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The Beginning of Science. The Science of Beginning.
Check the AzOSA events page for scheduled lectures, field studies, and seminars. Then sign up for our newsletter
The Beginning of Science. The Science of Beginning.
Check the AzOSA events page for scheduled lectures, field studies, and seminars. Then sign up for our newsletter
January 30, 2012
Plan to attend the AzOSA annual meeting at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 3, at the location nearest you:
► Central & North Arizona: Cave Creek location is Black Mountain Baptist Church, 33955 N. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, AZ
► South Arizona: Pima County – Tucson location is 930 N. Larry Pl., Tucson, AZ
Our meetings are efficient and move swiftly, so there is no wasted time. Learn more about AzOSA plans and programs, and offer your input, too!
► February 25 (Saturday) – 9:00 to Noon — Double Feature in Sierra Vista: Why the Earth Is Young!
Amazingly, the word “day” makes all the difference in the worldview. It’s time to get knowledgeable about the Scriptural understanding of the word “day” in Genesis Chapter 1, learn the Scriptural view about accuracy of Genesis Chapter 1, and evaluate the global Genesis Flood’s significance. Science and technology enter to supply hard evidence that the Earth is far younger than billions of years. Must Scripture be compromised to accommodate science?
And: From Darwin to Dictatorship
This hard hitting presentation is born from Dr. Kezele’s personal experiences in Eastern Europe and opens with “Laying the Foundation” for evolution that examines Ernst Häckel’s influence in Germany and all of Europe. Chillingly, that foundation was used to promote racism and supported later Nazi propaganda. Turning next to Soviet Russia, the “Revolution of Foundation” recounts many terrible events that occurred there in an evolution based political system. Looking at “Evolution of Foundation” in America and “The Shattering of Foundation” shows why divisive issues in racism, abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cells, and rationing of health care now plague us.
► February 26 – 10:00 AM Whetstone: Is Genesis Relevant in America Today?
Opens with a review of the Scriptural foundation of America, followed by a look at the replacement of belief in God as Creator by the doctrine of atheistic evolution, It then focuses on Education as the battleground, and how a student can maintain a biblical worldview in the face of such attacks. Satan’s tactics and the meaning of the word “day” are examined before looking at a few simple facts about the cell. It concludes with reasons why Genesis is still relevant in America today.
Click here to get more details and Cochise location information.
► February 8 – 6:30 PM Cave Creek: The Age of the Universe. Begins by looking at the concepts of distance and time from the evolutionary and biblical points of view. Then the expansion of the universe is examined from both physical evidence and Scripture, as is the pivotal issue of whether or not the universe has a center and an edge. The implications of this are discussed along with the issue of the beginning of matter and energy. The real Big Bang in the future concludes this presentation.
► February 15 – 6:30 PM Cave Creek: Five Questions for Collegians. Christian students in college typically experience an environment where certain preconceptions rule supreme. Dr. Kezele, himself a biology professor at Arizona Christian University, engages these myths and peels them back by posing five essential questions: (1) Are Dinosaurs Recent or Prehistoric? (2) Are Ape-men for Real? (3) Did Fossils Result From a World-Wide Flood? (4) Why Did Natural Selection and Speciation Occur? (5) Does DNA Contain Information, or Merely Chemicals? If you are in — or have ever attended — college, then you’ll benefit from this compact presentation.
► February 19 (Sunday) – 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 AM Tempe: Believing the Bible in a Scientific Age. Fill the church with your presence as Russ MIller, widely renowned creation science speaker, reignites the excitement of knowing that scientific facts dovetail with Bible truth. For some in the audience, these insights will be new, maybe controversial, and certainly thought provoking. Your presence will add witness-power.
► February 20 – 7:00 PM Phoenix: If the Foundations Be Destroyed. Russ Miller stirs Christian and American hearts and minds by reminding them the USA was founded by predominantly Christian men and women on predominantly Christian principles. Revealing that Biblical creation underlies both the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the freedoms that Americans enjoy, he also shows that our Christian heritage is being erased. Get this information and share it with fellow citizens as America re-examines its priorities and goals!
► February 21 – 7:00 PM Tempe: Noah’s Ark and Dinosauars. The message is that God’s Word is true, word for word and cover to cover! Jesus refers to Noah’s Ark as a fact, while dinosaurs have been used as a cornerstone to undermine the faith of millions of people annually. Russ reveals that whatever God’s word tells us, we can put our trust in what He says. Eye-opening and inspiring!
► February 22 – 6:30 PM Cave Creek: Five Impossible Questions for Evolutionists. Never again lack confidence in our scientific challenges to Darwin’s prevailing 19th Century dogma. Dr. Kezele provides five powerful questions and shows how they upset the comfortable secular materialist apple cart: Where did matter and energy come from? Wher did the first living cell come from? Were did the Cambrian explosion come from? Where did dinosaurs come from? Where did information come from? Just when they thought they had all the answers and said God was dead … !
► February 29 – 6:30 PM Cave Creek: America, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Surviving this political season means taking a dose of history, a measure of philosophy, and view into future trends. To place America into its dynamic context, Dr. Kezele reviews American military history and the founding principles of our government, which have led into our present condition and the spiritual battle we now face for America’s future. These ideas will spur stimulating conversations (and maybe some action) for the rest of the year!
Click to visit the Maricopa County Events Page for details for any presentation.
► February 23 – 7:00 PM Tucson: Noah’s Ark and Dinosaurs! Are you stumped when they ask, “How could Noah’s Ark fit all those animals?” Be stumped no more. Russ Miller, veteran researcher and educator, supplies the answers you can use immediately. He gives answers about dinosaurs in the Bible and on the Ark, too. He’ll explain how dinosaur and Ark questions have undermined the faith of millions — and how the tables are turning. Russ will also address a fascinating question: Did Jesus refer to Noah’s Ark as fact?
Click to visit the Pima County Events Page for details on this and other upcoming events.
AzOSA’s first field trip of the year is a walk up Shaw Butte on February 4. Your guide is Geologist Jim Clarke – the best. Meet at the trail head at the end of Central Ave south of Thunderbird Road at 9:00 AM. Address: N Central Ave & E Aster Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85073 Click this link for Google Map.
You can leverage a few hours a month to move mountains of reason and faith. Quite seriously. Reports show origin science is changing hearts and minds daily. Where before the atheist, Darwin-driven worldview dominated all scientific inquiry, the intellectual landscape is changing. Are you involved? Can your skills add energy to our mission? This may well be your time to join the team in one of these four areas:
► East side Assistant Book Master – a few hours per month helps advance this vital, ongoing, long-term educational initiative.
► Marketing Consultant – help leadership team develop ideas and strategies for expanding AzOSA membership and influence in target areas.
► Church Survey Assistant – using simple direct mail techniques, help this ongoing original research project obtain and organize data to understand origin science’s challenges in some churches and how to overcome them.
► Information Technology Assistant – supporting the financial backbone of our mission, work with the leadership team to refine the AzOSA online store and inventory tracking system.
To learn more about these opportunities to advance our mission, please contact Dr. Joseph Kezele at his Email contact page.
Previous announcements might have suggested we need a field marshal, but actually we just need a willing supply sergeant. For our book selling operation, we’re looking for a person — not to run all of the stores — but just to help maintain the stock for the stores. AzOSA can thrive only by delivering the materials people need to make the scientific case for Creation. You can directly contribute to everyone’s success. Skills needed include the ability to learn how to use the new online database, along with a working knowledge of Word and Excel (or similar office programs). A general familiarity with the creation science resources available would also be helpful. Please contact Dr. Kezele or Vern Hartz (vhartz@azcc.arizona.edu or 520-721-8278) for more information.
AzOSA’s Church Survey examined the commitment of Arizona churches to the literal 6-day creation, a young Earth, and other Biblical and creation science views. In June 2011, AzOSA Board Member Larry S. Kisner presented some of the Survey’s results to scholars convened at the Inaugural Faith & Science Conference in Springfield, Missouri. Larry’s presentation, entitled “Survey and Analysis of Pentecostal Biblical Creation Worldviews,” was published in the Proceedings of that conference, in “Section 3” of the collection of papers. Click on Proceedings of the Inaugural Faith & Science Conference Book to order “Section 3.” The cost is minimal, it supports a good cause, and you receive Larry’s paper and several others that immerse you into key issues facing evangelism today.
MIke Riddle, veteran speaker and passionate advocate for creation science, can inject your church community with fresh insights and renewed commitment to evangelism. Click on his website to learn more about his topics and materials. Contact him at (859) 250-7987 — book him for your church — and then watch as Christian hearts and minds are rejuvenated!
New items, more opportunities, AzOSA is on the move. Don’t wait for a monthly newsletter to stay informed. Visit http://www.azosa.org/ every week. And tell a friend or three.
