InSite, June 2009

Museum Site Evolution

It may seem hard to believe, but our first Creation Museum website went live over two years ago. We’ve learned quite a bit since that time about what information most visitors want to see. And we put that knowledge to good use with a complete website redesign.

By utilizing a completely new architecture, we’ve revamped how the site operates. But you don’t need to know the programming specifics to see how clean and user-friendly the new site is. Most information is no more than a click away.

In particular, the front page has been completely reorganized to make the most important information easy to locate at a glance. You’ll find hours and location, featured events, exhibits, and links to plan your visit. We’ve also added a new sitemap footer that allows one-click access to the pages you need. Beyond that, we’ve added the visual touches that make any new site a pleasure to browse.

Explore the new Creation Museum website, and prepare to believe.

But what’s most exciting is that this upgrade will allow us to keep adding great new features in the near future—many of which have long been requested. Expect to see more interactivity and exciting additions. (Keep reading InSite for the latest changes.)

One of our goals is to make this new site appeal to supporters, visitors, and even those who have never heard the creation-gospel message before. Why don’t you head over to the site and let your friends and family—especially those who aren’t saved—know about this new design?

And, as always, prepare to believe.

What’s in Store for this Month?

As our families, our churches, and our culture continue to question the authority and accuracy of the Bible, Already Gone and The Ultimate Proof of Creation provide a much needed dose of reality and logical answers for Christians throughout the world.

This month we’re offering a potent one-two punch for all Christians. The first presents the dire problems facing the church today and the needed solutions, and the second equips believers to overcome these problems with sound biblical answers.

There have been many proclaiming the death of Christianity in America—some joyfully, some with resignation. What has been lacking, however, is an in-depth, scientific study into the reasons for this decline—until now.

In the new book Already Gone, Ken Ham and research analyst Britt Beemer uncover some shocking statistics about the state of America’s youth and why they are leaving the church in droves. This isn’t just happening on the nominal fringe, but at the very core of the faith.

For those who say compromising on Genesis doesn’t matter, they’re in for a rude awakening. The research is in, and biblical authority matters—or else even more young people will call it quits.

But there are solid answers to the doubts people have. In fact, there’s an argument for creation that is powerful, conclusive, and has no true rebuttal. As such, it is an irrefutable argument—an “ultimate proof” of the Christian worldview.

The Ultimate Proof of Creation by Dr. Jason Lisle will teach you how to reach those who have left church and those who have never set foot in a church with a compelling defense of Christianity. The book is applied to real-life experiences in answering real-life questions. You’ll learn how to move beyond simple circular arguments, spot logical fallacies, get to the real heart of the issue, and rationally resolve the origins debate.

Because these books are so important, we’re encouraging you to buy as many copies as you can and hand them out to pastors, leaders, teachers, and youth. To help, we’re offering bulk discounts for both (Already Gone, The Ultimate Proof of Creation).

Christianity isn’t dead—just in need of believers willing to stand on the Word of God as it is written.

Also, shipping this month, is the new issue of Answers magazine, pictured left. As a matter of fact, we’ve already put one sneak peek up on the web to give you a taste of what’s in it. Keep looking on upcoming Sundays (and, for the techies, an upcoming Wednesday sneak peek article from Dr. Andrew Snelling<) for a full article listing and more sneak preview articles from this important issue with the theme of how the Curse from the Garden of Eden still affects us today.

Question of the Month

I have a website, and I’d love to partner with Answers in Genesis. How can I get involved?

If you have your own website and a desire to reach the world with the creation-gospel message, you can partner with AiG through our affiliate program. Through this free program, you earn a commission for sales and, at the same time, direct your web visitors to the answers they need.

How does it work? Once you sign up through Share-A-Sale (a third-party performance marketing company), you simply place a banner on your website that links to us. If someone you send to our site makes a purchase from our bookstore, you receive compensation. It’s as easy as that.

For more information, please see our affiliate information page. Or feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

Join with us in reaching the world with the message that the Bible can be trusted from Genesis to Revelation.

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Did You Know?

When the world’s media recently began touting Ida, the supposed “missing link” in human evolution, we received dozens of inquiries via phone and email—more than for any other topic in recent years. We responded as quickly as possible with two articles covering the problems with this “proof” of evolution, and they reached nearly 50,000 unique web visitors in the first week. In fact, the interest in this controversy led to the second-most-trafficked week and third-most-trafficked day in the history of the AiG website. (For the sake of interest, the opening of the Creation Museum led to the most traffic we’ve had so far at one time.)

See what the fuss is about: Ida (Darwinius masillae): the Missing Link at Last? and Ida (Darwinius masillae): the Real Story of this “Scientific Breakthrough”