THE ONE-AND-A-HALF-FEET ORCHID
Isaiah 40:7-8
"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."
The star orchid is an amazing flower that really shouldn't even exist. You see, its pollen is located at the bottom of a long and narrow spike – or spur – that extends behind the flower. That's also where the nectar is. So how long is that spur? The last part of the orchid's scientific name gives us the answer – a whopping one and a half feet!
That these orchids even exist means there must be a pollinator that can reach into that long spur. And indeed there is. Meet the hawk moth. The proboscis – or tongue – of this moth is over 10 inches long. By getting close enough to the orchid, the moth can reach the pollen with its long tongue.
When Charles Darwin received a specimen of the star orchid in 1862, he deduced that a pollinator with a tongue as long as the spur must exist. Though some people thought he was crazy, the orchid moth was discovered 41 years later. According to evolutionists, the hawk moth "proved Darwin's theory regarding co-evolution or how plants and pollinators can influence each other's evolution."
But we would ask these people, how could the orchid survive if it arrived on the scene long before the moth? And if the moth arrived first, why would it bother to evolve such a long tongue? No, there's a more reasonable answer. They arrived at about the same time, made for each other by their all-wise Creator.
Heavenly Father, the Bible compares us to flowers that are here for a short time and then fade away. But those who, through faith, put their trust in Your Son shall have eternal life! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Amy Grant, "Christmas Star Orchids: Tips For Growing Star Orchid Plants," Gardening Know How, 2/2/15. Photo: Angraecum sesquipedale, the star orchid. Courtesy of Scott Zona. Flickr. (CC BY NC 2.0)
Isaiah 40:7-8
"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."
The star orchid is an amazing flower that really shouldn't even exist. You see, its pollen is located at the bottom of a long and narrow spike – or spur – that extends behind the flower. That's also where the nectar is. So how long is that spur? The last part of the orchid's scientific name gives us the answer – a whopping one and a half feet!
That these orchids even exist means there must be a pollinator that can reach into that long spur. And indeed there is. Meet the hawk moth. The proboscis – or tongue – of this moth is over 10 inches long. By getting close enough to the orchid, the moth can reach the pollen with its long tongue.
When Charles Darwin received a specimen of the star orchid in 1862, he deduced that a pollinator with a tongue as long as the spur must exist. Though some people thought he was crazy, the orchid moth was discovered 41 years later. According to evolutionists, the hawk moth "proved Darwin's theory regarding co-evolution or how plants and pollinators can influence each other's evolution."
But we would ask these people, how could the orchid survive if it arrived on the scene long before the moth? And if the moth arrived first, why would it bother to evolve such a long tongue? No, there's a more reasonable answer. They arrived at about the same time, made for each other by their all-wise Creator.
Heavenly Father, the Bible compares us to flowers that are here for a short time and then fade away. But those who, through faith, put their trust in Your Son shall have eternal life! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Amy Grant, "Christmas Star Orchids: Tips For Growing Star Orchid Plants," Gardening Know How, 2/2/15. Photo: Angraecum sesquipedale, the star orchid. Courtesy of Scott Zona. Flickr. (CC BY NC 2.0)
DO BIRDS TAKE A SABBATH REST?
Genesis 2:3
"And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
Myles Willard is an avid bird watcher, award-winning nature photographer and long-time friend of Creation Moments. Myles has given us hundreds of breathtaking nature photos, one of which accompanies the printed transcript of today's program at the Creation Moments website.
The reason I'm telling you about him today is because of an unexpected discovery he made while looking out the window of his home in Michigan. Each fall he meticulously tracks and logs the number of migrating warblers that stop by for a rest in the big cedar tree in his yard. After tracking the activity of over 1,500 warblers for 18 years, he was surprised to see a statistically significant dip in the number of birds stopping by that occurred on every seventh day!
Did these migrating birds have a built-in instinct that somehow made them follow the biblical principle of a Sabbath rest? We are not saying, of course, that the warblers were knowingly obeying God's fourth commandment. However, if God worked for six days and then rested on the seventh, why would it be hard to believe that God gave these birds a cycle of six days of work followed by a seventh day of rest?
According to the account given in the book Inspired Evidence: Only One Designer, "It would seem that Myles Willard, science teacher, nature photographer and bird watcher, has found and documented such a pattern."
Oh Lord, thank You for doing all the work necessary for our salvation so we can rest securely in the knowledge that – by grace through faith – we can have eternal life! Amen.
Myles Willard, The Rest Is History, monograph, 2008. Cited in Inspired Evidence: Only One Reality by Julie Von Vett and Bruce Malone, April 29 (Search for the Truth Publications, 2012). Photo: One of Myles Willard's superb photos. Used with permission.
Genesis 2:3
"And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
Myles Willard is an avid bird watcher, award-winning nature photographer and long-time friend of Creation Moments. Myles has given us hundreds of breathtaking nature photos, one of which accompanies the printed transcript of today's program at the Creation Moments website.
The reason I'm telling you about him today is because of an unexpected discovery he made while looking out the window of his home in Michigan. Each fall he meticulously tracks and logs the number of migrating warblers that stop by for a rest in the big cedar tree in his yard. After tracking the activity of over 1,500 warblers for 18 years, he was surprised to see a statistically significant dip in the number of birds stopping by that occurred on every seventh day!
Did these migrating birds have a built-in instinct that somehow made them follow the biblical principle of a Sabbath rest? We are not saying, of course, that the warblers were knowingly obeying God's fourth commandment. However, if God worked for six days and then rested on the seventh, why would it be hard to believe that God gave these birds a cycle of six days of work followed by a seventh day of rest?
According to the account given in the book Inspired Evidence: Only One Designer, "It would seem that Myles Willard, science teacher, nature photographer and bird watcher, has found and documented such a pattern."
Oh Lord, thank You for doing all the work necessary for our salvation so we can rest securely in the knowledge that – by grace through faith – we can have eternal life! Amen.
Myles Willard, The Rest Is History, monograph, 2008. Cited in Inspired Evidence: Only One Reality by Julie Von Vett and Bruce Malone, April 29 (Search for the Truth Publications, 2012). Photo: One of Myles Willard's superb photos. Used with permission.
IT'S A YOUNG WORLD AFTER ALL
John 17:15-17
"I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."
A few years ago, evolutionists discovered what they called the world's oldest mites. These little critters were encased in amber and were said to be 230 million years old. And yet, the lead researcher said, "They're dead ringers for [modern] gall mites."
Commenting on this news story, Creation Moments Board Member Dr. Donald Clark said that a discovery like this does nothing to support evolution. "What it does support," he said, "is that God created life after its own kind not to change."
Dr. Clark added, "God allowed variation within a kind so there would be diversity but not life evolving from one kind to another. So it doesn't surprise the creationist that these mites show little to no change over time. That is what we would expect to see, based on God's Word."
He then observed, "If there is little to no change in the mites, perhaps the dating of the amber samples is off. Perhaps by a lot. God's Word indicates that the Earth and all of creation are 6,000 or so years old. So if these samples are only thousands of years old, would the evolutionist expect to see any change over such a short period of time? Probably not."
The friend of evolutionists is long ages … and the more time, the better. But fossilized mites that look just like modern mites teach us that the Earth is a young, young world after all.
Heavenly Father, even bugs encased in amber give silent testimony of a recent creation. Thank You that scientific evidences continue to pile up showing that our planet is young. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
John 17:15-17
"I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."
A few years ago, evolutionists discovered what they called the world's oldest mites. These little critters were encased in amber and were said to be 230 million years old. And yet, the lead researcher said, "They're dead ringers for [modern] gall mites."
Commenting on this news story, Creation Moments Board Member Dr. Donald Clark said that a discovery like this does nothing to support evolution. "What it does support," he said, "is that God created life after its own kind not to change."
Dr. Clark added, "God allowed variation within a kind so there would be diversity but not life evolving from one kind to another. So it doesn't surprise the creationist that these mites show little to no change over time. That is what we would expect to see, based on God's Word."
He then observed, "If there is little to no change in the mites, perhaps the dating of the amber samples is off. Perhaps by a lot. God's Word indicates that the Earth and all of creation are 6,000 or so years old. So if these samples are only thousands of years old, would the evolutionist expect to see any change over such a short period of time? Probably not."
The friend of evolutionists is long ages … and the more time, the better. But fossilized mites that look just like modern mites teach us that the Earth is a young, young world after all.
Heavenly Father, even bugs encased in amber give silent testimony of a recent creation. Thank You that scientific evidences continue to pile up showing that our planet is young. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
WHY DID GOD GIVE US FINGERNAILS?
3 John 1:2
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
Why did God give us fingernails? So we can scratch our itches? To serve as hardhats for our sensitive fingertips? Or did our Creator give us fingernails as a diagnostic window into our bodies?
According to WebMD, the color of our nails can reveal a wide range of health issues, some of them quite serious. White fingernails, for instance, may indicate a liver disease like hepatitis. Yellowish, thickened and slow-growing nails may indicate emphysema or other lung ailment. Half-white and half-pink nails may alert doctors of kidney disease. Red nail beds may point to heart disease, while white nail beds may indicate anemia. Irregular red lines at the base of the nail may indicate lupus or connective tissue disease.
Physician Joshua Fox, spokesman for the American Academy of Dermatology, told WebMD that there is no need to run to the nearest cardiologist if your nail beds turn red. "It could very well be from nail polish," he said. The WebMD article adds, "Before assuming the worst, it's important to look at more common explanations, such as bruises, bleeding beneath the nail, and fungal infections. However, it's worthwhile to be vigilant about maintaining healthy fingernails so that you'll be alert to any potential problem."
Wasn't it good of our Creator to give us these ten tiny "windows" into the innermost workings of our bodies? God cares for us … from the top of our heads to the tips of our fingers!
Heavenly Father, thank You for giving me fingernails, and thank You also for physicians who can diagnose and treat diseases. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
3 John 1:2
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
Why did God give us fingernails? So we can scratch our itches? To serve as hardhats for our sensitive fingertips? Or did our Creator give us fingernails as a diagnostic window into our bodies?
According to WebMD, the color of our nails can reveal a wide range of health issues, some of them quite serious. White fingernails, for instance, may indicate a liver disease like hepatitis. Yellowish, thickened and slow-growing nails may indicate emphysema or other lung ailment. Half-white and half-pink nails may alert doctors of kidney disease. Red nail beds may point to heart disease, while white nail beds may indicate anemia. Irregular red lines at the base of the nail may indicate lupus or connective tissue disease.
Physician Joshua Fox, spokesman for the American Academy of Dermatology, told WebMD that there is no need to run to the nearest cardiologist if your nail beds turn red. "It could very well be from nail polish," he said. The WebMD article adds, "Before assuming the worst, it's important to look at more common explanations, such as bruises, bleeding beneath the nail, and fungal infections. However, it's worthwhile to be vigilant about maintaining healthy fingernails so that you'll be alert to any potential problem."
Wasn't it good of our Creator to give us these ten tiny "windows" into the innermost workings of our bodies? God cares for us … from the top of our heads to the tips of our fingers!
Heavenly Father, thank You for giving me fingernails, and thank You also for physicians who can diagnose and treat diseases. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
UNBELIEVABLE MIGRATIONS
Mark 13:34
"For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch."
If you have ever traveled to a distant city on vacation, you know how much planning you have to do before you leave. And, of course, you need to know where you are going and the route you must follow to get there. But the creatures we'll be talking about today know exactly how to get where they are going. In fact, they were born with an internal GPS system to show them the way.
In his book, Billions of Missing Links, Dr. Geoffrey Simmons devotes an entire chapter to the topic of migration. He begins by telling how baby loggerhead turtles migrate 8,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. But that's a short trip compared to the staggering 25,000 miles that arctic terns fly each year. That's like flying completely around the Earth at the equator!
As Dr. Simmons points out, "Every species seems to know how to prepare for the arduous trip far in advance, but no one knows how they acquire the capability." After describing all the preparations migrating birds must take care of, he writes: "One would think all these preparations had to have come as a whole package. There is way too much purposeful change for random mutations."
How true! And even though Dr. Simmons is not a creationist, we have come to the exact same conclusion – namely, that animal migrations could not have come about slowly by trial and error, as Darwinian theory would have us believe.
Oh Lord, though I may get lost while going on a long trip, Your creatures never seem to lose their way. You have boggled my mind once again! Amen.
Geoffrey Simmons, M.D., Billions of Missing Links, pp. 165-169 (Harvest House Publishers, 2007). Photo: Arctic tern. Courtesy of Malene Thyssen. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Mark 13:34
"For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch."
If you have ever traveled to a distant city on vacation, you know how much planning you have to do before you leave. And, of course, you need to know where you are going and the route you must follow to get there. But the creatures we'll be talking about today know exactly how to get where they are going. In fact, they were born with an internal GPS system to show them the way.
In his book, Billions of Missing Links, Dr. Geoffrey Simmons devotes an entire chapter to the topic of migration. He begins by telling how baby loggerhead turtles migrate 8,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. But that's a short trip compared to the staggering 25,000 miles that arctic terns fly each year. That's like flying completely around the Earth at the equator!
As Dr. Simmons points out, "Every species seems to know how to prepare for the arduous trip far in advance, but no one knows how they acquire the capability." After describing all the preparations migrating birds must take care of, he writes: "One would think all these preparations had to have come as a whole package. There is way too much purposeful change for random mutations."
How true! And even though Dr. Simmons is not a creationist, we have come to the exact same conclusion – namely, that animal migrations could not have come about slowly by trial and error, as Darwinian theory would have us believe.
Oh Lord, though I may get lost while going on a long trip, Your creatures never seem to lose their way. You have boggled my mind once again! Amen.
Geoffrey Simmons, M.D., Billions of Missing Links, pp. 165-169 (Harvest House Publishers, 2007). Photo: Arctic tern. Courtesy of Malene Thyssen. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
SCIENCE TURNS TO GOD'S DESIGN FOR DATA STORAGE
Daniel 12:4
"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
Do you remember when home computers used floppy disks? Magnetic floppies were replaced by optical discs, using laser technology, and now we depend on hard drives, flash drives and cloud drives for the storage and retrieval of digital data. But someday even our most advanced data-storage systems will give way to the latest and greatest advances in technology.
Well, that day may soon be upon us. Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Washington have developed a system that stores digital data using synthetic DNA. They report that it can store information millions of times more compactly than current archival technologies. In fact, they claim it can "shrink the space needed to store digital data that today would fill a Walmart supercenter down to the size of a sugar cube."
According to Luis Ceze, University of Washington associate professor of computer science and engineering, "Life has produced this fantastic molecule called DNA that efficiently stores all kinds of information about your genes and how a living system works. It's very, very compact and very durable. We're essentially repurposing it to store digital data – pictures, videos, documents – in a manageable way for hundreds or thousands of years."
Once again we see scientists refusing to give credit where credit is due. DNA, the most efficient data storage system ever, was not produced by "life", whatever that may mean. DNA was designed by our life-giving Creator – Jesus Christ.
Oh Lord, though the rapid advances in technology are impressive, nothing even begins to compare to what You designed during the six days of creation! Amen.
University of Washington, "Scientists store digital images in DNA, and retrieves them perfectly," ScienceDaily, 4/7/16. Photo: The early days of home computer data storage featured floppy disks like these. Courtesy of George Chernilevsky. (PD)
Daniel 12:4
"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
Do you remember when home computers used floppy disks? Magnetic floppies were replaced by optical discs, using laser technology, and now we depend on hard drives, flash drives and cloud drives for the storage and retrieval of digital data. But someday even our most advanced data-storage systems will give way to the latest and greatest advances in technology.
Well, that day may soon be upon us. Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Washington have developed a system that stores digital data using synthetic DNA. They report that it can store information millions of times more compactly than current archival technologies. In fact, they claim it can "shrink the space needed to store digital data that today would fill a Walmart supercenter down to the size of a sugar cube."
According to Luis Ceze, University of Washington associate professor of computer science and engineering, "Life has produced this fantastic molecule called DNA that efficiently stores all kinds of information about your genes and how a living system works. It's very, very compact and very durable. We're essentially repurposing it to store digital data – pictures, videos, documents – in a manageable way for hundreds or thousands of years."
Once again we see scientists refusing to give credit where credit is due. DNA, the most efficient data storage system ever, was not produced by "life", whatever that may mean. DNA was designed by our life-giving Creator – Jesus Christ.
Oh Lord, though the rapid advances in technology are impressive, nothing even begins to compare to what You designed during the six days of creation! Amen.
University of Washington, "Scientists store digital images in DNA, and retrieves them perfectly," ScienceDaily, 4/7/16. Photo: The early days of home computer data storage featured floppy disks like these. Courtesy of George Chernilevsky. (PD)
BAD DESIGN – A REALLY BAD ARGUMENT!
Psalm 139:14
"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."
On our previous program, we told you how evolutionists enjoy finding fault with what they consider to be bad designs in nature – particularly the poorly designed human body. They aren't using such arguments to critique evolution, of course. They are poking an accusing finger into the eye of God. If God is so smart, they taunt, why did He make so many mistakes?
As physician and Institute for Creation Research speaker Randy Guliuzza points out in the book Creation Basics and Beyond, it is evolutionists who are badly mistaken. Evolutionists, he writes, "are ignorant of the full function of the parts they criticize and are ignorant of principles governing design…. Claims that something is poorly designed are not equivalent to data-supported facts."
Dr. Guliuzza – a physician who knows the human body inside and out – also writes that evolutionists are "ignorant, from a design perspective, of the need to balance several competing interests." In fact, he adds, "design tradeoffs are actually a better indicator of intelligence behind a design."
But here's what I believe may be the best example of why the bad-design argument is a bad argument and just plain silly. The late evolutionary biologist George Williams once claimed that humans having two eyes was a bad design. "Is there a good functional reason for having two eyes? Why not one or three or some other number?"
This makes me wonder if Williams had ever heard about depth perception. Apparently not.
Heavenly Father, it's ironic that people who don't even believe You exist are so eager to criticize You! I pray that You will show them how foolish and illogical they are being. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Randy Guliuzza, M.D., "The Mistakes in Evolutionary Arguments Against Life's Design," Creation Basics and Beyond, pp. 111-117 (Institute for Creation Research, 2013). Photo: Dr. Randy Guliuzza.
Psalm 139:14
"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."
On our previous program, we told you how evolutionists enjoy finding fault with what they consider to be bad designs in nature – particularly the poorly designed human body. They aren't using such arguments to critique evolution, of course. They are poking an accusing finger into the eye of God. If God is so smart, they taunt, why did He make so many mistakes?
As physician and Institute for Creation Research speaker Randy Guliuzza points out in the book Creation Basics and Beyond, it is evolutionists who are badly mistaken. Evolutionists, he writes, "are ignorant of the full function of the parts they criticize and are ignorant of principles governing design…. Claims that something is poorly designed are not equivalent to data-supported facts."
Dr. Guliuzza – a physician who knows the human body inside and out – also writes that evolutionists are "ignorant, from a design perspective, of the need to balance several competing interests." In fact, he adds, "design tradeoffs are actually a better indicator of intelligence behind a design."
But here's what I believe may be the best example of why the bad-design argument is a bad argument and just plain silly. The late evolutionary biologist George Williams once claimed that humans having two eyes was a bad design. "Is there a good functional reason for having two eyes? Why not one or three or some other number?"
This makes me wonder if Williams had ever heard about depth perception. Apparently not.
Heavenly Father, it's ironic that people who don't even believe You exist are so eager to criticize You! I pray that You will show them how foolish and illogical they are being. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Randy Guliuzza, M.D., "The Mistakes in Evolutionary Arguments Against Life's Design," Creation Basics and Beyond, pp. 111-117 (Institute for Creation Research, 2013). Photo: Dr. Randy Guliuzza.
SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT SALE!
2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
We've all seen advertisements from retail establishments selling merchandise they call "slightly imperfect". Well, if you listen to evolutionists, we humans are more than slightly imperfect. As one writer claims, "From our knees to our eyeballs, our bodies are full of hack solutions."
The writer goes on to list such supposed design flaws as a spine that was ideal when we walked on all fours but fails miserably once we stood upright. Other so-called evolutionary flaws include: meandering arteries, crowded teeth and a retina that's backwards.
But here's our favorite "flaw" of the bunch – a misplaced voice box. "To keep food out of the trachea," he writes, "a leaf-shaped flap called the epiglottis reflexively covers the opening to the larynx whenever you swallow. But sometimes, the epiglottis isn't fast enough. If you're talking and laughing while eating, food may … get lodged in your airway, causing you to choke." Want to hear his solution? Evolution should help us develop blowholes like whales and then move our voice box over there. Of course, he admits, we would lose our ability to talk!
While such "improved" designs from evolutionists are – at best – laughable, the Bible does tell us that we are, indeed, seriously flawed as a result of Adam's disobedience. Thankfully, though, God doesn't just destroy every flawed human being. He sent His flawless Son to take our many sins upon Himself and to pay the penalty that sinful people could never pay.
Heavenly Father, I know that I have no righteousness of my own. That's why I thank You for transferring Your Son's righteousness to my account and applying my unrighteousness to His! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Chip Rowe, "Top 10 Design Flaws in the Human Body," Nautilus, 3/24/16. Photo: The larynx, with the epiglottis labeled as 3. Courtesy of Welleschik. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
We've all seen advertisements from retail establishments selling merchandise they call "slightly imperfect". Well, if you listen to evolutionists, we humans are more than slightly imperfect. As one writer claims, "From our knees to our eyeballs, our bodies are full of hack solutions."
The writer goes on to list such supposed design flaws as a spine that was ideal when we walked on all fours but fails miserably once we stood upright. Other so-called evolutionary flaws include: meandering arteries, crowded teeth and a retina that's backwards.
But here's our favorite "flaw" of the bunch – a misplaced voice box. "To keep food out of the trachea," he writes, "a leaf-shaped flap called the epiglottis reflexively covers the opening to the larynx whenever you swallow. But sometimes, the epiglottis isn't fast enough. If you're talking and laughing while eating, food may … get lodged in your airway, causing you to choke." Want to hear his solution? Evolution should help us develop blowholes like whales and then move our voice box over there. Of course, he admits, we would lose our ability to talk!
While such "improved" designs from evolutionists are – at best – laughable, the Bible does tell us that we are, indeed, seriously flawed as a result of Adam's disobedience. Thankfully, though, God doesn't just destroy every flawed human being. He sent His flawless Son to take our many sins upon Himself and to pay the penalty that sinful people could never pay.
Heavenly Father, I know that I have no righteousness of my own. That's why I thank You for transferring Your Son's righteousness to my account and applying my unrighteousness to His! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Chip Rowe, "Top 10 Design Flaws in the Human Body," Nautilus, 3/24/16. Photo: The larynx, with the epiglottis labeled as 3. Courtesy of Welleschik. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
CHANGING MINESTRONE SOUP INTO GARLIC BREAD
Genesis 1:11
"And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so."
Creationists and proponents of Intelligent Design don't agree on several matters, but we do share the same views on the utter impossibility of evolution to account for the existence of all living things. Recently we came across a wonderful explanation of how plants got here by way of evolution. It's from the book Billions of Missing Links, and it's so good, I just had to share it with you today.
Intelligent Design author Geoffrey Simmons writes: "The theory of evolution suggests that algae somehow arose from the primordial sea and then evolved into underwater plants, which eventually came ashore as flat plants to see more of the world or escape predators, changed to upright plants to see more of the sky, and then changed to wooded plants to see even more of the sky. Somehow they extracted carbon dioxide from a dismal ancient atmosphere that lacked oxygen and started producing oxygen for unclear reasons even though there were no animals around who used it."
Dr. Simmons adds that "this scenario through the millennia combines an incredible collection of coincidences", adding that "scores of intermediate steps – or links – are missing all along the line." He then concludes: "Changing minestrone soup into garlic bread with a change of atmosphere would be easier."
So how did plants really get here? According to the most reliable and authoritative text on this subject, God spoke them into existence on day three of Creation Week.
Heavenly Father, though evolutionists produce an endless number of books and articles about origins, not one of them reveals what really happened. Thank You for revealing the truth in the Bible! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Geoffrey Simmons, M.D., Billions of Missing Links, p. 113 (Harvest House Publishers, 2007). Photo: Pixabay (PD).
Genesis 1:11
"And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so."
Creationists and proponents of Intelligent Design don't agree on several matters, but we do share the same views on the utter impossibility of evolution to account for the existence of all living things. Recently we came across a wonderful explanation of how plants got here by way of evolution. It's from the book Billions of Missing Links, and it's so good, I just had to share it with you today.
Intelligent Design author Geoffrey Simmons writes: "The theory of evolution suggests that algae somehow arose from the primordial sea and then evolved into underwater plants, which eventually came ashore as flat plants to see more of the world or escape predators, changed to upright plants to see more of the sky, and then changed to wooded plants to see even more of the sky. Somehow they extracted carbon dioxide from a dismal ancient atmosphere that lacked oxygen and started producing oxygen for unclear reasons even though there were no animals around who used it."
Dr. Simmons adds that "this scenario through the millennia combines an incredible collection of coincidences", adding that "scores of intermediate steps – or links – are missing all along the line." He then concludes: "Changing minestrone soup into garlic bread with a change of atmosphere would be easier."
So how did plants really get here? According to the most reliable and authoritative text on this subject, God spoke them into existence on day three of Creation Week.
Heavenly Father, though evolutionists produce an endless number of books and articles about origins, not one of them reveals what really happened. Thank You for revealing the truth in the Bible! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Geoffrey Simmons, M.D., Billions of Missing Links, p. 113 (Harvest House Publishers, 2007). Photo: Pixabay (PD).
THE REAL GOAL OF EVOLUTION
Romans 1:20
"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:"
In their book A Closer Look at the Evidence, public school science teachers Richard and Tina Kleiss write that our conscience is an undeniable evidence of God's existence. Another evidence is the intricate design of nature. After all, the Bible tells us in the book of Romans that He makes Himself evident to everyone so that no one can claim that He does not exist.
And yet, many people do reject God's existence, basing their disbelief primarily on one thing – evolution. "If evolution is true," write the Kleisses, "there is no evidence for the existence of God from the observation of nature because the origin of everything can be explained by natural laws of science."
This is why these science educators conclude, "The real goal of evolution is removing any accountability to our Creator by denying the obvious evidence from creation that points to His existence." Yes, indeed, the evidence is so obvious, it can be seen by everyone who has not adopted the faith of evolution.
As the title of their book makes clear, Richard and Tina Kleiss invite readers to take a closer look at the evidence for God's hand in creation. This is also what Creation Moments invites you to do in our radio broadcasts and our Letting God Create Your Day books. When you look at the evidence all around you, God's fingerprints can be found all over the world He has created.
Heavenly Father, I pray that You will protect my loved ones from falling for the lie of evolution. Use me, Lord, to show them that You are indeed the Creator. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Richard and Tina Kleiss, A Closer Look at the Evidence", March 1 (Search for the Truth Publications, 2004).
Romans 1:20
"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:"
In their book A Closer Look at the Evidence, public school science teachers Richard and Tina Kleiss write that our conscience is an undeniable evidence of God's existence. Another evidence is the intricate design of nature. After all, the Bible tells us in the book of Romans that He makes Himself evident to everyone so that no one can claim that He does not exist.
And yet, many people do reject God's existence, basing their disbelief primarily on one thing – evolution. "If evolution is true," write the Kleisses, "there is no evidence for the existence of God from the observation of nature because the origin of everything can be explained by natural laws of science."
This is why these science educators conclude, "The real goal of evolution is removing any accountability to our Creator by denying the obvious evidence from creation that points to His existence." Yes, indeed, the evidence is so obvious, it can be seen by everyone who has not adopted the faith of evolution.
As the title of their book makes clear, Richard and Tina Kleiss invite readers to take a closer look at the evidence for God's hand in creation. This is also what Creation Moments invites you to do in our radio broadcasts and our Letting God Create Your Day books. When you look at the evidence all around you, God's fingerprints can be found all over the world He has created.
Heavenly Father, I pray that You will protect my loved ones from falling for the lie of evolution. Use me, Lord, to show them that You are indeed the Creator. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Richard and Tina Kleiss, A Closer Look at the Evidence", March 1 (Search for the Truth Publications, 2004).
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