Jim Clarke Presentations

Jim Clarke’s Presentations:

“Grand Canyon – Evidence for the Genesis Record or Evidence for Uniformitarianism”

Geologists have identified that rock layers and geologic features provide evidence of what happened in the past.  The Grand Canyon exposes nearly one mile of rock layers that are evidence of past events.  The interpretation of these events is based on one’s world view.  Secular geologists have concluded that the deepest rocks found at the Grand Canyon are 1-2 billion years old and the thick sequence of sedimentary rocks were slowly deposited over hundreds of millions of years.  The Grand Canyon was then carved over millions of years by the action of the Colorado River.  Biblical geologists have concluded that the deepest rocks in the Grand Canyon were created by God about 6,500 years ago and the sedimentary rocks were deposited during the one-year Noah’s Flood.  The Grand Canyon was then carved quickly either at the end of the Flood or by a catastrophic event a few years after the Flood.  This talk presents geologic evidence from the Grand Canyon and other recent geologic events such as Mount Saint Helens that show the Grand Canyon was formed by a catastrophic event and according to the Bible that event was Noah’s Flood.

“The Geology of Kartchner Caverns and the Whetstone Mountains”

Kartchner Caverns is one of Arizona’s geologic wonders.  The cave rivals larger and more famous caves such as Carlsbad Caverns and Mammoth Cave in the beauty of its cave formations.  Secular geologists have concluded through evaluation of index fossils that the limestone rocks in which Kartchner Caverns has formed were deposited hundreds of millions of years ago and radioisotope dating has indicated that the cave started forming more than 70,000 years ago.  However, actual observation at Kartchner Caverns and at other caves show that cave formations such as stalactites and stalagmites do indeed grow rapidly and within the Biblical framework of less than 4,000 years.  This talk shows that the Biblical Record of Noah’s Flood provides the best explanation for the formation of Kartchner Caverns and other caves.    

“Survey of the Geology of Arizona and the Salt River Valley from a Biblical Perspective” (Technical – Junior High and above)

This talk starts with a “Geology 101” type discussion that is focused on the types of rocks and how they formed and the principals that are used to interpret geological features.  The talk finishes by presenting a different view of the geology of Arizona, one from a Biblical perspective.  This talk should be split over a minimum of two sessions.

“Geological Interpretation – The Battle of World Views”

The statistics are showing that every year 80% of youth that have been brought up in the Church stop going to Church as soon as they turn 20 years old.  This talk discusses why this is happening.  This talk also provides a comparison of the two main world views, the Biblical World View and the Secular World View and provides scientific evidence from the Grand Canyon that supports the Biblical World View.  The talk finishes with a discussion on the significance of geologic features.  This talk is semi-technical and is designed for ages 5th grade and up.

“Volcanism in Arizona from a Biblical Perspective”

Did you know that more than 30% of the land surface in Arizona is characterized by volcanic features?  This talks shows that at one time Arizona was one of the most volcanically active locations on the Earth.  However, when did this volcanism occur?  Did it occur over hundreds of millions of years according to the secular timescale or within the last 6,500 years according to the Bible?  This talk shows the different types of volcanoes and provides a Biblical explanation for their presence in Arizona.