The day-age theory, which posits that the creation days of Genesis were not 24-hour days but long "ages" spread over many years, is often used by old-earth creation adherents to compromise the creation account with evolution. Some even claim that the seventh day on which God rested is still going on today!

What is a day? Inventing a timepiece requires intelligent design,¹ and the "day" is no exception. From the very beginning, Genesis 1:14 reveals, days were invented to measure time.

In the Western world, most people--even many Christians--are convinced that science has proven evolution and its millions-of-years timescale. In believing this, they generally do not separate the naturalistic interpretations of scientific data from the data itself.

February 2009 was a hallmark month for those who communicate biblical truth--something the Institute for Creation Research has been involved in for the past 40 years. While the world lit candles for Charles Darwin's 200th birthday, ICR participated in a number of national events that addressed creation and evolution, biblical authority, church ministry, and Christian media.

Plants use biological systems that harvest light energy from the sun to convert environmental water and carbon dioxide into tiny carbon/hydrogen energy units stored within them.