Creation

In the current debate on creation versus evolution, Adventists typically go back to Genesis 1 and 2 which is appropriate. Yet it would also be worthwhile to consider the New Testament with its statements on creation, especially those made by Jesus (for instance, Mark 2:27-28; 10:6-8; 13:19), and ...

The study of living matter is at the center of all current scientific efforts. Recent triumphs include the cloning of Dolly the sheep and acquisition of the complete sequence of three billion nucleotides of the human chromosomes. But, strangely, life itself is not the object of much study. Scien...

We see and hear much today about an old earth, that it takes millions of years to build mountains or erode canyons. However, all the evidence does not point to great ages. Cliffs and Lakes The Echo Cliffs in Arizona have very little debris at the base. If hundreds of thousands or millions of year...

Our world is full of evidence of thoughtful and intentional design, from the beauty we see in the brightly colored flowers and birds to the complexity of the cell and the very structure of the universe itself. Evidence of design is seen even in our capacity to appreciate the beauty, and our abili...

Although various confessions of faith used by different Christian churches still mention God as the Creator of all things, many Christians have chosen to accept evolution as the concept to understand origins. A multitude of approaches are available today such as creationism, intelligent design, e...

This book is not only written by two authors, but also consists of two parts. The first six chapters deal with Genesis 1 through 11:26, while the remaining seven chapters cover Genesis from 11:27 onward. Ben Clausen works as a scientist at the Geoscience Research Institute in Loma Linda, while Ge...

George Javor has taught biochemistry to medical students for many years. These years of teaching have prepared him to explain with clarity and authority the themes of biochemistry as they relate to the question of life’s origin. Not surprisingly his new book does an excel- lent job of explaining ...

Explaining the origin of life is one of the enduring problems for a naturalistic view of nature. Several conjectures have been offered to explain how life might have originated without an intelligent designer. One of the most prominent conjectures of the origin of life has been the familiar “prim...

Harold Willard Clark was an Adventist pioneer in the study of the fossil record who was decades ahead of his time within the creationist community and as we shall see, with respect to the geologic community as well. Clark lived from 1891-1986. He was a professor of biology and geology at Pacific ...

Scripture deals with the most important questions humans are asking, Who are we?, Where do we come from?, Where will we be going to?, and Why are we here? Although the NT preaches the good news about salvation and points to a wonderful future for those who choose to follow Christ, it also address...