Ken Ham's Blog, page 87

Is the Present the Key to the Past?

Is the present the key to the past? Or is knowing what happened in the past the key to the present?

Think of the dilemma for secularists who reject God and his Word. How do they figure out how the universe and life came into being? How do they explain how the fossil layers all over the earth were formed?

Normal or Abnormal Processes?

Back in the late 1700s and early 1800s, primarily out of atheism and deism, came the belief that the layers of fossils were laid down over millions of years, trapping...

Fathers���What Will Your Children Say About You When You���re Dead?

Fathers have a vital role in their families. It���s hard to overstate how much of an impact fathers have on their families (for better or worse!). For example, it���s well-known that because so many fathers have abdicated their spiritual headship role in their families, there is a great lack of godly young men available to marry godly young ladies. I praise the Lord for the impact my father had on our family and me as one of his sons.

When my father was dying in a hospital in 1995 at the age of ...

Will ���Carbon Cuts��� Make Climate Change Worse?

The narrative we hear over and over again regarding climate change is that we must act now and stop carbon emissions so we can save the planet. But a new study suggests doing so might ������unmask��� deadly face of climate change.��� What does this mean?

Well, the popular article reporting on this study writes:

One [sic] the one hand, cutting fossil fuel pollution is necessary for avoiding severe destruction over the long term. But such cuts will make the earth much hotter in the short term.

This ...

A Little Leaven: The Catastrophic Consequences of Compromise

A little leaven leavens the whole lump. (Galatians 5:9)

How many of these Ivy League schools���Harvard, Yale, Princeton���were once Christian? All of them! How many are Christian today? None of them. All of them are now indoctrinating generations in an atheistic worldview. How did this happen?

A Slow Drift

I suggest that a little compromise (leaven) on God���s Word here and there, and particularly on Genesis, begins a slippery slide of unbelief.

A little leaven begins the mission drift and usually w...

Captivating Drama Production at the Ark Encounter This Summer and Fall

Don���t miss this special program when you visit the Ark Encounter! I recently watched the new drama that a talented team from Bob Jones University is presenting at the Answers Center at the Ark Encounter most of this summer and also in the fall. I must say, I was captivated!

Hold Fast is based on a true story of Christian persecution but is a wonderful presentation of the saving gospel. Watching this drama, which combines live actors interacting with our massive LED screen, is a must for all fa...

Ken Ham���s Challenge to Fathers

What is one of the primary ���importances��� of marriage?

God created marriage when he made the first man from dust and made the first woman from the man���s side (rib).

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24)

Now, in Malachi chapter 2, there was a situation where Israelite men were divorcing their wives and marrying pagans or taking on multiple wives. They were perverting marriage as God ordained it to be. Th...

Is Australia���s Dingo Fence Driving Kangaroos to Evolve?

Are red kangaroos evolving because of the 3,400-mile (5,600 km) ���dingo fence��� built to keep farms and sheep in Australia���s southwest safe from hungry dingoes? Well, according to a popular science article reporting on a new study, not only could this fence be driving evolution���but that so-called ���evolution��� is happening ���astonishingly fast.���

This dingo fence, which not only keeps dingoes away from farm animals but also fragments and reproductively isolates populations of mammals, ...

Practical Ways to Teach Kids the 7 C���s of History (And an Exciting Announcement!)

Yesterday we looked in detail at the 7 C���s of History and how it���s this history that is foundational to a biblical worldview, the gospel message, and in fact everything. It���s also the history that explains our biology, geology, anthropology, paleontology, cosmology, and more. Today I want to show you why it���s vital we teach this history by giving you a few practical examples of how to incorporate it into conversations with your kids.

So, the 7 C���s of History (go back and read yesterday...

What Are the 7 C���s of History?

If you���ve followed the AiG ministry for any length of time, you may have heard of the ���7 C���s of History.��� These 7 C���s form the ���backbone��� of the Creation Museum���s walk through biblical history, and much of our teaching is structured around these 7 C���s. So, what are these 7 C���s and why are they so important, especially for children?

Well, today we���ll start by answering ���What are the 7 C���s?���

Creation. God created everything in six literal 24-hour days around 6,000 years ...

Did Neanderthals Practice Chemistry?

Before you try to insult someone by calling them a ���Neanderthal,��� consider that the list of Neanderthal accomplishments has grown yet again. Not only did they wear makeup and jewelry, craft tools and musical instruments, dive for fresh shellfish, and even use toothpicks and practice other dental hygiene, but a new discovery hints that they may have practiced chemistry! They sound like very intelligent humans!

Researchers discovered an adhesive, birch tar, made from birch bark at a Neandertha...