Let's Talk Creation

Join Todd and Paul as they talk to Nate Loper of Canyon Ministries and discuss the beautiful Grand Canyon and how it is evidence of God’s judgment and redemption.

In their very first episode-in-the-field, Paul and Todd take a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains to learn about Plate Tectonics. After learning the basics of plate tectonics and the geography of eastern Tennessee, Paul and Todd venture into the mountains. They explore the geology from crystalline basement rocks to coarse sandstone to an astonishingly massive overthrust, where you'll get a quic...

Paul and Todd are back in the cabin answering your questions! Can we rely on creationist books about dinosaurs? Did you ever say whether people walked WITH dinosaurs? Are you sure about behemoth? Could the universe be old and young AT THE SAME TIME? Find out their thoughts on these questions and more in this episode!  Do you have more questions? Send them to podcast@coresci.org Support the podcast...

Paul visits Dayton, TN, the site of the notorious Scopes Monkey Trial. In 1925, famed politician William Jennings Bryan faced prominent lawyer Clarence Darrow over the teaching of evolution in public schools. After checking out the courthouse, Paul and Todd talk to local historian Tom Davis and get the full scoop. Paul then attends a performance of the annual Scopes Trial Play and gets a little su...

How could Noah fit all those animals on the Ark? From the earliest critics of Genesis to the most recent estimates of the ark's capacity, Paul and Todd take a deep look at the ways Christians have understood the reality of Noah's Ark. Could it really be true that the Ark could easily carry everything described in Genesis? Find out in this episode of Let's Talk Creation! Visit us at htt...

What exactly is the Hebrew text that gives us our Old Testament? In this episode, Todd and Paul talk to Hebrew scholar Doug Smith about Masoretic texts and learn about scribes, alphabets, and the history of our Bible. How can we be sure we're reading the right words in Genesis? Find out in this episode!

It's another episode of audience questions! What do we think of dinosaur soft tissue? Where are all the human fossils from the Flood? Was the fall cosmic? Will we ever debate someone? WHAT IS THE SMITHSONIAN HIDING? Find out answers to these questions and more in this episode of Let's Talk Creation.

Todd and Paul are together in person at the International Conference on Creationism at Cedarville University!  Nine different folks stop by the Let's Talk Creation booth to tell us all about what they're doing at the ICC.  From post-Flood lakes to feathered dinosaurs to human history and the Bible, you can get a tiny taste of the ICC in one convenient episode! to check out the Show Notes.

Join Paul and Todd as they discuss the latest creation research on fossil hominins! What can we learn about our own humanity from these ancient people? What do these fossils mean for the image of God? And what about all those apes? This is the first part in our series on the 2023 International Conference on Creationism.

Todd and Paul discuss a viewer/listener request to talk about the amazing geology of Joshua Tree National Park. The unique geology provides some wonderful opportunities to talk about important creationist research in granite. How does granite formation fit in a young-earth scenario? Join Todd and Paul at Joshua Tree to find out! www.letstalkcreation.org

What does it mean to be created in the Image of God? Genesis tells us that humans are made in God’s image, but Christians hold different views about what this means. In this episode, Todd and Paul explore the Image of God with Dr. Daniel Wilson, Pastor and Professor of Bible and Church History at Brookes Bible College in St. Louis, MO. Show Notes

Todd and Paul chat with producer Thomas Purifoy about his new film Is Genesis History: Mountains after the Flood . Thomas explains the surprising birth of the film and his passion for explaining how creation science actually works. The film follows geologists Andrew Snelling and John Whitmore as they study the remarkable folded layers in the Grand Canyon. Their research takes them from the bottom...

Continuing our series on natural evil, Todd and Paul discuss the apparent design of creatures such as bears and pit vipers. Why do they look like they are designed to kill? How do they fit in a pre-Fall world? What did they look like before the Fall? Should we call it natural evil when a good God created it? Paul and Todd tackle these questions and more in this episode.   https://letstalkcreation....

What is the Septuagint? Where did it come from? Join Todd, Paul, and their special guest Henry Smith as they discuss the origin of ancient Greek translations of the Old Testament and how those translations relate to biblical chronology. About our Guest: Henry Smith works for the Associates for Biblical Research. He is the dig director for the Shiloh excavations. He hosts the TV show Digging for Tr...

EPISODE 58: Which Rocks are Flood Rocks Part 4: Parting Thoughts Join Paul and Todd as they wrap up their four-part series on the Flood boundary. Todd recaps previous episodes in the series, and Paul gives his perspective from his own research. As creationists work to better understand the fossil record, Todd and Paul encourage humility and kindness to work through disagreements.

How many rock layers were formed by the Flood? Paul and Todd chat with Dr. Marcus Ross, paleontologist, and president of Cornerstone Educational Supply, about the Flood and the fossil record. Dr. Ross has a Ph. D. in paleontology and has spent a great deal of time studying the rock record. This is part three in a four-part series. About our Guest Dr. Marcus Ross is a former professor at Liberty Un...

How many rock layers were formed by the Flood? Paul and Todd chat with Dr. Tim Clarey of the Institute for Creation Research about the Flood and the fossil record. Dr. Clarey has a Ph. D. in geology and has spent a great deal of time studying the rock record. This is part two in a four-part series.

If the Flood was a global disaster that made new rock layers, which rock layers were made by the Flood? This is a question that has occupied the minds of Christians for centuries, well before the modern creationist movement. In this episode, Todd and Paul introduce us to the history of Flood geology and the quest to identify the Flood in the fossil record.

The world began in 4004 BC, or that is what Bishop Ussher believed. How do we know? Join Todd and Paul as they begin a series on the genealogies of Genesis and how they calculate the age of the Earth. Also, check out our new website at https://letstalkcreation.org/ See Show Notes

In the Book of Job, the creatures Behemoth and Leviathan are mentioned. Some people have interpreted these creatures as purely mythological. Others, have equated them with modern or extinct creatures. Todd and Paul address a listener's request to weigh in on the discussion. What were Behemoth and Leviathan? Resources mentioned in the podcast: Please note that none of the resources mentioned below...

With Special Guest Dr. Jeremy Blaschke, Assistant Professor of Science at Union University, Todd and Paul discuss the wonders of the parasite world. What we see as gross and disgusting are possibly beautiful from God’s point of view. Todd and Paul learn about how some creatures thought to be parasites can be beneficial to their hosts. Special Guest Dr. Jeremy Blaschke is an Assistant Professor of...

Are the Paluxy footprints in Glen Rose, Texas evidence of humans and dinosaurs living together, a hoax, or a case of mistaken identity? Todd and Paul discuss the history of the world-famous dinosaur tracks found in Texas limestone and how they’ve been interpreted and re-interpreted over the history of creationism in the twentieth century.  Show Notes

LET’S TALK CREATION  EPISODE 50: Let’s Talk about the International Conference on Creationism  Since 1986, the International Conference on Creationism (ICC) has been a place for creationists to meet together and present their latest work. This episode celebrates the 37th year of ICC. Though it only meets every 5 years, past conferences have seen some of the most important creation resear...

The question of natural evil is often a stumbling block for believers and non-believers. Todd and Paul discuss different sorts of natural evil and how the Young-Age Creation Model can help us understand these things. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Thank God for Microbes (Let’s Talk Creation podcast episode featuring Dr. Joe Francis) https://youtu.be/YWpfprKSPy0 Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm; Far...

In their first Astronomy episode, Todd and Paul talk to Dr. Bob Hill from Bob Jones University and President of the Creation Research Society. Hear about the design of the universe and the starlight and time problem. They also learn about the Star of Bethlehem.