Today is National First Responders Day here in America. On this day, we thank and honor firefighters, law enforcement, and EMTs/paramedics for their service during emergencies. And we thank these first responders every day by offering them a special discount at the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum.

It’s our way of saying thank you for their service and sacrifice for our communities.

All first responders (law enforcement, fire, and EMS) visiting the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum receive our lowest seasonal prices—20–25% off our gate prices—on the purchase of a ticket for themselves or up to five total general admission or combo tickets (adult or senior) on any date they choose to visit when they show a current first responder ID. It’s our way of saying thank you for their service and sacrifice for our communities.

We also offer additional discounts during their visit, including a 20% discount on rentals (ECVs, wheelchairs, and strollers) and 20% off on up to five meals at our restaurants and snack bars. These discounts are also available to veterans, active duty, or retired members of the United States Armed Forces.

If you know any first responders, please let them know about this discount and encourage them to come visit the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum in Northern Kentucky.

And if you are a first responder, thank you for your service to our communities!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

This is a special letter—I’m writing it along with Joe Owen, our director of international outreach and languages. I think you’ll be so encouraged by what God is doing around the world!

Throughout this year, we have specifically engaged in helping our supporters understand all of the various aspects of the AiG ministry that reach tens of millions of people each year. The most visible parts of the ministry are the two attractions (Ark Encounter and Creation Museum), and although they impact millions of people, with over 100,000 guests a year responding to the gospel, they are only part of the entire ministry.

So what does a normal day at the Creation Museum or Ark Encounter sound like?

Among the conversations of thousands of guests at the attractions, you will hear Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, and many other languages spoken by families who have traveled from around the world.

To take the truth of God’s Word and the gospel of Jesus Christ to people in their own languages

Those voices are a vivid reminder of both Genesis 11 and Revelation 7. At Babel, God confused human language and dispersed the people across the earth. Yet Scripture points us forward to a day when a redeemed multitude “from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues” will stand before the throne and worship the Lamb. That is the vision behind AiG’s international outreach: to take the truth of God’s Word and the gospel of Jesus Christ to people in their own languages—wherever God opens the door.

From Babel to the Throne

And they said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4)

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands. (Revelation 7:9)

This month, as we continue with our end-of-year matching-gift campaign to build up and support the Answers in Genesis engine that fuels the entire ministry, I wanted to concentrate on and encourage you with a more detailed understanding of the global impact of AiG.

Reaching different language groups is not a side project for us. It is part of our commitment to proclaim and defend the authority of God’s Word and to point people to Jesus Christ. Billions of people will never be able to travel to Kentucky to visit the Creation Museum or Ark Encounter. So by God’s grace, we are taking the message to them.

Just recently, I (Ken) met a pastor from Brazil who ministers in the Amazon, training others to reach the people groups there. He so wants our books to be in his language and the language of the people he ministers to. I’ve heard that cry so many times over the years: “You have so much in English—can we please have these resources in our language?”

God Is Opening Doors Around the World

The scale of the opportunity is remarkable. Many of you may not know all AiG has been doing globally.

In the Spanish-speaking world (hundreds of millions speak Spanish), translated AiG books are being distributed throughout Latin America, and our associate speakers in Colombia, Peru, and Mexico conduct more than 200 conferences each year—an average of about four every week. Our Spanish-language media library includes more than 200 apologetics television programs broadcast across more than 1,000 cable stations in Latin America and beyond. The Spanish edition of Ken Ham’s radio program, Respuestas Hoy, also airs daily on more than 100 radio stations.

In Portuguese, AiG has an ongoing ministry relationship with a Brazilian university of more than 10,000 students and the evangelical association to which it belongs, representing more than 30,000 students. AiG speakers are helping professors and students learn to begin with the Bible in every area of study. A Brazilian publisher is also translating and printing new AiG titles, hosting conferences on biblical authority and the gospel, and helping expand Portuguese language media.

And the work goes far beyond Spanish and Portuguese. In September, AiG’s international outreach, under the leadership of Joe Owen, held events in churches and seminaries in Switzerland, Germany, and Italy. At the same time, we are training 17 teachers and pastors serving French-, Russian-, Spanish-, Portuguese-, German-, Polish-, and Swahili-speaking communities—including ministry contexts in closed countries. Joe has traveled the world extensively for AiG, speaking at most of the events mentioned above. Joe (who is fluent in English and Spanish) has also translated talks for me when presenting in Spanish-speaking countries.

This is the kind of multiplication we pray for: not simply sending more speakers from the United States but equipping faithful Christians around the world to teach biblical creation apologetics in their own languages, churches, schools, and communities.

We subsidize this vital mission outreach as part of the ministry of AiG that God called us to.

I also want you to understand that in many countries people just can’t afford to pay for resources or for a conference, so we subsidize this vital mission outreach as part of the ministry of AiG that God called us to. It’s a big investment, but as part of this we are training others in those countries to continue the work once they’re equipped. To me, that’s a vital part of what we do, as we can’t do it all and we can’t keep this information to ourselves.

Be encouraged by these few testimonies—there are so many more we could give you.

Testimonies

• Ishaak (not his real name): The church in [unnamed Middle Eastern country for security reasons] is greatly oppressed and persecuted. . . . Our new generation faces many problems and challenges because of their Christian beliefs. They need to be taught and strengthened theologically and apologetically so they can stand firm in their faith. Secondly, we have many self-proclaimed pastors and prosperity teachers whose limited knowledge and inability to answer the questions of the new generation are creating a growing gap between the church and young people. We believe we need to bridge that gap through sound teaching and good, Bible-based study materials. Thirdly, with the growth of the internet, everyone is learning new things every day and has access to all kinds of material that speaks against the Bible and Christian doctrines. Creation and evolution are major topics that need to be addressed well. As I shared, most pastors are unable to answer questions on these subjects. As a result, the new generation often thinks that the church, the Bible, and pastors do not have answers or cannot defend a biblical position. We feel that we need to promote Christian apologetics and establish a platform that can help people learn more about these and many other topics.
• Maicol (Bogotá, Colombia): I’m 29 years old, and the ministry of Answers in Genesis has been a tremendous blessing in my life. On March 17, 2016, I attended AiG’s first conference held in Colombia. There, I was exposed to the gospel, and many of the questions and doubts I had about science and God were answered. That day, I was saved, and since then, I have dedicated my life to the Lord. I went on to receive ministry preparation at a seminary and have now graduated. Today, I serve as a volunteer with Answers in Genesis–Colombia, serve in my local church, and am studying history with the purpose of apologetically sharing the gospel wherever God desires. God has been infinitely good to me, and this ministry has marked my life forever. Today, I can say that my life and ministry are focused on His glory, and I am willing to do for others what was done for me: lead people to Christ.

Books, Books, and More Books!

Providing trustworthy biblical resources and giving presentations has always been at the heart of Answers in Genesis. Really, that’s how the ministry started in our home in Australia 50 years ago. Getting solid biblical resources into the hands of people around the world— in languages they can understand—is one of our major ministry goals, but it remains an ongoing challenge. Today, technology makes it possible for online articles to be translated almost instantly (though additional editing is required) through tools such as Google Chrome.

Producing books and curricula in other languages involves much more than translation. Resources must also be professionally formatted, prepared for printing, and in many countries, produced locally within each country or region. From there, trusted partners are needed to distribute them and place them into the hands of churches, families, schools, pastors, and ministry leaders.

Each of these steps requires funding, strong relationships, and ongoing coordination. In some underdeveloped countries, local publishers simply cannot recover the cost of producing these resources without financial assistance, making subsidies essential.

In other parts of the world, particularly where Christian teaching is restricted or believers face persecution, distribution must be handled with great care and discretion. Through trusted local relationships, however, biblical resources can still reach pastors, church leaders, and others who might otherwise have little or no access to them. Recently, after one of our speakers came back from ministering in a particular country, some of those involved in his events were persecuted by the authorities.

I have included a graphic showing just some of the major languages in which AiG resources are currently being distributed. We are grateful for the progress that has been made—but there is still much more work to be done. And we receive requests (really, pleadings) for other languages regularly.

Open Doors, Growing Needs

Many churches do their best to help with airfare, lodging, venues, and printing when they invite AiG to minister. But in some of the places where the need is greatest, local believers simply do not have the resources to cover those costs. Some are serving amid political upheaval; others live where Christians face serious restrictions or persecution.

Here are several opportunities before us right now:

• Resource materials for a few closed countries. We need funds to print and distribute biblical resources in four countries we cannot name publicly because doing so could endanger our ministry partners on the ground.
• A renewed opportunity in Venezuela. An AiG event planned for 2025 had to be postponed after major airlines suspended service amid the country’s political turmoil. With travel access reopening following Nicolás Maduro’s removal from power and transfer to US custody, pastors from a group of biblical churches have asked us to try again. Because of Venezuela’s devastated economy, AiG would need to subsidize significant ministry costs and print books inside the country so they can be offered affordably and without unnecessary border and customs complications.
• Biblical resources for students. In a number of countries, Christians still have access to impact public schools and universities in ways that are uncommon in much of the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. While these doors remain open, we want to place gospel-centered resources into the hands of children and young people—resources that defend biblical creation and clearly explain God’s design for human identity, gender, marriage, and sexuality.

These are only a few examples. The needs are real, but so are the opportunities. Again and again, we have seen God provide—sometimes at the very moment a door is opening.

A Special Opportunity to Double Your Impact

That is why I am especially grateful for a generous family foundation that has committed to help strengthen AiG’s core ministry—which includes our international outreach.

From now through December 31, 2026, this foundation will match gifts dollar for dollar up to $12 million (our largest matching-gift grant ever), creating a total year-end campaign of $24 million. This would so strengthen our AiG engine that fuels so many different ministry areas.

Would you prayerfully consider making a generous gift today so we can take full advantage of the doors God is opening?

I’ve just concentrated on our international outreach in this letter. There are so many other aspects of the Answers in Genesis ministry impacting tens of millions directly and tens of millions indirectly each year.

Would you prayerfully consider making a generous gift today at AnswersDonate.com (that will be doubled through this matching opportunity) so we can take full advantage of the doors God is opening?

Thank you for standing with Answers in Genesis through your prayers, encouragement, and faithful support. It is a privilege to see what God is doing—and to serve together as we look forward to that great multitude gathered before the throne of the Lamb.

In Christ,
Ken Ham

A headline from a popular science article recently got my attention: “Inuit figurine: A 700-year-old Indigenous carving of a European made a century before Columbus.” This 2.1-inch-tall driftwood carving, found on Baffin Island in northern Canada, dates to around AD 1350 and depicts a man in European clothing with a cross on his chest.

This small carving is significant because “the figurine is the earliest Indigenous representation of a European anywhere in the Western Hemisphere and probably depicts a Norseman,” a detail that is unique among other known carvings.

Why might an Inuit person have known and carved a Norseman? The article explains:

The Norse likely made multiple trips from Greenland to Canada over the centuries in order to trade metal and cloth with the Inuit’s ancestors, known as the Thule, and procure walrus ivory in return, as European-origin artifacts have been found in early Inuit houses on Baffin Island. But the Norse eventually abandoned their westward trade routes, possibly due to the resistance of the Indigenous people and the long distance.

The world has always been much more connected than we might assume.

This carving reminded me that we often underestimate how connected the world of our ancestors really was. Many people don’t often consider that, long before Columbus, people were traveling the world and trading with one another. The world has always been much more connected than we might assume. And who knows how many people groups established settlements in various places way before we ever imagined.

Our DNA actually reflects this connectedness!

Research biologist Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson starts with the history God has given us in His Word—just 6,000 years of earth’s history, two original human beings, a global Flood that reduced the population to just eight people, and the event at the Tower of Babel when people were scattered according to language. Applying that time frame and key information, Dr. Jeanson is able to look for echoes of history in our DNA, and he’s finding them!

This kind of research for recent historical events is only possible when you start with the biblical time frame. It turns our DNA into a type of “Rosetta stone” that opens up history. And what it shows is that we are much more connected than most people assume.

This research really is fascinating. I encourage you to check it out in Dr. Jeanson’s two books, Traced: Human DNA’s Big Surprise and They Had Names: Tracing the History of the North American Indigenous People. His cutting-edge research—which makes testable scientific predictions starting with the biblical model of history—is opening up a new way for creation to “win” in the public sphere. He shares this strategy in A New Way to Win: How Creation Science Is Turning the Tide in the Origins Debate, a brand-new book. I encourage you to read it and be encouraged by how God’s Word can be trusted from the very first verse.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

I’m excited to announce the arrival of five new resources in our Answers in Genesis online store. All of these books are designed to equip and encourage you in your faith—from kids through adults! Yes, we want to equip the entire family to have a truly biblical worldview and answers to the questions of our day.

These brand-new resources (which all make great Christmas presents!) include:

• Truths for Toddlers Book Set. Our unique Truths for Toddlers curriculum has been very popular. Churches and families absolutely love the oversized flip-book format as they teach toddlers five big truths about God. And now those five big truths are available in a board book set to provide a biblical foundation regarding God’s character, prayer, and salvation.

  

• Schus Off! Search for the Cat Kind by Avery Foley Schu (available for preorder). The creation adventure program Schus Off! has been one of the most popular programs on our streaming platform, Answers TV, and now show cowriter, Avery (one of our writers and speakers) has written a children’s book. This fun storybook takes kids on an exploration of God’s creation as they discover biblical kinds and the true answer to the origin of the species.

  

• Watch What You Watch by Dr. Tim Chaffey, his wife, and Bryan Osborne. Tilt Shift is another popular program on Answers TV—teens and adults love Tim and Bryan’s biblical worldview commentary on favorite movies and shows. And now they’ve written a book to help you recognize the ideas and philosophies hiding in movies and shows and to use godly discernment in what you read, hear, and watch so you can shift your thinking to align with the Bible.

  

• The Long War Against Children: A Call to Defend the Next Generation. Children are under attack. From the womb to the classroom, the battle for the heart, mind, soul, and even life of children is raging. Get equipped with the truth and answers you need to get in the fight and defend the rights of children. Written by various AiG writers and edited by Rob Webb and AiG’s Gary Vaterlaus, you’ll find this book convicting and equipping.

  

• A New Way to Win: How Creation Science Is Turning the Tide in the Origins Debate by Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson. The battle for truth isn’t over! In this new book, Dr. Jeanson reveals a new discovery that explains why creationists have remained in the minority. He also uncovers what he believes is a revolutionary new way to reverse the statistics, a way that has been quietly brewing for 15 years but is now poised to transform the culture and give believers a bold new way to turn the tide in the battle for truth.

  

You can find excellent resources like these—and so many more—at AnswersBookstore.com. I encourage you to get equipped to think more biblically and defend the Christian faith with these God-honoring resources.

Visit AnswersBookstore.com.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

About 62% of US adults identify as Christian. But does claiming you’re a Christian on a survey, or even making public statements about being a Christian, mean that you are a Christian? What exactly is a Christian?

Well, consider these statements from Jesus:

Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3)

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12–13)

I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)

I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. (John 10:9)

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me.” (John 14:6)

According to Jesus, a true Christian is someone who has been born again, has received Christ and believed in His name, abides in Christ, has entered through the door, and has come to the Father through Him.

In other words, being a Christian is not just saying you are a Christian—the Bible describes it as a new birth. You actually become a new creation, passing from death to life.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

I recently examined what the Scriptures say and applied the truth of God’s Word to three prominent figures in our culture today who all claim to be Christians—and then had a challenge for everyone watching my video. I encourage you to check it out:

I pray that you take my challenge seriously and consider what it means to be a true Christian (a biblical Christian) and what that truth means for you personally. Are you truly born again?

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

The mighty dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, is increasingly being depicted covered in feathers and fuzz. But what did T. rex look like based on the actual fossil evidence?

Well, before we get to that, let’s discuss why dinosaurs like T. rex are so often depicted covered in feathers. This idea of “feathered dinosaurs” comes from the atheistic evolutionary worldview. They assume common ancestry between dinosaurs and birds and therefore believe that, at some point, dinosaurs must have evolved proto-feathers and then, eventually, full pennaceous feathers. In fact, many evolutionists today call birds living dinosaurs, as ridiculous as that is.

But does this idea actually come from the evidence or just from evolutionary imagination? Paleoartist Joel Leineweber recently addressed this idea of feathers on T. rex—and what this creature actually looked like—in the video below. I encourage you to watch and share it with others.

Birds and dinosaurs are not related but are totally separate kinds of creatures, created on separate days of creation week.

No, T. rex was not covered in feathers—and neither were other dinosaurs. Birds and dinosaurs are not related but are totally separate kinds of creatures, created on separate days of creation week (birds on day 5, and dinosaurs—which were land-dwelling animals—on day 6 along with the other land creatures).

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

Euthanasia was legalized in Canada in June 2016 following a Supreme Court ruling. And what a slippery slope it has been!

Once the door is opened to something like this, the door will be pushed open further and further.

Originally, Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAiD, was only permitted for those who had a serious, incurable medical condition and whose natural death was immediately foreseeable. But as we say, once the door is opened to something like this, the door will be pushed open further and further.

A few years later, in 2021, the “death is immediately foreseeable” criteria was removed.

Just two years later, people whose only condition was mental illness were included (implementation of the mental illness inclusion continues to be delayed due to concerns about the impact this could have and is currently delayed until March 2027).

With just 10 years having passed since MAiD was implemented, it has become a leading cause of death, with over 100,000 Canadians having ended their own lives with the assistance of a doctor.

One site looking at the numbers reports, “Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) program accounted for more deaths than gun homicides in the United States in 2024. This is despite the US having roughly eight times the population as Canada,” and another puts it into perspective this way, “Canada’s MAiD program is euthanizing more people than dogs each year.”

And not all those seeking death are doing so because of immense physical suffering. According to one article, “Nearly 23% of people overall reported ‘isolation or loneliness’ as a reason for seeking euthanasia. Medical practitioners reported that about 50% of people requested it because of being a ‘perceived burden on family, friends, or caregivers.’”

Canadian doctors and lawmakers are openly discussing expanding MAiD to include newborns with severe health problems (Canada also allows taxpayer-funded abortion until birth for any reason).

At least one journalist is arguing that, despite the massive health care crisis in Canada right now, Catholic hospitals that won’t participate in MAiD (or abortion, transgender surgeries, or other procedures that violate their conscience) should be secularized and not receive any public funding. He writes, “Religious hospitals need to either offer care without discrimination, or get out of the business altogether.” (In other words, either be okay with killing people or stop helping people!)

Now if all of that doesn’t highlight the slippery slope that Canada is careening down, this recent news story certainly does:

One such case saw a woman in her 70s struggling with losing her ability to cook for her family, something she prided herself on as the matriarch of her family.

When she was approved for assisted dying, she told doctors that she felt she had lost her value to her family.

This elderly woman was apparently approved by doctors to end her own life because she couldn’t cook anymore. How incredibly evil—what complete disregard for the value of her life! (Thankfully, “she decided not to go through with ending her life, at least for now”—but regardless, she was still approved!)

MAiD—both in its original form and the monstrosity that it has become today—is a natural consequence of the devaluing of human life.

In a culture where people have been indoctrinated that they evolved from animals by random chance processes and that death is the end, it’s no wonder people are treated as if they have no value and there’s a sense of purposelessness and meaninglessness.

MAiD—both in its original form and the monstrosity that it has become today—is a natural consequence of the devaluing of human life. Activist groups like Death with Dignity claim it is the compassionate response to human suffering and that it gives people autonomy over their own lives. But of course, this doesn’t answer questions such as:

• Who defines what unbearable suffering is?
• Who decides what “informed consent” looks like?
• If the standard is autonomy, why is there even a line for what suffering is worthy of MAiD? Shouldn’t that be up to the autonomous individual?
• Who defines what coercion looks like in these situations?
• Who decides whether someone’s suicidality is temporary based on circumstances that could change or is permanent enough to warrant death?

In other words, who is the authority? Yes, once again, it comes back to the question of authority. Once again, it’s either God’s Word or man’s word. When you start with man’s word as your authority, as the government of Canada certainly does, anything goes. This is why euthanasia quickly becomes a slippery slope—if there is no ultimate authority and personal autonomy is considered the standard, then the guardrails will quickly become irrelevant.

What happens when we start with God’s Word as the authority? Well, we don’t have to arbitrarily decide the answers to the above questions because we have a true view of compassion and personal autonomy, not based on our own opinions but based on God’s Word.

God commands Christians to be compassionate toward others and commands us not to murder. So compassion cannot mean killing another human being to end their suffering. Rather compassion looks, for example, like the Good Samaritan, giving of himself to reduce, as much as he could, the suffering of someone else.

We will never be able to fully eliminate suffering because this world is broken and groaning. There will always be suffering in various forms, and ultimately death. But it is God who has written our days in His book. It is God who is the author of life. It is God who sovereignly guides our days. We don’t have authority to take that control into our own hands. That can be a hard truth for prideful human beings who want desperately to be in control, but it is the biblical position. We let God be God and resist the age-old temptation of the devil to be our own gods (Genesis 3:5).

And the greatest virtue is not human autonomy because we are not actually autonomous! We depend on God—whether we recognize it or not—for everything:

He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things. (Acts 17:25)

God has not given us autonomy to decide for ourselves what is best. He has given us His perfect Word as our authority and the starting point for our thinking. And His Word is clear that we are accountable to Him for our actions because He created us and thus owns us. We don’t own ourselves.

He has given us His perfect Word as our authority and the starting point for our thinking.

When sinful, fallible human beings pass evil laws like MAiD and abortion, they are effectively saying they are gods who have the power of life and death. But God is the only true God, and we will all someday stand before Him and give account for what we have done. It’s sobering to think how many will stand before God on that day with the blood of innocent unborn children and suffering people of all ages—people whom God made fearfully and wonderfully in His very image—on their hands.

As Christians, we cannot allow a false version of compassion to blind us to what programs like MAiD really are: murder of the vulnerable and suffering. We must speak out against this evil for the Lord hates “hands that shed innocent blood” (Proverbs 6:17).

We need to be praying for Canada. Unless something dramatically changes, euthanasia will only continue to expand in Canada because they have the wrong worldview with the wrong foundation. As long as man’s word and human reasoning are their authority, they will continue to rationalize and glamorize something the Bible calls evil.

And how long before it’s considered that people should be put to death because they are seen as a threat to society because of their beliefs? Christians? Think it couldn’t happen? It happens now in some countries.

Yes, your starting point matters, and it’s either God’s Word or man’s word.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

Was Narnia’s Aslan nonbinary?

The Chronicles of Narnia has been in the news lately after the director of the upcoming film, The Magician’s Nephew (the first in the Narnia series), officially announced that actress Meryl Streep will play the voice of Aslan. While it appears that Aslan will still be represented as a male in this Netflix adaptation, his voice will be played by a female and his look—specifically his heterochromatic eyes—is reportedly inspired by the androgynous singer David Bowie. Apparently, the “‘big and transporting’ aesthetic of the film” is a “rock opera” inspired by ’60s and ’70s rock musicians.

Obviously, this announcement has many Narnia fans concerned about what the final The Magician’s Nephew (and any other subsequent films) will be like and how faithful they will be, not just to the text that C. S. Lewis wrote but also to the clear gospel and biblical allegories and overtones throughout the books. Some of these concerned fans have even launched petitions to try to put pressure on Netflix to change the direction of the film. Personally, I doubt Netflix would ever consider these petitions, as more and more programs on Netflix, even children’s programs, promote the LGBTQ worldview.

Now, we can’t ultimately control what Netflix decides to do with this beloved book series—or what kind of messaging they will portray through the films. But I’m thrilled that there are groups like our friends at Logos Theatre that are bringing Narnia to life in ways that honor the original books and the biblical and gospel truths they were originally written to portray.

And one of the Narnia stories, Prince Caspian, is coming this winter to the Ark Encounter as a phenomenal live stage production! (And I promise that this Aslan will not be voiced by Meryl Streep!)

Previously, Logos Theatre has brought The Horse and His Boy and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to the Ark, and they were absolutely incredible—people left rave reviews. Not only were they faithful to the books and the beloved characters, but the acting, the set, the costumes, and the puppets and puppeteering were world-class (as good or better than Broadway). You will not want to miss Prince Caspian!

If you love Narnia (or just love live theater), I encourage you to make plans to attend this stage production on select days, December 28, 2026–January 16, 2027. You can get your tickets today at ArkEncounter.com/narnia.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

I am so burdened by Christian leaders who compromise on the clear truths of Genesis despite oftentimes being very brilliant scholars who love the Lord. It’s so disheartening to listen to those who, though they boldly defend the truth of Scripture in areas like Christ’s resurrection, allow man’s ideas to determine their interpretations of Genesis, therefore undermining the authority of Scripture. One such man is apologist Frank Turek.

Recently, I saw a video clip of Frank Turek, a very popular Christian apologist, responding to a question about Genesis and the age of the earth. In the clip, he claims we can’t know how long ago “in the beginning” (Genesis 1:1) was and quotes Dr. John Lennox in saying that “the Bible leaves the age of the earth indeterminate.” Is this true?

In this video, I answer all of Frank’s objections—including a claim he makes about me—starting with the Bible. I encourage you to watch it and share it with others.

It’s putting man, not God, as the authority.

Frank Turek is a popular and influential apologist, and he does some great work defending Scripture and sharing the gospel. I don’t dispute that. But he is undermining the authority of the Word of God and encouraging people to doubt the clarity of Scripture when it comes to his answers on Genesis. And that’s dangerous. What he’s saying is that man’s interpretations of the world around us are the authority over God’s clear, infallible Word. It’s putting man, not God, as the authority.

My challenge to Frank Turek, and every other Christian, is the same: Stop adding man’s ideas into God’s Word. Start with God’s Word first and allow it to be your authority.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

For decades, the public education system, secular museums, and media have taught naturalistic atheism as fact to generations. Americans have been told that there is no God, that life evolved by naturalistic processes, and that, therefore, there is no supernatural. But a new survey of Americans’ beliefs shows most Americans don’t actually believe what they’ve been indoctrinated with.

The American Bible Society recently released its State of the Bible report. According to reports, this study of US adults found that:

• 62% believe in the supernatural
• 53% believe Jesus rose from the dead
• 49% believe the virgin birth “is at least probably true”
• 44% believe the Red Sea was parted by God
• Over 50% believe Satan, demons, and hell exist

Now, of course, this doesn’t mean that the majority of people who believe Jesus rose from the dead or was born of a virgin are born-again Christians. Christianity is about both believing the truths of Scripture and giving your life to Christ—it’s not merely about intellectual assent to a few truths.

What it does mean is that the majority of Americans still believe at least some of the Bible is true and that the supernatural does exist. Those are, of course, good things at face value. But consider a recent Gallup poll of US adults that found:

• 48% believe in “psychic or spiritual healing or the power of the human mind to heal the body”
• 39% believe in “ghosts, or that spirits of dead people can come back in certain places and situations”
• 29% believe in “telepathy, or communication between minds without using the traditional five senses”
• 27% believe “that people can hear from or communicate mentally with someone who has died”
• 25% believe in “astrology, or that the position of the stars and planets can affect people’s lives”
• And 24% believe in “reincarnation, that is, the rebirth of the soul in a new body after death”

In other words, Americans believe in the supernatural far beyond what the Bible teaches, including beliefs that directly contradict the Bible. It really comes back to what I’ve taught for decades: The real battle is between God’s Word and man’s word.

The battle is not ultimately between atheistic naturalism and the Bible. Many Americans today do not subscribe to that worldview even though they’ve been indoctrinated with it their whole lives. They know there must be something beyond the here and now. Why? Because, as Ecclesiastes says, “He has also set eternity in their heart” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Also, Romans 2 tells us God wrote the law on our hearts, so we have a conscience. We are not mere physical bodies—we have a soul that will live forever—and something inside of us (the image of God) just “knows” there is something more, something supernatural, something unseen. But people look in all the wrong places.

The battle raging in our culture today, whether it takes the form of atheistic naturalism or vague, buffet-style spirituality, is man’s word vs. God’s Word.

Americans who believe, for example, that Jesus rose from the dead and believe in reincarnation are not basing their worldview—their beliefs—on the Word of God. They are basing them on their own opinions. They like the idea of Jesus and some parts of the Bible, so they believe that. But reincarnation and a little astrology also make sense to them, so they add that on. Their worldview is determined by their own wisdom (and is therefore subjective and arbitrary), not by any objective standard for truth.

The battle raging in our culture today, whether it takes the form of atheistic naturalism or vague, buffet-style spirituality, is man’s word vs. God’s Word. Who will be our authority? That’s always been the battle since the garden of Eden 6,000 years ago.

[The serpent] said to the woman, “Did God actually say . . . ?” (Genesis 3:1 ESV)

And the serpent said to the woman . . . “You will be like God.” (Genesis 3:4–5)

The first attack was on the authority of the Word of God, and that attack has not abated. Satan continues to use that same strategy down through the ages.

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:3 ESV)

Whenever people adopt part of Scripture but add on ideas from their culture, their own thinking, or other religions, they are succumbing to that Genesis 3 attack. They are doubting the authority of Scripture, making themselves the authority and being their own god.

If we want to effectively share the gospel with and challenge the worldview of those who may have some common ground with us (e.g., they believe, at least intellectually, in the resurrection), we have to help them understand they have the wrong foundation for their worldview. They need to stop building their thinking on their own wisdom and instead start with God’s Word and build their thinking from there. (And that’s how we need to be teaching our kids and our grandkids to think!)

As God’s Word says:

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
  and do not lean on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5 ESV)

The battle is God’s Word vs. man’s word. It always has been and it always will be until Jesus returns. Are you equipped to deal with the real battle?

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

Spark at the Ark is returning to Northern Kentucky April 19–21, 2027.

This event has been such a blessing to Christians working in creative fields (such as themed attractions, certain church ministries, educational institutions, etc.), and we’re excited to once again put on our very unique Spark at the Ark conference. With special sessions from experts working in creative fields—including staff from our own design studio—and behind-the-scenes tours designed to spark your imagination and help you better share the good news of Christ with others, you won’t find another event like this anywhere.

Whether you work in the entertainment industry for a theme park, museum, or theater; serve as part of a film team or creative ministry at your church; or are a college student pursuing a related field for your career—this event is for you.

Early bird pricing is still available. I encourage you to make plans today to connect with like-minded creatives and be inspired by Christian leaders in the entertainment industry!

Register today on our event page.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

What is the role of government? Well, the answer to that question—I don’t think you’ll be surprised by this—begins in Genesis!

Since God is the one who first instituted government, it is God who defines the role and purpose of government.

God instituted human government after the Flood (Genesis 9). Since God is the one who first instituted government, it is God who defines the role and purpose of government. If we want to think biblically about government, we must first start with Scripture.

According to God’s Word, the purpose of human government is not to solve all of our problems! Rather, it is to restrain and punish evil and to promote order. This immediately raises a question: What is evil? Someone must define what evil is. And, again, God has done that for us in His Word. When we start with the Bible, we have an unchanging, eternal foundation for determining what is right and what is wrong.

But, you might ask, isn’t that “Christian nationalism”? No. But whoever is in government has a worldview that determines how they define morality and vote on issues. Now, consider this: Every single law in the United States is based on someone’s morality. No law is morally neutral. So who gets to decide? Is morality determined by sinful, fallible human beings or by the perfect, authoritative Word of the Creator?

Whenever we legislate, we are always legislating morality. The question is: Whose morality are we legislating?—is it based on human opinion or God’s Word?

I address the question of the role of government and the truth that there is no neutrality in a recent video we filmed for my YouTube channel. I encourage you to check it out.

This is just another reminder that, in all areas, we need to start with God’s Word as our authority!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

We all know that gas (petrol) engines need fuel so they can operate.

This year, I had our artists create a special picture to help people understand how Answers in Genesis is like an engine that runs the many cogs of the ministry, resulting in millions upon millions being impacted each year.

And it needs “fuel.”

Now, the seven cogs pictured above are the major cogs and consist of the following:

I could also say that there are many cogs within the major cogs! But the point I want to make is that Answers in Genesis is much more than just the very visible attractions, the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum. Answers in Genesis is a major ministry with many different cogs impacting people domestically and globally.

For instance, our VBS program is used in around 15,000 churches annually, impacting an estimated one million+ children a year! Our speaking and translation ministry is reaching people in many different countries around the globe. Our social media (posts, videos, etc.) is viewed by hundreds of millions annually. Our publications (books and curricula) reach countless people each year.

And the list goes on.

Now, in the US, people are used to special end-of-year campaigns for raising funds through donations for nonprofit organizations. In fact, for many nonprofits, the end-of-year campaign provides a major part of their budget.

When I first came to America in 1987, I really did not understand this emphasis on end-of-year fundraising. You see, in Australia, donations to churches and Christian nonprofits like Answers in Genesis are not tax-deductible. People give sacrificially without any tax benefit. Certainly, we are blessed in America to be able to have such an opportunity to receive a tax benefit, and what a blessing this is to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.

For the past few years, AiG has been greatly blessed to receive a matching-gift grant from a generous foundation. This grant (and our generous supporters who give to help us reach each year’s goal) has enabled us to expand the two attractions, build new exhibits, and more.

This year, the foundation has granted us our biggest matching gift ever—$12 million.

This year, the same foundation wanted to help our core ministry—the engine that fuels all the various aspects of AiG with all the various cogs and cogs within cogs.

This year, the foundation has granted us our biggest matching gift ever—$12 million. In other words, every dollar given for our end-of-year campaign will be matched dollar for dollar up to $12 million, providing a total potential of $24 million for all the various aspects of the AiG ministry. That’s “fuel” that can really help the AiG engine, enabling us to provide even more resources and reach more people than ever.

Each year this foundation has provided us with a matching gift, our supporters have matched it, so the foundation continues to provide this matching grant. What a blessing! Every gift given, large or small, can enable us to meet this challenge. This foundation loves to see our supporters getting behind their generous matching gift to show the broad base of support there is for the AiG ministry.

Go to AnswersDonate.com to donate toward our end-of-year campaign and have your gift doubled—up to our $12 million goal!

There, you can also see the current progress of this year’s matching-gift campaign, view a copy of Answers in Genesis’ 2025 Annual Report to get the highlights of our ministry impact last year, and find the answers to frequently asked questions regarding giving to AiG.

I rarely read of a study that confirms Romans 1 as perfectly as a recent story from ScienceDaily, titled “Scientists make stunning discovery that could help explain why life exists.”

The summary of the article explains the new study this way:

Scientists have discovered that the universe’s fundamental physical constants may be finely balanced to make life possible. Even tiny changes to these constants could make liquids too thick or too thin for essential biological processes, potentially preventing life as we know it. Surprisingly, these life-friendly conditions existed billions of years before living cells appeared. The findings raise intriguing questions about why the laws of physics seem so well suited to life. (emphasis added)

In other words, this new theoretical study adds another constraint to the long list of conditions that must be just right for the supposed origin of life. If the fundamental constants of physics were slightly different, liquids (water, blood, etc.) would be either too thin or too thick for life to exist. The article says,

Scientists have uncovered a remarkable connection between the fundamental laws of physics and the ability of life to exist. Their findings suggest that even relatively small changes to some of the universe’s most basic physical constants could dramatically alter how liquids flow, potentially preventing essential biological processes from taking place.

So even if the universe somehow managed (by dumb luck, as the late Dr. David Menton would say) to assemble all the ingredients necessary for life, without the ability for liquids to move as they do, life would be impossible. And for these researchers, that raises a question:

The work raises a profound question about the universe. Why do the fundamental laws of nature have values that appear so well suited to the existence of life?

When these researchers study the laws that allow life to exist, they are driven to ask why everything seems so suited for life! It’s Romans 1:19–21 on clear display:

Because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, both His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened.

The fine-tuning of the universe makes it abundantly obvious that earth was created for life.

The fine-tuning of the universe makes it abundantly obvious that earth was created for life. The complexity of life, and the way everything appears designed for life to flourish here on earth, is a giant fingerprint of the Creator. Those who fail to see God through what He has made are therefore without excuse—they are suppressing the truth in unrighteousness (Romans 1:18).

The universe looks designed for life because it is!

And not only does the universe look designed for life, but the very laws that allow everything to exist—the laws of nature and physics mentioned throughout the ScienceDaily article—are immaterial. How do immaterial laws of nature even evolve in a material universe? How do they come about and why do they remain constant and apply to everything, everywhere in a random, chance universe? Apart from the God of the Bible, it’s impossible to even explain the existence of these laws—let alone why they are so perfect for the flourishing of life!

Whether they realize it or not, by doing this study these researchers are just confirming the truth of God’s Word. God has made it evident to all that He exists. The question is, are you suppressing that knowledge because of your sinful heart?

To believe the universe and life came about by chance is a blind-faith belief that, to put it bluntly, is absurd!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

With over 21 million YouTube subscribers and a cumulative 16 billion views, children’s entertainer Ms. Rachel is wildly popular. Millions of children watch her videos every day, and maybe yours do too (I hope not)—but should they?

Ms. Rachel has made headlines several times over the past few years because of her support of left-wing politicians and causes along with her public celebration of “pride” and LGBTQ relationships. Now, while she doesn’t often feature her political and social views in her children’s videos, one of her costars identifies as nonbinary and goes by they/them pronouns. Do you really want your kids being impacted by this anti-biblical behavior?

Should Christians parents who are concerned about who is discipling their children avoid Ms. Rachel’s videos? Well, I certainly believe so—and I explain all my reasons in a recent video we filmed for my YouTube channel:

Who our children trust and look up to matters!

Who our children trust and look up to matters! The content they are consuming shapes their worldview from the time they are very young. I encourage you to ensure that those influences are godly and teach biblical worldview (like, for example, the shows on our streaming platform, Answers.tv). It’s all part of following God’s command in Ephesians 6:4:

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

Well, I recently wrote about fossilized footprints, and now it’s another fossil find that confirms the truth of God’s Word regarding the global Flood—fossilized vomit (otherwise known as regurgitalites).

Researchers working in the North Sea area discovered “more than 20 fossilized masses” that contain “shells and other hard remains from marine prey.” Based on the composition of the vomit and what other fossils are found in the region, the researchers believe the vomit came from plesiosaurs—extinct marine reptiles. They believe this new find shows that plesiosaurs found their prey in deep water and then the reptiles returned to a river delta near the shore to rest and rid themselves of the indigestible parts.

But how could vomit be preserved in the fossil record? The researchers note that’s not normal:

Most pellets would have been destroyed by waves and tides. Some survived because they were rapidly buried by sediment or swept into crustacean burrows on the seafloor.

[The paleontologist] said: “This vomit survived partly because it was so compacted and covered in mucus. Even so, most pellets would have been completely broken up by the waves and tides. Some clusters were, however, quickly covered by sediment arriving from the rivers, and some ended up in burrows left by crustaceans on the seafloor, where they were partially preserved and fossilized.”

In other words, the vomit had to be rapidly preserved—very rapidly preserved—before the waves could break them apart or scavengers could pick them apart or decomposers could break them down. In today’s world, we don’t observe river deltas turning vomit into a regurgitalite! It takes unique conditions to make a fossil. In fact, forming a fossil really requires a catastrophic event.

What’s also fascinating is what was discovered right beside the regurgitated material—an ichthyosaur bone and fossilized feces (coprolites). Also discovered nearby were fossil fragments of dinosaur footprints!

There really was a global Flood, as described in Genesis.

What could preserve bone, vomit, feces, and footprints all together? Well, you need a catastrophe! You need something that could bury a large area very, very quickly, before erosion and decomposition can take place. And the Bible gives us the history we need to understand what we observe!

There really was a global Flood, as described in Genesis. The evidence is overwhelming, but because secular scientists have the wrong starting point (man’s word), they come to the wrong interpretations of the evidence.

Fossilized vomit is just another reminder that there really was a global Flood!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

Here in America, we are truly blessed. We have instant and immediate access to God’s Word anytime we want, either in print or for free through apps. But according to the Bible Access Initiative’s recent report, for many Christians around the world, that is not the case.

This report looks at 106 countries around the world, “identifying both places where Bible access is explicitly restricted and countries where people face socioeconomic barriers that prevent them from obtaining Scripture.” And what they found was that over 500 million Christians—our brothers and sisters around the world—“face Bible access restrictions, as laws imposed by governments hostile to Christianity and socioeconomic barriers prevent many who would like a Bible from having one.”

The nations with “maximum restrictions”—the strongest restriction label—include:

• Afghanistan
• Yemen
• Somalia
• North Korea
• Eritrea
• And Mauritania

Of course, those are just the most extreme examples—sadly, the report listed many, many other nations that also have severe restrictions that keep them from accessing God’s Word.

But it’s not just the government that keeps Christians from accessing the Bible. The study also found that many countries suffer from Bible shortages—there just aren’t enough Bibles available—most acutely in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and India, “each of which has a shortage of more than 10 million Bibles.” Many other nations also have Bible shortages, ranging from 500,000 to 10 million.

And the report highlighted other restrictions to accessing God’s Word, including “socioeconomic barriers such as poverty, poor infrastructure, illiteracy, lack of electricity and limited internet access.”

The Bible Access List co-creator Wybo Nicolai shared, “We often hear that the Bible is more accessible than ever, but we must not confuse availability with access. . . . Persecution-related Bible access restrictions can make accessing Scripture difficult or dangerous, while socioeconomic barriers can put a Bible beyond people’s reach. . . . Even where Scripture is available digitally, limited internet coverage or unsafe online environments can still prevent people from accessing it.”

We need to continue to work as a church to ensure believers around the world have access to the precious Word of God.

This report is a reminder that we need to continue to work as a church to ensure believers around the world have access to the precious Word of God—the only authoritative foundation for our thinking. I encourage you to find and financially support a trusted Christian ministry putting Bibles into the hands of believers.

It’s also a reminder of how blessed we are here in the West—not only do we have unlimited access to the Word of God in our own language but we also have access to in-depth teaching on God’s Word in our local churches and at our fingertips. Sadly, even with such access readily available, many are not reading the Bible!

We also have the opportunity to attend a Christian college or to send our children there. What a blessing. And if you’re looking for a solid Christian school (college/university) to send your children to or to attend yourself—one that upholds the truth and authority of God’s Word—I encourage you to consider Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC.

BJU is grateful to be able to publicly partner with Answers in Genesis and works hard to ensure everything they do and everything they teach is done through the lens of a biblical worldview.

BJU is a liberal arts school that “exists to grow Christ-like character that is scripturally disciplined, others-serving, God-loving, Christ-proclaiming and focused above.” It’s truly a great school with a solid mission.

Check them out at BJU.edu.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

Earlier this week, I wrote about a perplexing study that found a large majority (84%) of American churchgoers believe they are ready to defend the truth of Scripture—but 28% say that some of the truths of Scripture are now obsolete because of changes in our culture. So that prompts the question: What do they mean by saying they’re ready to make a defense?

Much of what Scripture teaches is not popular in our culture today—marriage is for one man and one woman only, there are just two genders in humans, abortion is murder, the earth is young, mankind did not evolve, and so on—but that does not mean it is obsolete. God’s Word is eternal, and its truth will long outlast this generation and all the ones to come.

God’s Word is eternal, and its truth will long outlast this generation and all the ones to come.

Are you equipped to defend the truths of Scripture and not just change them because they are inconvenient, difficult, or even uncomfortable? We need more Christians who will boldly and courageously defend the truth of all of Scripture, and that’s what we’re equipping men to do at our Answers for Men conference this coming spring at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, KY. This time, we’re offering a weekday option, March 17–18, 2027, and a duplicate weekend conference, March 19–20, 2027.

At Answers for Men, we want to equip you with practical answers to defend the Christian faith from the enemy’s unending attacks. And you’ll leave filled with courage to do battle because the Lord is with His people.

I’ll be joined by

• Astronaut and author Colonel Jeff Williams
• Mark Spence, Living Waters’ senior vice president
• Justin Peters, founder of Justin Peters Ministries
• Dr. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College
• Alex Kendrick, filmmaker behind Overcomer, Courageous, and The Forge

It’s going to be a great time of equipping and encouragement—don’t miss out! Early bird pricing is still available but is ending soon, so be sure to register right away.

And a big thank-you to our sponsors, BJU Press and The Master’s University, for helping make this event possible.

I hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

Abortion is murder.

God’s Word is clear, and God determines truth and morality.

Abortion at any stage of development (yes, beginning at fertilization) kills a human being made in the image of God. Therefore, abortion is murder. That’s the truth—but not because I say it or Answers in Genesis says it or anyone else says it—because God’s Word is clear, and God determines truth and morality.

Those who advocate for the murder of the unborn come up with very clever arguments to emotionally manipulate people into turning a blind eye—or even celebrating—the murder of helpless children. Are you equipped to recognize these lies and respond with biblical truth?

AiG’s Patricia Engler was recently filmed giving a powerful talk on abortion, exposing the dark history of this murderous practice, the devastation it has caused, and how believers must respond. I urge you to listen to this talk and share it with others.

Our social media team releases videos just like this one every week on our Answers in Genesis YouTube channel and releases other weekly videos on my (Ken Ham’s) YouTube channel. I encourage you to subscribe to both accounts so you won’t miss any faith-building content.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

I have a disagreement with a fellow biblical creationist.

Now, this disagreement is not over the age of the earth, the global Flood, a literal Adam, or biblical authority. Rather, it’s a disagreement over change within a kind and how species form.

When it comes to answering these scientific questions (starting, of course, with the framework God has given us in Genesis), creationists are free to disagree—we study God’s creation to be able to better understand how God created, and as we study, this may result in some disagreement. That’s totally fine. But this particular creationist took his disagreement a step further, claiming that natural selection is an idol.

We study God’s creation to be able to better understand how God created.

As a quick perusal of our website shows, Answers in Genesis acknowledges the role natural selection plays in speciation (change within a kind). So what is my response to this idolatry claim? Well, our social media team produced a video where I explain what natural selection is—and what it is not:

No, natural selection is not an idol. That doesn’t accurately reflect what natural selection is and is not, and it’s hard to believe someone is accusing us at AiG, who see natural selection as a process, of committing idolatry. That’s a serious accusation.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9–10, emphasis added)

Now, some people erroneously believe (because evolutionists use natural selection as part of their attempt to justify believing in molecules-to-man evolution) that those who accept natural selection are accepting evolution. But that’s not true. Not everything evolutionists believe is wrong. Natural selection is just a process describing what happens to animals with various combinations of traits in different environments in this fallen world. Natural selection is not molecules-to-man evolution.

You can learn more about natural selection in the article referenced in the video: Natural Selection, Yes; Evolution, No.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

Well, data from the James Webb Space Telescope has done it again!

The JWST has allowed scientists to peer deeper into space than ever before. And what they find continues to overturn evolutionary and deep-time expectations. It’s happened yet again. In other words, here is your weekly installment of “Everything we thought we knew about evolution/the history of the universe is wrong”!

According to popular science reports, “JWST has revealed that galaxies were spreading carbon, oxygen, and other heavy elements through space just 500 million years after the Big Bang. The surprising discovery suggests the young universe became chemically enriched much earlier than expected. . . .”

According to the big bang model of the universe,

The earliest universe contained little besides hydrogen and helium, the two simplest elements at the top of the periodic table. As gravity gathered this material into dense clouds, stars began to form. Inside those stars, extreme heat and pressure enabled nuclear fusion and other reactions that created heavier elements such as carbon and oxygen.

When stars reached the ends of their lives, including some that exploded as supernovae, they released those elements into space. That material later became part of new generations of stars and planets and eventually contributed to the chemistry needed for life. The carbon in the human body and the oxygen people breathe were both produced inside earlier generations of stars.

Now, of course, this is nothing more than storytelling. No one has observed this supposed process of star formation. This is simply a model applied to the evidence. But it’s always had a big problem—where are these “pristine” early stars (called Population III stars) made only of hydrogen and helium? In this model, these Population III stars should exist, but they’ve never been observed. So where are they?

Well, this new study, which used JWST data to supposedly peer at “galaxies as they appeared more than 13 billion years ago”—that’s very close to the alleged big bang—claims that these stars are elusive because “early galaxies were already sending heavier elements such as carbon and oxygen into surrounding space much sooner than expected” and “if galaxies were already enriching nearby space only 500 million years after the Big Bang, truly pristine gas may have disappeared quickly. As a result, Population III stars may not have remained common for long enough to be easily observed.”

The article says,

Remarkably, the chemical signatures surrounding these infant galaxies looked similar to those found around far more mature galaxies billions of years later. The finding suggests that even at cosmic dawn, galaxies were already manufacturing heavy elements and spreading them into their surroundings.

But in reality, the finding does not suggest that “galaxies were already manufacturing heavy elements and spreading them” at cosmic dawn—the evidence is that galaxies look the same no matter how far away they are (remember, they are measuring distance, not time—the alleged time is also an interpretation based on assumptions). The idea that pressure in “early” stars created heavy elements and then supernovae spread those elements to be incorporated into newer stars and planets is an interpretation of the observational evidence. It’s storytelling!

And it’s storytelling that is constantly changing. It doesn’t matter what evidence arises, even when that evidence contradicts earlier expectations—the evolutionary models are so plastic, they just mold them to fit the new evidence.

The Bible gives us the true history of the universe, and it didn’t begin with a big bang and stars slowly forming.

There’s another explanation for why Population III stars have never been found and why the universe isn’t matching the expectations of those who start with the big bang: The big bang didn’t happen. The Bible gives us the true history of the universe, and it didn’t begin with a big bang and stars slowly forming. It began when God spoke and fashioned the earth, covered with water, and then He created light and darkness, and on day four of creation week, He created the stars fully functioning also.

The evidence from the JWST will continue to defy secular scientists’ predictions because they have the wrong worldview based on the wrong starting point. Instead of trusting the interpretations and storytelling of men and women who weren’t there, don’t know everything, and often make mistakes, we should believe the eyewitness account of history given to us by the God who was there, knows everything, and has never made a mistake.

The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
And the expanse is declaring the work of His hands. (Psalm 19:1)

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

I’m excited to share that next month I am traveling to America’s West Coast for Raising Godly Generations to Face the Secular Giants, a teaching tour with my good friend Heidi St. John, author, speaker, and podcast host of Faith That Speaks.

Together, we will be equipping you from God’s Word and challenging you to pass on a spiritual legacy to the next generation.

Together, we will be equipping you from God’s Word and challenging you to pass on a spiritual legacy to the next generation. We’ll share what that looks like, how we can effectively pass our faith on to our kids or grandkids, and how Christians should view public school, Christian school, and homeschool. It’s going to be a great time of equipping and encouraging.

This special tour is taking place November 15–21, 2026, and includes stops in

• Kennewick, WA
• Port Orchard, WA
• Salem, OR
• Auburn, CA
• Rialto, CA
• San Diego, CA

Each event is free, but we do ask that you register in advance.

A big thank-you to our sponsors, AdelFi Christian Banking, BJU Press Homeschool, and The Master’s University, for making this event possible.

I hope to see you there! Find all the details and register today on our events page.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

Has Noah’s Ark actually been found?

Well, according to recent headlines, it’s “100% confirmed” that the Durupinar formation in eastern Turkey is the remains of Noah’s Ark. Now, obviously, we would be thrilled here at AiG if someone discovered the Ark—it would be perhaps the greatest archaeological find of all time. But we also need to be careful not to fall for sensationalism or claims that aren’t grounded in careful observational science.

So what do we think of this site and the new claims? Well, over the years, we’ve published many articles on this particular supposed Ark site (for example, this one from last year with comments from Bible-believing geologist Dr. Andrew Snelling), but I also produced a video for my Ken Ham YouTube channel on the newest headlines. I encourage you to check it out below:

Our faith in God’s Word does not rest on finding the Ark (as exciting as that would be!)—it rests on the truth of Scripture.

So in short, no, we don’t believe Noah’s Ark has been found at the Durupinar site. But our faith in God’s Word does not rest on finding the Ark (as exciting as that would be!)—it rests on the truth of Scripture.

There’s already more than enough evidence that there was a global Flood as described in Genesis (billions of fossils, rapidly deposited rock layers, soft tissue in fossils, flood legends in cultures around the world, etc.). Those who ignore the truth “deliberately overlook” it (2 Peter 3:5–6 ESV).

Maybe someday someone will find the Ark—it is a possibility. But regardless, our faith rests in Scripture, which was breathed out by God, not in any archaeological find.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

Does culture make certain biblical truths obsolete?

Lifeway Research recently published a new study of American churchgoers (defined as those who attend church at least once a month), and the results were . . . puzzling. For example, 84% were either somewhat or very confident that if someone came to them expressing doubts about the truthfulness of Scripture, they could directly address those doubts. That seems like a great thing—over 8 in 10 Christians feel equipped to defend the faith!

But at the same time, 28% agreed (and 6% were unsure) that “as culture changes, some biblical truths become obsolete” and 34% said, “I accept some truths from the Bible, but others just don’t fit what I believe.” (The younger the churchgoer, the more likely they were to agree with these two statements.)

So a large percentage believe they can defend the truth of Scripture . . . but a significant number believe the truths of Scripture can become obsolete and that not everything in the Bible fits with what they believe! Now the study doesn’t go into much detail about what these churchgoers mean, so it’s difficult to know exactly which biblical truths they believe have become obsolete (for example, it is possible these people are confusing specific Levitical laws that no longer apply to believers with the unchanging truths of Scripture, or it’s also possible these answers show they do not have as high a view of Scripture as they should!).

God’s Word is not a spiritual buffet for us to put what we want on our plate and reject what we don’t want.

It’s worth noting that the study also found that 82% of churchgoers “believe the truth of God’s Word can mean different things to different people.” This makes me wonder what these churchgoers mean by being able to defend the truth of Scripture! Does that just mean creating a new, less offensive or less difficult meaning out of the passage? Does it mean just outright rejecting the truth because it’s not what we’d like to hear?

God’s Word is not a spiritual buffet for us to put what we want on our plate and reject what we don’t want. God’s Word—all of it—is the revelation of the one true God who has given us the key information we need to build the right worldview so we can understand God, His world, our sinful condition, and what He did to save us.

Often the Bible is taught as a book of moral or spiritual things—something you add to your thinking, like a guidebook to life. But that’s not what the Bible is. Consider how Scripture refers to itself:

Forever, O Yahweh,
Your word stands firm in heaven. (Psalm 119:89)

The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever. (Isaiah 40:8)

All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness. (2 Timothy 3:16)

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. (John 17:17)

The Bible is eternal truth. It withstands the ever-changing whims of culture or personal opinion. God’s Word remains fixed forever, sufficient for every situation, culture, and time because it was written by the eternal God who sees the end from the beginning and has given us everything we need for life and godliness.

However, to be fair, some of the survey respondents may have had in mind specific passages from the law that teach about animal sacrifices or “clean” and “unclean” foods, for example, when they answered this question. In the context of the survey, they may have chosen “as culture changes, some biblical truths become obsolete” and even directly thought of this passage:

When He said, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear.” (Hebrews 8:13)

If that’s the case, they may indeed believe Scripture is eternally authoritative (though it’s worth noting that the Levitical law is no longer binding on Christians because of a change from the old covenant to the new covenant, not because of a change in culture!). Because of the word culture in the question though, I think the respondents could be referring to biblical teachings such as marriage and gender becoming obsolete as I’ve had people tell me that the Bible’s teachings on these things were only for the culture of biblical times!

We must raise up generations who start their thinking with the authority of Scripture, from the very first verse.

This study is a reminder of what I’ve been saying for five decades now—we must raise up generations who start their thinking with the authority of Scripture, from the very first verse. That is the foundation for all our thinking.

We—sinful, fallible human beings who don’t know everything, haven’t always been there, and frequently make mistakes—are not the authority over the infallible, inerrant, perfect Word of the God who knows everything, who has always been there, and who has never made a mistake. He must be the authority in all areas.

God’s Word is not obsolete. Although certain passages from the Levitical law may not be directly applicable to us today, the principles still apply and are instructive for us, especially regarding God’s holiness and man’s sinfulness. Every precious truth from Genesis to Revelation is as relevant now as it was when it was written because it’s the God-breathed Word of the Creator. Human pride and foolishness are saying we know better than God and can pick and choose what we want to believe or can decide our own meaning from the text. We need to allow God to be the authority and humbly submit ourselves to His perfect Word.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.