Category Archives: Geology

Physical Evidence Shows No Global Flood of Noah. Does It Matter?

Summary Tens of thousands of annual layers of sediments in lake bottoms, and hundreds of thousands of annual layers of summer/winter snow pack in glaciers have been analyzed. If a year-long global flood had occurred, there would be clear disturbance … Continue reading

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The Museum of the Bible (Washington, DC) on Creation and Evolution

I recently visited the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC. It is large, and I did not get to tour all of the exhibits.  There are many well-done, informative exhibits on topics such as archaeology of the Holy Land … Continue reading

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The “Wave Razor” May Explain Why Some Unconformities in Rock Layers Are So Flat

Summary In many exposures of sedimentary rock layers there is a significant gap in age (“unconformity”) between two adjacent layers. This indicates that after the lower layer had been deposited and turned into solid rock, it was raised above water … Continue reading

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New Finds from Tanis Fossil Site Shed Light on the Demise of Dinosaurs and Vindicate “Amateur” Fossil-Hunter

Three years ago the world of paleontology was rocked by the claim of a brash young maverick to have found a site which captured a physical record of events from the very day 66 million years ago that a giant … Continue reading

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Trends in Young Earth Creationism, from Prof. Joel Duff

Joel Duff is a professor of biology at the University of Akron, Ohio who blogs at Naturalis Historia. He monitors trends in the world of Young Earth (YE) creationism, and posts occasional articles on his blog. Last year I summarized some of … Continue reading

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Ken Wolgemuth on Preparing Homeschool Students for University Science, and on Grand Canyon and Noah’s Flood [2020 NCCA Apologetics Conference, 1]

I have long appreciated the work that Ken Wolgemuth and his colleagues at Solid Rock Lectures do in using their expertise in geology to help their fellow evangelical Christians (especially at seminaries) to be comfortable with modern science as it … Continue reading

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Saint Augustine on Interpreting Genesis

The church father Augustine wrote around 400-430 A.D. He was bishop of the city of Hippo in North Africa. His views are deeply respected by orthodox Christians of all types. Roman Catholics, along with the Eastern Orthodox and Anglicans, celebrate … Continue reading

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Tanis Site: The Day the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Hit

CONTENTS Sequences of Fossils in Sedimentary Rock Layers K-Pg Asteroid Strike The Tanis K-Pg Event Site More Findings from the Tanis Site Other Dinosaur Finds: Tracks, Eggs and Feces Location of Dinosaur Fossils in the Rock Layers: Is a Recent … Continue reading

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