August 2011 Newsletter

Empowerment for Teachers, Instructors, Small Group
Leaders – Saturday August 13 –Training Like No Other

August 13 in Phoenix – sign up before August 5 and attend! Mike Riddle, nationally-acclaimed veteran origin science and Bible educator, presents a certified one-day course for anyone in a teaching or leadership role. This compact course prepares Christians to teach and uplift accurately and with confidence a biblical worldview of origins using the Bible, scientific evidence, and critical thinking skills. Knowledge and easy-to-use methods can turn every evolution-creation discussion into a memorable learning experience.

Visit the AzOSA Class Schedule here and get the details. Don’t let another PBS materialist/evolutionist special mislead the young people in your care. Now is the time to defend and advance the truth!  

Anybody Who Thinks Must Answer This Question:
Does God Exist? 

You’re Christian or Jewish. Can you explain why you know God exists? Maybe you’re agnostic or skeptical. Have you ever heard a strong argument for God? Who has the better position: believers or doubters? Over the millennia, humankind has accumulated Biblical, logical, and scientific evidence and arguments to establish the existence of a Creator, and specifically the reality of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Come and understand the foundation of your faith and worldview – and bring a friend who has doubts and complaints about religion. No issue known to humankind is more important than knowing whether God exists. 

Dr. Joseph Kezele, medical doctor, biology professor, and veteran communicator will present the strongest arguments for God in about 60 minutes. Circle Monday, August 15, at 7 p.m. in north Phoenix. Click on AzOSA Events Calendar for details. Do not miss this talk.  

Now in Maricopa Town Limits – Understanding
the Essentials of Evolution – Parts 1 and 2 

First in a series by Norm Crawford, this episode covers why understanding evolution is vitally important and how the history of evolutionary thought has impacted society and the church. Our view of origins impacts our whole worldview and what we consider “truth” itself. Mr. Crawford, a career aerospace engineer, is known for his well-organized and clearly-delivered presentations that fill audiences with new understanding. There won’t be a more uplifting way to spend an hour in the evening of Monday, August 15, in Maricopa! Second episode is Monday, August 29. Click on AzOSA Events Calendar for details. (A small $15 fee covers materials costs for the entire 6-part series … a screaming deal!)  

Tucson & Tempe: Genesis and the End Times Explained

How can the first Bible book relate to the end of days? Mike Riddle, internationally-acclaimed creation science writer and debater, specializes in delivering information that audiences can readily understand, remember, and use. His talk’s theme is Paradise Created, Paradise Lost, Paradise Restored, and how it all points to Christ. You will learn about the Book of Revelation in 5 minutes. Gain tools for understanding the end times, Paradise created, lost and restored, and the battle for sovereignty. Plan to attend in Tempe on Tuesday, August 16, or Tucson on Thursday, August 18 – both at 7:00 p.m. Click on AzOSA Events Calendar for details. 

Cochise Summer Seminar on August 27 –
Fundamental Truth Conveniently Delivered

Dr. Joseph Kezele, medical doctor, biology professor, and AzOSA president, brings his powerful presentations to Sierra Vista on Saturday, August 27, at 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The topics: 

► Does God Exist? The most important question facing humankind. Resolve any doubts, learn the way to help others understand. 

► Who Were the Ape-men? There are three ways to think about Ape-men. But what does the physical and scientific evidence show is true? If you ever wondered whether your ancient uncle resembled King Kong more than Citizen Kane, then come witness Dr. Kezele dissect the facts and clear up doubts about your family tree!

Click on AzOSA Events Calendar for details.  

Spread the Word to Yavapai County – See These Solid
Presentations Conveniently Located in Prescott 

Use the power of e-mail to tell everyone you know in Yavapai County that AzOSA is coming to town on August 20, 2011. Three of our best presentations will be given at Prescott Life Church from 9 a.m. to noon: 

► Does God Exist, Dr. Joseph Kezele

► The Rocks Cry Out, Jim Clarke

► Did Dinosaurs Evolve Into Birds, Dr. Joseph Kezele 

Mark your calendar, come on out, help build enthusiasm for the scientific basis that assures us our faith is not a fairy tale but is based upon facts! Click here for details of the August 20 events. 

Urgent Need for High School Science Teacher in Mesa

Redeemer Christian School, an accredited, K-12, classical Christian school, seeks a part-time teacher for secondary Science.
Start date is August 7, 2011.   Class include:  JH Life Science and HS Anatomy.  Students pay a science lab fee to provide materials for projects, dissections, etc.

Qualified applicants are:

►Professing Christians
►Willing to embrace classical method
►Minimum BS/BA degree
►Enjoy children and learning
►Desire to partner with parents. 

RCS is a ministry of Church of the Redeemer, a reformed, evangelical and traditional church in Mesa.  The school embraces a creation worldview that is complimentary with AZOSA’s mission.

Interested candidates are directed to contact:
Dr. Denise Monroe, Principal (principal@redeemerchristianschool.org) or phone the school at 480-962-5003

Advance Planning for October 19 – Great Speaker for
Your Wednesday Night Church Group!

Something, new, different, fun and uplifiting — here’s a presentation that appeals to everyone. So you need to book this speaker and event now for your group! We’ve all admired the beauty of the night sky. Secular astronomers claim that everything we see up there formed all by itself in a Big Bang event billions of years ago, with no Creator being involved. But the secular model fails to explain the Universe. Undirected physical forces cannot explain the existence of the heavenly bodies — the billions of stars and galaxies we see in space.

In this presentation, full of beautiful photographs and videos from NASA and other sources, you’ll discover:

► How stars defy the secular model just by existing
► The failure of the secular model to explain galaxies and large-scale structures
► How the Universe is consistent with the Creation model

Join Spike Psarris, previously an engineer for the U.S. military space program, explores our Universe’s stars and galaxies, and shows how they declare the glory of God.

Mr. Psarris, holding an electrical engineering degree and having graduate work in physics, transited from atheist-materialist to become a Christian-creationist when he received the evidence of design in the Universe and of the historical truth of the Bible. Mr. Psarris now writes and speaks on Biblical creation, and has published six articles in Creation magazine, one in CMI’s Journal of Creation, and is the author of the DVD “What you aren’t being told about astronomy, Volume I: Our Created Solar System.” You can view several chapters of the DVD online for free at www.CreationAstronomy.com.  Contact Mr. Psarris via the website or contact AzOSA to get information and reserve him for your group.

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