Why Geology and Canyon Ministries?
Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon, Sedona, or some other unique geologic formation and simply been in awe? This unexplainable feeling of wonder sweeps over you and you’re left staring, jaw dropped, as your baffled mind tries to comprehend how the processes of today compare (or don’t compare) to what may have formed it? While it is okay to stay living in awe, I want more. What do these rocks tell us about the past? What do they tell us about the present? Dare I even
Listen for the Whisper
Every year, between late July and early September, daily monsoons sweep through northern Arizona in a barrage of high winds, torrential downpours, and deep rolling thunder. Although these daily storms can sometimes cause unexpected showers, they provide some of the most extravagant experiences at the Grand Canyon. This is especially true of the sunsets. Last Friday was no exception. Parking our bus at the last overlook of the tour, both my fellow guide, Nate Loper, and I agreed this was going to be a sunset to remember. As the
Watch Out for Snakes
Years ago, huffing along on a slow slog out of the Grand Canyon, I nearly stepped on one of the Canyon’s famed Grand Canyon pink rattlesnakes which curled, almost invisibly, on the sandstone trail I trod. Tossing a few tactful pebbles persuaded Mr. Rattler to slither away; little did I know that decades later I’d discover a different dangerous Canyon critter: federal bureaucrats who would strike squarely at our freedom to exercise our faith. Again, the danger wasn’t easily seen. It emerged when Dr. Andrew Snelling, a well-credentialed geologist with
Reflections from a Board Member – John Kelley
I remember my first trip to the Grand Canyon. In fact, I remember every one of my trips to the Grand Canyon as though it was my first! My love of the Canyon began the summer between my seventh and eighth grade when our youth group preformed a musical drama there for three nights and then hiked the canyon. As we were hiking out on that hot and dusty day, just before dusk, clouds appeared overhead and a light mist descended, it was so refreshing. Then the sky
Why the Grand Canyon is Such a Wonder
Flying coast-to-coast for several years as the pilot announced we were flying over the Grand Canyon cemented my desire to see it one day. Of all the sights seen from an airplane 30,000 feet up, none appear bigger than this monument of the past. Growing up in a military family, we moved almost every year and dad would always make the effort to draw our attention to roadside attractions, all man-made of course - cheesy larger-than-life statues of dinosaurs and other farm animals, cars buried in the ground vertically
Biblical Inerrancy vs Millions of Years
by Dr. Terry Mortenson Answers in Genesis In 1978, 307 Christian leaders and scholars gathered in Chicago for what became known as the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy (ICBI), which met many times over the next 10 years. They sought to defend the doctrine of the inerrancy of Scripture in the face of the growing liberalism in the church. As a result, they published the “Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy” (CSBI) and the “Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics” (CSBH). These documents recognized that “the total truth and trustworthiness of Holy Scripture
How US Air Travel was Affected by a Grand Canyon Disaster
On June 30, 1956, Trans World Airlines Flight 2, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation with 64 passengers and 6 crew members departed Los Angeles bound for Kansas City at 9:01 AM on an IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) flight plan and a planned altitude of 19,000’. Three minutes later, United Airlines Flight 718, a DC-7 with 53 passengers and 5 crew members departed Los Angeles climbing to 21,000’ bound for Chicago. The planes’ paths would cross with 2,000’ of vertical separation approximately over the Grand Canyon. Shortly after takeoff, TWA
The Genesis Flood – John Whitcomb and the Grand Canyon
Norma and I will never forget rafting almost 100 miles down the lower Colorado River on a Canyon Ministries trip in early September, 2006, with twenty-eight friends under the leadership of Tom Vail. We were absolutely amazed at the sight of thousands of feet of enormous superimposed layers (strata) of rock, filled with billions of fossilized and marvelously preserved marine life! I was raised in a home where biblical creationism was never taught. At Princeton University, I took two classes in geology in which uniformitarianism and evolutionism were the
The Genesis Flood and the Grand Canyon – John Whitcomb
The Genesis Flood and the Grand Canyon By Dr. John C. Whitcomb Norma and I will never forget rafting almost 100 miles down the lower Colorado River on a Canyon Ministries trip in early September, 2006, with twenty-eight friends under the leadership of Tom Vail. We were absolutely amazed at the sight of thousands of feet of enormous superimposed layers (strata) of rock, filled with billions of fossilized and marvelously preserved marine life! I was raised in a home where biblical creationism was never taught. At Princeton University, I took two