding of ICR 25 years ago, including some of...
ICR and the Word of God (VI: ICR, For Such a Time as This)
The Institute for Creation Research complex of ministries is essentially unique in the world of Christendom. ICR is not a church, of course, but in a very real sense is an arm of the church. Its foundational...
A Unique Creationist School of Science (V: ICR, For Suc.,.
There is a critical need in this country today for a creationist graduate school of science, and since no other school is providing this, ICR is trying to fill that gap. It is a tragic fact that all secular...
The ICR Outreach Ministries (IV: ICR, For Such a Time a.,.
As discussed in Part III of this series, the Institute for Creation Research (this name was adopted after a reorganization in early 1972) was initially a division of Christian Heritage College (CHC), formed...
The Battle for True Education (III: ICR, For Such a Tim.,.
In Parts I and II of this series, I have tried to summarize the early events of the modern creation revival, as well as my own involvement in those events. The Lord seemed to use the 1961 book The Genesis...
The Revival of Modern Creationism (II: ICR, For Such a .,.
There has, indeed, been a remarkable revival of strict creationism (as distinct from theistic evolutionism or progressive creationism) in the past three decades. The Scopes Trial in 1925, however, had...
Reflections on Fifty Years in Creation Evangelism (I: I.,.
This will be the first in a series of very personal "Back to Genesis" articles setting forth the over-all background and future mission of the Institute for Creation Research, as I have envisioned...
Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So (Testimonies from C.,.
In spite of the many discouraging "testimonies" from skeptical intellectuals these days (see, for example, the sad testimony from Carl Sagan, as discussed in this month's Impact article), we...
The Urge to Submerge
"I must go down to the sea again--to the lonely sea and the sky." This famous poem by John Masefield, former Poet Laureate of England, was one I had to memorize in school many, many years ago....
Genesis and the Resurrection
One of the primary goals of ICR is to call as many people as we can "Back to Genesis" as the foundational book in which to find answers to the problems of life and death. We're on solid ground...
In the Beginning, Hydrogen
Evolutionists have a most amazing faith. They believe that people have evolved up from the ape (or something like an ape), that apes and other mammals have evolved from reptiles, that reptiles have evolved...
Cosmology's Holy Grail
The subject of cosmology is said by its practitioners to be a science. It does have the trappings of science, encased in a heavy apparatus of relativistic mathematics and esoteric jargon. These experts...
Nor Any Nod To God
A recent issue of Scientific American (October 1994) somehow reminded me of the famous line from Coleridge's Ancient Mariner.
Water, water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink
Water, water everywhere,...
Theophany
One of the most familiar passages in the Bible--familiar because of its frequent appearance on Christmas cards and in Christmas sermons--is also one of the most profound and mysterious passages in the...
Blessings from the Old Files
At this Thanksgiving season, it has been good for me to think back over the countless blessings from God on the ICR ministries in our earlier days. From extremely small and unimpressive beginnings in 1970,...
Christ and the Time of Creation
Christians who go along with the standard "old–earth" model of the evolutionists need to realize that they are going against the strong testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ, for He clearly...
The Wolf and the Lamb
There is a beautiful picture given in the Bible of the divinely intended relationships in God's animal kingdom:
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid;...
Naive Literalism
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...
Birthrights and Pottage
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...
Testimonies From Creation Evangelism
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...
The Big Bust
The notorious Big Bang that supposedly started our evolving cosmos was neither "big" nor a "bang." It is said simply to have evolved suddenly out of the primordial "Nothing"...
The Hyper-Environmentalists
There is a swelling tide that we are reminded of each year with the coming of "Earth Day," and it is a tide that is turning people away from Genesis. School children are taught religiously...
Games Some People Play
One leading evolutionary scientist has recently made a most revealing admission. Richard Dickerson, an authority in the esoteric field of chemical evolution, has said:
Science, fundamentally, is a game....
Beginning at Genesis
The greatest Bible teacher of all time was the Lord Jesus Christ and, when He wanted to teach His friends about Himself and His great plan for the world, He began by teaching them the book of Genesis,...
The Most Expensive Christmas Gift Of All
SETI: (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence project) is back in the news! The Congress of the United States of America has "pulled the plug on NASA's elaborate search for radio signals from alien...
Cain's Wife: It Really Does Matter!
Over the past fifteen years of full-time involvement in the creation ministry, the question that has been asked more than any other is, "Where did Cain get his wife?"
When I'm a guest...
Know the Enemy (A Critique Of Anton Lavey's Books On Sa.,.
Who would you think wrote these words?
There are television sets in every home, every restaurant, every hotel room, and every shopping mall— now they're even small enough to carry in your pocket...
Coming Back To Genesis
I was at a public telephone on a busy street in Leicester in the United Kingdom late at night, about to make a phone call to order more books by air freight, as we had nearly sold out of the popular creation...
Dinosaurmania Strikes Again
I remember the time I had preached at the Sunday morning worship service about dinosaurs and the gospel in a small church in Australia. While driving with the pastor and his family to their home for lunch,...
The Ultimate End
What would you do if the pastor of your church began his sermon by saying:
The cross is not the Son standing in my place to take the punishment that I ought to have. Such a view is immoral. In any...
"Back To Genesis" And "Creation Shock&qu.,.
Mosques are going up and churches are coming down. This seems to be the picture in the British Isles. A country that once had great revivals under such people as John Wesley and D. L. Moody seems to...
Why Are Some Churches Producing Atheists?
One by one, they remember when they first decided there was no God. Valerie Spadt was a fourth-grader when she read a book at home on evolution.
"I looked at the book and decided, 'Well, if elephants...
"Back To Genesis" - The Hope For America?
Wednesday April 7, 1993 Broadcast:
Announcer: "Back to Genesis" with Ken Ham, author of Genesis and the Decay of the Nations."
Mark Looy: Abortion is becoming a very emotional issue in...
The Chasm Is Widening
" . . . more kids listen to Madonna than go to Sunday school," stated the Times Advocate newspaper in a report on a school board election where two Christians were voted on the school board in...
Monkey Ears and Wasted Years
"I came in here today a committed evolutionist, but I am leaving with a firm belief in creation."
I had just finished giving a lecture at a "Back to Genesis" seminar. I turned...
The Smartest Man in America?
If you were asked to place a vote for the person whom you considered the smartest man in your country, for whom would you vote? Perhaps the President or Prime Minister? Maybe a leading scientist? What...
Calling Little Green Men
Pulse . . . Pulse . . . Pulse . . . Pulse . . . What could it be? It was so regular flashing at one-and-a-third seconds--keeping exact time. Nothing like this had been seen before.
Jocelyn Burnell and...
Without Excuse!
If there is so much evidence for creation and against naturalistic evolution, why do the majority of scientists believe in evolution? Surely these scientists would become creationists if this evidence...
Creation Ministry in the United Kingdom
Three fossilized teeth and the Big Bang were news headlines when I arrived in the United Kingdom to conduct a speaking tour of England and Scotland on behalf of the Creation Science Foundation of Australia...
Be a Berean
If I told you that Adam could fly like a bird and swim like a fish, how would you react? I am sure most (hopefully all) of you would think this ridiculous and not take me seriously. However, if I insisted...
Asimov Meets His Creator
Isaac Asimov, President of the American Humanist Association, science fiction writer, ardent evolutionist, and active anti-creationist, died recently.
He once had said that the human brain was "the...
Battles Behind The Scenes
The Gulf War may be over for the time being, but a far greater battle—one that has lasted some six thousand years—continues on, and those in the creation ministry are part of the army that...
Always Be Ready
I was flying back to San Diego recently, when the video being shown on the in-flight entertainment system caught my attention.
An excerpt from the movie "Inherit the Wind" was featured on...
Revelation: Key to the Past
"There is no way the six days of creation are meant to be taken as six literal, twenty-four hour days," stated a Christian at a recent seminar.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because Adam...
The Seed Snatchers
Someone at a meeting said to me "If you stand on the devil's toes, he is going to react. You people in the foundational creation ministry are really stamping on his toes. Be prepared for a major reaction."
ICR...
Who Is The Real Hero?
Another year has gone by. During that year, whom did we allow to influence us, and what attitudes did we and our children adopt?
Whom do we want our children to be like? Who is a role model for our children?...
Are Creationists Divisive?
Recently I had the opportunity to speak at a Christian college where the majority of professors do not accept a literal Genesis.After I had spoken, some of the students informed me that, on the day before,...
Creation Evangelism Works
The ministry of ICR has many different facets, and, of course, we specialize in studying origins and the book of Genesis. However, regardless of whether we are involved in technical scientific research,...
Thinking God's Thoughts after Him
Someone once asked me how we should approach those from totally different cultures who were coming to live in the culture we have grown up in. Should we urge them to capitulate totally to our own cultural...
Adam and Ants
If we take God at His Word, we must say that a straightforward reading of Genesis makes it obvious that there was no death or bloodshed of animals before Adam was created. In fact, there was no death or...
Choosing A Christian College - Part II
In the article last month, we discussed the fact that many (in fact most) Christian colleges do not teach a literal Genesis, and compromise with evolution in some way. Many people send their children to...
Choosing A Christian College - Part I
How do you go about choosing a Christian college suitable for your children? Many parents look at the great sports programs, or how prestigious a school is considered to be. Others simply want their...
What Is A Creationist?
There is obviously a revival of interest in the topic of creation across the nation. Our "Back to Genesis" seminars are attracting bigger and bigger crowds. The demand for creation books and...
Billions, Millions, or Thousands--Does It Matter?
Over the years of my involvement in the creation ministry, many occasions have arisen where I have been confronted by someone in a church (perhaps a pastor or scientist), insisting that we at ICR are...
Needed: Pioneer Evangelists!
When the pioneers were opening up farming land in the USA, they recognized they had many barriers to remove, and much preparation was needed, before they could reap a harvest. Trees and rocks had to be...
Wars and Rumors of Wars
Looking at the war in the Middle East certainly reminds one of the passage in Matthew 24:6, "And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: See that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come...
Make Museums Count for Creation
"When weasels breed together, they produce more weasels, just like themselves." This was one of the captions I read as I entered the display on Darwin and natural selection at the British Museum...
"And How Shall They Hear Without a Preacher" .,.
Almost anyone you ask will equate Darwin's name with "evolution." Darwinian evolution (or some form of it) is taught as fact in nearly all countries of the world. Recently, as a part of ICR's...
God of Creation or "god" of Christmas?
WHO IS IT?
He is known throughout the world; he is alleged to be omniscient (all-knowing), omnipotent (all-powerful), omnipresent (he can be everywhere at the same time). He is said to know all our needs...
Children and Creation
Before we attempt to train our children, we need to understand their nature. This will help us determine the right methods, which should be employed to train them—whether at home or at school.
The...
Is America Committing Suicide?
One of my favorite presidents is Abraham Lincoln. Not only is he acclaimed as one of the greatest presidents of the United States of America, but also most historians think he was also a Christian....
Do The Days Really Matter?
After giving a lecture at a recent seminar, a pastor approached me and said, "I really want to support ICR and I totally agree with you concerning the evils of evolution, but why do you have to insist...
It's Not a Matter of Your Opinion
"It's not right!" "It's against my grain!" "It's wrong!" "It's not normal!" "It's bad!" "It shouldn't happen!" "It's fine!" "Why...
What Mean These Stones?
Each year ICR conducts an exciting and thrilling tour to the Grand Canyon and surrounding areas. I had the privilege, this year, of speaking at the worship service on the rim of the massive canyon itself.Three...
The Big Bang is Coming
After reading II Peter 3:3-10, one could not help but think Peter was referring to the State of California in 1990. It seems to be a prophecy being fulfilled before our very eyes! Of course, Peter did...
"Why Does The Carrot Move?"
My young son, Jeremy, startled me with a strange question one night at the supper table. "Why does the carrot move, Daddy?" he asked. I had just come back from speaking at a major "Back...
Creation and Conservation
A lot of people around the world today are becoming more and more concerned with the environment and what man is doing to it. With many, including many Christians, this issue has become a very emotional...
Watches and Wombats
Most people are familiar with the unique animals in the land down under. Australia boasts the largest variety of marsupials on any continent, including kangaroos, koalas, bandicoots, and wombats.
Wombats...
Closing The Gap
What about the Gap Theory?
This is a question often asked at creation seminars. A good many well-meaning Bible-believing Christians hold to what is called the "Gap Theory" because of the popular...
America Needs Salting
Spiritually, economically, and morally, America is a nation on the decline. But for those of us who are Christians, we should not lose hope, for there are exciting solutions to this dilemma.
But first,...
Where Are All The Godly Offspring?
What is one of the primary reasons for divinely ordained marriage? in Malachi 2:15 we are given the answer to this vital question: "And did not he make one?.... And wherefore one? That he might...
Temples of Evolution - Temples of Doom
One of the latest "temples" to be built in the USA cost almost million. This beautiful building and its complex technology are being used to indoctrinate at least 120,000 school students each...
Were You There?
What a science lesson God had for Job! God was teaching Job the philosophy of science, a lesson everyone needs to learn.
I like to paraphrase the verse this way: "Were you there, Job, when I made...
We've Forgotten
Once I was talking to an old Australian aboriginal elder who recalled roaming the deserts with his family when they were in their tribal state many years ago. This old man had since become a Christian,...
Our Bodies - Our Rights?
The abortion issue is receiving a lot of public attention lately, particularly due to anti-abortion protests across the nation. The pro-abortionists are not standing back, but are also actively organized...
Needed - More Watchmen
Sadly, many churches today use Sunday School materials produced by their denominations that teach a compromising position in regard to the Book of Genesis. Theistic evolution and other positions that...
Don't Be Afraid of "Giants"
Most of us are familiar with the story of David and Goliath. In that battle, which took place nearly 3,000 years ago, we are told that the brutish giant, Goliath, when he saw David coming toward him,...
Five Vital Questions to Ask Your Church or School - Rec.,.
"Tired of wolves in sheep’s clothing?"
It's a special deacon's meeting at the church to interview the prospective new pastor. Each of the deacons begins to ask questions of the pastor....
Is God Being Outlawed in California?
WARNING--MIND CONTROL
This is an urgent message to every Bible-believing Christian.
Something ominous is happening in California education, which may soon have ramifications throughout the entire...
Is God an Evolutionist?
Three professors from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan--Howard J. Van Till, Davis A. Young, and Clarence Menninga--have recently written a book entitled Science Held Hostage. The bold: headline...
A Modern Babel? Confusion in America
In Isaiah 5:20, 21, we read, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe to those...
Bishop or Bible? A Question of Authority
At a popular tourist stop, a new attraction had been set up to teach people about growing fruits and vegetables under special conditions. However, as visitors commence the tour of this attraction, the...
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