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This is Ken Ham, on a mission to call the church back to God’s Word and the gospel. I remember a few years go headlines proclaiming, “proof of the big bang discovered!” I heard from concerned Christians, wondering how something that contradicts God’s Word could be proven. I told them just to wait, and sure enough, the “proof” wasn’t proof after all. It ended up just being space dust messing with results! News reports shouldn’t shake our faith in God’s Word. Because the Bible is true, scientists’ findings will eventually confirm it, when more research i...

This is Ken Ham, CEO of the faith-building apologetics ministry Answers in Genesis . The story of evolution usually goes like this: those who are the fittest, the toughest, or the strongest survive and reproduce—the others die out. But according to other studies, “tameness” was supposedly selected for in human evolution, somehow resulting in genetic changes as we “domesticated” ourselves, ganging up against bullies to get ahead. In other words, the nice guy wins. But this goes against the evolutionary story of survival of the fittest. This story is always changing because it’s just that—a story invented by humans about the past. We need to start with God’s unchanging Word, not man’s word. Dig Deeper Did Humans Domesticate Ourselves? The History of Domestication—Taming the Tale

This is Ken Ham, head of the ministry that built a full-size Ark near Cincinnati, Ohio. We all have experience with sickness, whether with a cold or flu or something serious like cancer or heart disease. Why is our world full of disease? Well, Genesis tells us that God’s original creation was “very good.” But when sin came into the world so did death and suffering and now creation groans. The bacteria and viruses that now make us sick were originally created very good. Most bacteria and even viruses still perform their original, “very good” functions. But some have “gone rogue” and instead cause sickness and disease. Praise God, he promises to someday create a new heaven and a new earth free from the curse. Dig Deeper Bacteria’s Unique Design—Pooling Resources Why Did God Make Viruses?

This is Ken Ham, a missionary with a passion for sharing God’s Word with the world. Bird feeding is so popular across the UK that some scientists say it’s “driving rapid evolution.” You see, scientists observed that birds in the UK have different shaped beaks from birds of the same species in the Netherlands, where bird feeding is much less popular. This beak shape seems to help these UK birds get seeds out of feeders more effectively. So birds that already had this variation were selected for in this bird feeder-heavy environment. But this isn’t evolution! Birds remain birds! The information for this beak shape was already there; nothing new was created. This is rapid adaptation—not evolution! Dig Deeper Don’t Feed the Birds or They’ll Evolve Life: Designed by God to Adapt

This is Ken Ham, whose ministry has produced the family-friendly Answers Bible Curriculum . Our tongues can sense five basic tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and savory. Well, one study suggests we can sense a sixth “taste”: tasteless water! The study on mice found that sour taste receptors can also “taste” water and help mice figure out what’s water and what isn’t. These receptors also help tell the brain when the mouse’s thirst is quenched. This study hasn’t been replicated in humans yet, but it seems likely that it could be. The more we learn about God’s creation the more amazing we realize it is! Next time you grab a glass of water, thank our Creator. Dig Deeper Study: Tongues Can “Taste” Tasteless Water The Tongue: A Gift for Taste & Enjoyment

This is Ken Ham, CEO of Answers in Genesis , the Creation Museum , and Ark Encounter . Over sixty percent of young people in our churches believe good people go to heaven. Of course, they get this idea not from the Bible, but from pop culture. You see, Scripture teaches that we’re all sinners and our righteousness is filthy rags. We’re all descended from the first man, Adam, and we’ve all inherited his sin nature. On our own there’s nothing we can do about our sinful state. But Jesus Christ took our penalty of death upon himself on the cross. He defeated sin and death, and he offers the free gift of eternal life to all who will believe. Good works won’t earn you heaven—salvation is found only in Christ. Dig Deeper Do All Religions Lead to God? The Bad News . . . and the Good News

This is Ken Ham, heading up the ministry that’s built a full-size Noah’s Ark . For decades, Christianity has been declining in Europe. A few years ago, some researchers asked if morality was declining with the church. And their answer was “no, not really.” But how did they define morality? You see, abortion and homosexuality were just labeled as “traditionally offensive,” while lying and stealing were labeled as “immoral.” The researchers found many Europeans accept abortion and homosexuality but still think lying and stealing are wrong. So, yes, morality has declined as more people have rejected God’s Word as the basis for right and wrong. It just depends on if you’re using God’s definitions! Dig Deeper Study Asks, “Does Morality Decline Without Religion?” The Evolution of Morality

This is Ken Ham, on a mission to strengthen the global church with God’s Word. The Apostle Peter warns of scoffers who will deny the coming judgment by fire, saying everything continues as it always has. Peter replies by saying that, while it seems like a long time has passed to us, God doesn’t see time the way we do. Peter writes that just as surely as there was a global judgment at the time of Noah, so another judgement is coming. But Jesus is delaying his judgment because he doesn’t want any to perish...

This is Ken Ham, an Aussie transplant with a passion for sharing the truth of God’s Word. The Apostle Peter warns of a time when scoffers will claim that physical processes go on and on without any divine intervention. Peter specifically mentions that these scoffers will reject creation, the flood, and the coming judgment by fire. He also warns that they’ll try to lead Christians away into their error. Sadly, many of today’s scoffers are succeeding. They deny the history of God’s Word and lead many Christians to do the same. We need to heed Peter’s warning today and beware of the scoffers’ arguments. Let God be true, and every scoffer a liar. God’s Word is true—from the very beginning. Dig Deeper Steadfast in the Midst of Scoffers Three Ways Atheists Reveal They Actually Believe in God

This is Ken Ham, often a radio- and TV-program guest speaker on the Bible’s authority and reliability. Over the past few years, interest in spirituality and even the Bible has sky-rocketed among the younger generations. But these young people aren’t just interested in Christianity. Apparently, over half think astrology is science and use it to find their meaning and purpose. In other words, they’re creating a religion of their own, with a little of this and a little of that, to fill the void of meaning and purpose that humanism created. But vague spirituality doesn’t truly give us meaning—it’s just another way of worshipping self. True meaning and purpose are only found in submitting to the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Dig Deeper Millennials Are Turning to Astrology and “Spirituality” for Meaning and Purpose From Falling for Feelings to Following Christ

This is Ken Ham, inviting you to the full-size Noah’s Ark at Ark Encounter . As Christians, why should we study God’s creation? Well, one scientist of the past put it this way. When we study God’s creation, we’re “thinking God’s thoughts after him.” The more we look at what God has made, the more we’re drawn to glorify him for his wisdom. We can also get ideas for how to fight the effects of the curse in our world that is broken because of sin. Many of God’s designs hold the answers to cures for diseases or better technology and innovation. But science won’t save us. Our hope shouldn’t be in technology or innovations but in Jesus Christ who solved our biggest problem—sin! Dig Deeper Is There Really a War on Science? Dr. Raymond Damadian—The Heart of a Healer

This is Ken Ham, a missionary to our evolutionized culture and even the church. As we’ve seen this week, science is knowledge about the natural world we gain from our five senses. But this definition has been hijacked so now many people think it’s the search for natural explanations. This excludes God and the supernatural completely. But this isn’t a scientific idea. When people start with this idea that there must be natural explanations for everything, they’re appealing to naturalism—and that’s a religious starting point! They assume there’s no God or that he hasn’t intervened in the world. You see, the creation/evolution battle isn’t about the evidence. It’s a battle of two foundations: God’s Word vs. man’s word. Dig Deeper Is There Really a War on Science? The Religion of Naturalism

This is Ken Ham, whose ministry has produced the family-friendly Answers Bible Curriculum . People usually think about science as what we can learn about the natural world with the scientific method. But there are two kinds of science. Observational science fits our definition of science very well. It’s done in the present and is directly testable, observable, and repeatable. But historical science is very different. It deals with the past, so it isn’t directly testable, observable, or repeatable. You can’t practice the scientific method on the past! So your worldview determines how you’ll interpret that evidence. With creation/evolution, the problem isn’t the evidence—it’s the interpretation of the evidence in relation to the past. Dig Deeper Science Fields and Methodology Came from a Christian Worldview What Is Science?

This is Ken Ham, on a mission to call the church back to God’s Word and the gospel . The most basic definition of “science” is “knowledge.” It’s usually defined as the knowledge we gain through the scientific method or using our five senses. Now many people claim there’s a “war on science” in the West. When asked for examples, they’ll point to a rejection of evolution or man-made climate change. Denying or even questioning these things is considered a wholesale dismissal of all scientific knowledge. This is a ridiculous claim. Those who reject evolution or man-made catastrophic climate change don’t reject science. What they do reject is a worldview-based interpretation that is imposed on the evidence. Dig Deeper Is There Really a War on Science? Doesn’t Science Disprove the Bible

This is Ken Ham, an editor of the popular book series, The Answers Book for Kids . Some Christians say the days of creation are millions of years each. But this doesn’t work as the days of creation are in a different order than the evolutionary timeline. For example, God created plants on day three. God then created the sun, moon, and stars on day four. If these days are millions of years each, then how did the plants survive for millions of years without the sun? If we take Genesis as history, there’s no problem. The plants only had to survive overnight before God created the sun. Instead of trying to fit man’s ideas into the text, we need to start with God’s Word and allow it to be the authority. Dig Deeper Did God Really Create Plants Before the Sun? Evolution vs. Creation: The Order of Events Matters!

This is Ken Ham, on a mission to strengthen the global church with God’s Word. One study of rocks from my homeland of Australia argues that algae were necessary for the evolution of almost everything. They claim that 650 million years ago the conditions were perfect for algae to bloom. This bloom allowed complex life forms to arise, eventually giving rise to humans. So, here we have algae to thank for our existence! Of course, they don’t explain where all the information came from to form complex life! There’s actually no known scientific process that can create the brand-new information necessary for evolution. So, no, we don’t thank algae for our existence. We have the Creator God of the Bible to thank! Dig Deeper Life Requires a Source of Information Inorganic Matter to Unicellular Life-Forms

This is Ken Ham, often a radio and TV program guest speaker on the Bible’s authority and reliability. A few months ago the media announced the nation of Canada would hit a milestone this summer—doctors would kill their one hundred thousandth patient through their medical assistance in dying program. Canada now euthanizes more people than dogs! Human life is increasingly being treated across the West as of less value than a dog. But, as Christians, we must uphold the sanctity of every human life. We’re all made in God’s image, and we don’t have the authority to decide who lives and who dies. Yes, because of sin we’ll all die but Jesus came and died in our place so we could have eternal life with him. Dig Deeper Euthanasia Activist: Doctors Should Get Paid More to Kill Their Patients Over 76,400 Adults Killed by Doctors in Canada

This is Ken Ham, CEO of the ministry behind the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum . In our culture today, the unborn, disabled, elderly, or terminally ill are increasingly seen as burdens we must bear. For example, one article commenting on anti-aging research described people living to older ages as creating a “‘care home world’ full of decrepit people.” But this isn’t how the Bible views people! We are fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. We have value and purpose because we’re made in God’s image, not because of our quality of life or what we contribute to society. God sent his Son to give his life for us, that we might receive salvation. That’s how much value we have in God’s eyes! Dig Deeper An Unlikely Masterpiece Americans—Killing Their Own Children and Supporting the Death of the Elderly

This is Ken Ham, an Aussie transplant with a passion for sharing the truth of God’s Word. In a millions-of-years worldview, comets are a big problem. You see, every time a comet orbits close to the sun, it gets smaller and eventually disintegrates. In just a few million years there wouldn’t be any comets left in our solar system. Yet there still are! To explain this, secular scientists propose the Oort Cloud where comets are supposedly produced before they’re pulled into our solar system. But there’s absolutely no observational evidence for this Oort Cloud! When we start with God’s Word, we don’t need to invent imaginary comet makers. God created the universe, including comets, just a few thousand years ago. Dig Deeper Oort Cloud—No Evidence Required Do Short-Period Comets Still Reveal Recent Creation?

This is Ken Ham, author of the classic book, The Lie: Evolution and Millions of Years . Over the past few years I’ve heard so many tragic stories of young people taking their own lives with the help or encouragement of their AI chatbot. You see, technology hasn’t helped with the struggle for meaning and purpose so many are facing. It’s just made the problem worse! The answer for a struggling culture is pointing them to the purpose, meaning, and value that is found in God’s Word—chatbots can’t give that! The Bible says we are of such value that our Creator came to earth as the God-man. He chose to die in our place, taking the penalty of death that we deserve. And meaning and purpose are found in following him. Dig Deeper Who Am I Anyway? Humans: Purposely Designed

This is Ken Ham, the CEO of the ministry behind the Answers Bible Curriculum for Homeschool . All this week we’ve been looking at a biblical view of technology. And technology is becoming quite amazing! Artificial intelligence is seemingly the way of the future—it can do so many things faster and better than a human. Does this mean humans are becoming insignificant? Or that we aren’t unique? Not at all. You see, it’s not our intellect or our problem-solving abilities that set us apart from the rest of God’s creation. We’ve been made in the image of God! That’s what gives us value! We’re unique because we bear the image of the Creator. And we are of such value that God sent his Son to die for us. Dig Deeper Apes Are Smart, Not Creative Neandertools

This is Ken Ham, an Aussie transplant with a passion for sharing the truth of God’s Word. As we learned earlier this week, there’s a growing number of people who think artificially intelligent machines are the next step in human evolution—some think they might even replace us or rule over us. But AI isn’t evolving and it’s not the next step in our supposed evolution. Artificial intelligence is an example of biomimicry. This is when humans copy God’s superior designs in their technology. By studying and trying to copy the way our brains learn, and programming machines to learn the same way, we’re simply copying God’s amazing design. Life did not evolve—and it’s not evolving now! Dig Deeper God Invented It First A Whale of a Design

This is Ken Ham, author , speaker , and blogger on science and the Bible’s reliability. As Christians, God’s Word must shape our thinking in all areas—including technology! You see, technologies like AI aren’t inherently bad—they’re just tools. They can be used for evil or to help us fight against the effects of the curse. In Genesis, we’re charged with ruling over God’s creation. Technology helps us develop new ways to care for creation while working for man’s good. While technology has some great benefits, we shouldn’t put our hope in it. It can temporarily fight the curse, but the only permanent solution is faith in Jesus Christ who will someday create a new heaven and earth. Dig Deeper AI: Useful Tool or Existential Threat? Caring About Creation for the Right Reasons

This is Ken Ham, on a mission to call the church back to God’s Word and the gospel . Many people believe that AI is the next step in human evolution. They believe if we integrate with machines we can escape our biology—and maybe even death itself. This kind of thinking flows from an evolutionary worldview. If we’ve evolved from lower life forms through naturalistic processes, maybe we can give nature a hand and control our future evolution. But we didn’t evolve, and we aren’t getting better! We were created perfect, but because of our sin we now suffer and die. True hope of escaping death is only possible because Jesus died in our place and offers the gift of eternal life to all who will believe. Dig Deeper Evidence For Continuing Human Evolution Arguably Irrelevant Creation of Man: How Did We Get Here?

This is Ken Ham, heading up the ministry that built a full-size Noah’s Ark . Many people believe Jesus came into being as the babe in a manger. But Scripture tells us that Jesus is the eternal God and our Creator. He’s always existed from eternity past and will always exist into eternity future. When we teach the Old Testament, we need to show that the whole Bible is about God’s plan of redemption—it’s all about Jesus! The gospel and the person of Jesus are found all throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Jesus isn’t just the babe in the manger we celebrate at Christmas. Jesus is the eternal God who stepped into history as the God-man to die on the cross and be raised again. Dig Deeper The Power of Biblical Chronology The Divinity of Jesus Revealed in the New Testament

This is Ken Ham, author of the eye-opening book Divided Nation: Cultures in Chaos in a Conflicted Church . This week we’ve been looking at how teaching the Bible chronologically makes it come alive. It connects the dots and helps us understand the flow of biblical history. But we also need to connect the Bible with the world around us. As we teach God’s Word, show how it connects with archaeology, geology, biology, and anthropology. People need to see that the Bible is not some story book full of just moral truths. It’s a book of history! It connects with real people, places, and events in history. And this unleashes a powerful truth. If we can trust what the Bible says about history, we can trust what it says about the gospel! Dig Deeper The Power of Biblical Chronology More than Just Bible Stories