Coming to SABBSA on August 10, 2010

At our August meeting, we will see the new Answers DVD Vol. 1 from Answers in Genesis (AIG). This is both and informational and functional viewing. For our board this will be the next step in evaluating how to utilize this DVD and others in making available the "Answers" material to our community. But to the general public, this is a chance to get answers to those sticky questions that seem tough to get a handle on and which clergy even become hazy on.

This DVD attempts to answer such questions as "Is there really a God? Who was Cain's wife and where did she come from? Does distant starlight prove that the universe is old? Is natural selection the same as evolution? Racism: Are all humans of the same race? Was there really a Noah's Ark and the Flood? and How to survive a Secular College?" among other "big questions" of life.

All of these answers will have a Biblical basis along with scientific support. That of course is what we are all about and what AIG is all about, showing people that they can believe the Bible from the very first word and find answers for life in the Bible without compromising with supposed scientific evidence to the contrary. If you want the answers to such "big questions" of existence, join us for our next meeting.

July 13th, 2010

Our program on July 13th was the video "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made" featuring anatomist Dr. David Menton, who allowed us to take a fascinating look at the development of human life. He followed an unborn child at each step in its growth, relishing the chance to show the birth process' intricate design. Dr. Menton illustrated how miracles are required every step of the way, giving as examples twins having the same DNA, and the ability of the uterus to accept the 'foreign' child.

Psalm 139:13-16 tells us how God knit us together in the womb, and Dr. Menton demonstrated that we were indeed created by a series of "irreducible complexities" that couldn't just have happened at random. Rather, we were deliberately designed by a caring God who gave us not only our first natural birth, but our second spiritual birth as well. 63 minutes.

June 8th, 2010

Based upon Proverbs 26:4 and 5, Dr. Jason Lisle delivers his presentation in the video, "The Ultimate Proof of Creation...Resolving the Origins Debate" (58 minutes). This seminar summarizes his book of the same name. It is a 4 DVD set and we saw the fourth and culminating video in the set.

This video attempts to set forth the superiority of pre-suppositional apologetics over evidential apologetics. He says we should start from the word of God (pre-supposition), who is infallible, and judiciously use evidence to support and find agreement with those views.

He says that the evidential method supposes that we can bombard people with so much evidence that they will have to come to the conclusion without scripture that God exists and God created. The problems with this method he says are twofold. First, as it has been demonstrated time and again, even when given ridiculous probabilities which guarantee that evolution could not have happened, the evolutionist will hold on to that 1 chance in 1X10 to the 450th power chances because to do otherwise would be to admit that there is a God to whom he is responsible, and that is a line they will never cross.

Second, and this is another reason the evolutionists will never accede to evidence alone, is that his mind is unregenerate. The Bible says in Romans 1:20 - 25, "20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. 21... their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools... 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creat..." Thus, they are blocked from being able to understand the evidence for God's existence by the depravity of their own minds. We had a lively discussion on these points. If you would like more information on pre-suppositional and evidential apologetics go to http://www.yutopian.com/rel igion/theology/Apologetic.html

Also, that evening we agreed to back an initiative to create and market a teaching program which can be done in a maximum of two sessions and which will be geared to the needs of the churches and this generation as described by the Beemer Report data (see our June 2010 issue for more on this report). It will be fashioned after the Answers in Genesis "Answer Books", giving answers to the most asked questions of youth, laymen and clergy today. But, it will also be tailor made for each audience, with the second session being filled with responses to the questions their congregation wants asked.

Thursday, May 27 2010, at 7 pm at First Baptist Church of Houston, Texas

SABBSA President Scott Lane gave his presentation of "Creation and the Courts" at the May meeting of the Greater Houston Creation Association. Many thanks to GHCA president Frank Mayo and GHCA for inviting us to speak at their monthly meeting, and for his fine presentation of "Creation Cosmology" he gave for us on May 11th.

"Creation and the Courts" covers the history of how we very incrementally moved from a nation in which only creation could be taught in the public schools in 1925, to today where only evolution can be taught in public schools. It also investigated the overarching theme which guided all of the court proceedings which was and is the systematic sanitizing of God and Christian religion from our public life (the "DeFaithing" of America). This talk was very well received by the crowd at GHCA.

I must compliment our fellow organization on several fronts. They have a little better attendance on average at their monthly meetings than we do. The people in attendance were knowledgeable and ardent enthusiasts for the creation message and that of America returning to its Christian roots. Their leader, Mr. Frank Mayo is a man of sound judgment who sees to it (as I hope we do) that their organization is kept abreast of current events in the creation field, and advises them of stories which may be misrepresented in the media such as the supposed finding of the Ark recently and the truth of what happened in Austin with the state history curriculum.

It was good to meet the varied people within the Houston group. We often get the feeling that we are alone in this fight since we carry on with so few here in the San Antonio area, with only occasional contact with national groups which we can count on both hands. But, as one member pointed out to me when I expressed this thought, remember how Elijah felt the same way (that he was alone in his belief) and God told him in I Kings 19:18 that there were 7000 other believers who were faithful. That was news for Elijah to keep the faith and GHCA gave me hope for the future of Harris County and our nation. Thanks again to Frank Mayo and GHCA for their hospitality. Incidentally, our old friend chemist John Pendleton will be with GHCA on Thursday, June 17th and give a talk entitled "All, All, All About Dinosaurs."

Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at 7 pm

Frank Mayo, leader of the Greater Houston Creation Association was here on Tuesday, May 11th to speak at our monthly SABBSA meeting on "Creation Cosmology." This is a very important subject that most creationists know very little about. At the same time it is the subject area for one of the most important challenges to the young creation concept so apparent in the Bible. The big question is how does light from galaxies billions of light years away get to us in a young creation timeframe? This question leaves most young creation advocates stammering, embarrassed, and feeling rather vulnerable even though they might be inwardly confident that answers will be forthcoming. In Creation Cosmology we saw that some solid foundational answers have been developed over the last decade.

We reviewed the Big Bang theory and the observational evidences it struggles with and fails to account for. We also focused on its foundational assumptions, some motivations and the secular refusal to consider an obvious alternative, a galactocentric cosmology. We looked at the well established phenomenon of quantized red shift as strong evidence for a galactocentric universe. Then we examined the Carmeli-Hartnett cosmology which is galactocentric and also allows distant starlight to arrive here in a very brief period early in its history, even a single day. We saw how C-H cosmology can mesh with a straightforward reading of the creation narrative in Genesis. At the same time Mr. Mayo itemized the ways that this cosmology is a scientifically superior theory. it actually fits current conventional data better and predicts what we see in the universe better than the Big Bang cosmology!

Bottom line: young creation advocates are in a very strong position; most just don't know it yet. This cosmology does give us a tool for discussion on how to return the challenge to the secular cosmologists. We praise God for Frank Mayo's research and this insight into the cosmos provided by Drs. Carmelli and Hartnett!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Dr. Daniel Harris presented a power point presentation entitled "His Wisdom in our Cells" at our monthly SABBSA meeting in April. This presentation included evidences of design and designed machinery operating within the cell as described in the works of Michael Behe, Steven Meyer and others. You could not come away with from this presentation with any conclusion, but that we and all of life were specially designed and created by a creative intelligence far beyond our own! The sheer weight of the evidence was stunning. We thank Dr. Harris for putting together this very impressive volume of evidence residing within each cell in our bodies.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 7 pm

Lanny and Marilyn Johnson with the Alpha Omega Institute presented "The Hand of God - Fibonacci Numbers and the Divine Proportion" at our March SABBSA meeting. This was a fascinating look at the Creator's hand at work all over creation with his signature recorded on it again and again! They will also be speaking at Jesus is Lord Church on Tuesday, March 16 2010 from 7-9pm (contact Ken Small at (210) 661 - 9900 for more information on this event).

at Live Oak First Baptist on March 6th.

Lanny and Marilyn Johnson presented "Dinosaurs and the Bible - this included the explanation of the 7 days of Creation, a puppet show and a hands-on-activity. they also presnted "Design in Animals" - this also included a puppet show, and hands-on-activity for the 36 children left at the Live Oak First Baptitst's monthly "Parent's Night Out" Program.
Live Oak FBC is located at 11560 Toepperwein Road, Live Oak, TX 78233 For more information on "Parent's Night Out" call 656-8200 or 599-7240.
The Johnsons will also be in Johnson City, Tx on March 14th - 15th. Contact Kyle Roberts at (210) 325 - 6193 for more information.

May 14 and 15 at FEAST

Dave and Mary Jo Nutting with AOI were down here for FEAST's annual Home School Convention and Curriculum Fair. The convention also featured several other conservative Christiian speakers including American heritage historian and author David Barton.

Starting this Fall at FEAST

We thank our partners at FEAST for inviting us and Dr. Carl Williams and Mrs. Cindy Williams for providing The Demolishing Strongholds teaching from Answers in Genesis to the home school community this past year.

FEAST has been kind enough to invite us back to do their science workshops for the 2010 - 2011 school year. Check this website next month for specifics on the format and topics for these workshops.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 7 pm

In February we saw Focus on the Family's "TrueU" presentation of the "The Toughest Test in College." This is the first the "TrueU" DVD series. It explores why students are failing to keep their faith on campus. It explores the real story of campus life - from dorm rooms to classrooms. It showed revealing interviews with students shocked by their first semester, and we caught a sneak peek at the life changing solution from the creators of the Focus on the Family's "The Truth Project."

Dr. Del Tackett says, "We believe this project has the ability to equip and inspire students to not only survive the college years, but thrive as influential world-changers, no matter where God leads them after graduation! We heartily recommend this series to all church and homeschool youth programs.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 7 pm

In January, we saw "Darwin's Dilemma: The Cambrian Explosion." This documentary revealed the huge scientific problems with Darwin's theory as it relates to the Cambrian Explosion. This is not a religious film, but atheists hate it because the scientific evidence is deeply disturbing to their belief system. The absence of transitional forms between the animal body plans implies design rather than a gradual, unguided cobbling together of adaptations.

The movie shows how the Precambrian layer contains single-celled creatures but no obvious ancestors of the Cambrian Phyla. By looking at the Burgess Shale of BC and the Chengjiang fossils of China the film shows how soft-bodied and microscopic creatures are exquisitely well preserved in the rocks but no transitional forms connect the animal phyla. Thus, the old Darwinist excuse that the transitionals really did exist but were too small and soft-bodied to be preserved is untenable(source - one review on Amazon). In spite of this video's prsupposition of old Earth chronology, the science and the logic employed in the film is impeccable. We heartily recommend this film.

We strongly recommend the video "Already Gone: Why your kids will quit church and what you can do to stop it."

Statistics reveal a huge disconnect taking place between our children and their church experience. Nationwide polls and denominational reports are showing that the next generation is calling it quits on the traditional church. And it's not just happening on the nominal fringe; it's happening at the core of the faith. In the first scientific study of its kind, the "Beemer Report" revealed startling facts discovered through 20,000 phone calls and detailed surveys of a thousand 20-29 year olds, who used to attend evangelical churches on a regular basis, but have since left it behind.

The results are shocking:
Those who faithfully attend Sunday School are more likely to leave the church than those who don't;
Those who regularly attend Sunday School are more likely to believe that the Bible is less true;
Those who regularly attend Sunday School are actually more likely to defend that abortion and gay marriage should be legal; and
Those who regularly attend Sunday School are actually more likely to defend premarital sex.
And, we are not losing them in college as previously thought, but in middle school!

In this powerful video, popular author Ken Ham and consumer behavior research/analyst C. Britt Beemer combine to reveal trends that must be dealt with now . . . before we lose another generation! The trends are frightening, but Already Gone showed how to win back our families, our churches, and our world!

We have already had one group who have requested an encore viewing of this material for their organization and another church is doing a book study on this material. If you or your organization would also like to see this video or procure the book, please contact us.