May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted and the blast flattens the forest for a radius of up to 7 miles long. Some trees were sheared off and landed in Spirit Lake. When these trees became waterlogged they sank upright into mud and debris. This is exactly what we are told takes millions of years … Read More
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin did not want the Bald Eagle named as the American symbol because it has a bad moral character? He wanted the wild turkey as the national bird. The Bald Eagle is a symbol of power and it does use this power to bully smaller birds to give up their … Read More
In many religions, such as Buddhism, man is worshipped. Charles Darwin is no exception. This man is celebrated by the scientific community as a saint. The works he has published has had global circulations because universities only pedal one official religion – Darwinism. The churches of Darwinism or the religion of naturalism are forced without … Read More
The most complex computer ever designed and developed is the human brain! It is more sophisticated than the world wide web put together. We are not the result of accidents over millions of years, we were designed intelligently. We were wonderfully and fearfully made!
The Big Bang does not explain the origin of Time, Space and Matter…but the Bible does!
Amos 9:6 speaks of “He that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.” It seems to be pointing to something taking place in nature, but does the Bible know best? Ancient Greeks studied the natural world, and brought about many … Read More
Many skeptics of the Bible, and even fellow Christians, have wondered how Noah could’ve fit all the millions of modern animal species on the Ark. He would have needed a fleet of cargo ships! But Noah didn’t take all the species on the Ark! Noah was only commanded to take every kind of land-dwelling, air-breathing … Read More
Here at David Rives Ministries, we talk a lot about Genesis and how easy it is to read and understand the first book of the Bible. Now, Christians have many different ways that they look at Genesis and a part of our ministry is encouraging them that we don’t have to relegate Genesis to mere … Read More
After Noah and his family got off the Ark God gave them a simple command, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” But just two chapters later we read the response of Noah’s descendants, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a … Read More
Every time a new comet is spotted that was previously undocumented, it is claimed that the comet originated from the Oort Cloud. Articles, magazines, and scientific reports begin claiming that the comet left this proposed cloud tens of thousands of years ago, and is just getting to our solar system. But what is the Oort … Read More
Evolutionary ideas are all around us. Every time you turn on the TV, watch the news, or read a science magazine you will more than likely find evolutionary content. How did this philosophy become so popular that it literally took over science? Evolution owes much of its popularity to a guy you’re probably familiar with…Charles … Read More
Evolution… is popular! It seems that every time you turn on the TV, read a college textbook, or flip through an astronomy magazine you see SOME FORM of it. How did this philosophy become so popular that it literally took over science? Well, maybe we should take a look at Thomas Huxley, who was a … Read More
Got a Disease? Get out of Camp! Speaking in reference to those with certain diseases, Leviticus 13:46 commands that as long as they have the sickness, they should dwell alone; outside of the camp. Does this practice make sense from a scientific perspective? Up until the 18th Century, much of the scientific community believed in … Read More
Matthew Fontaine Maury was known as the “Pathfinder of the Seas”. His story — goes something like this: In the mid 1800’s, Matthew became ill and was laid up in bed. So, one day, his daughter came in to keep him company and began to read from the book of Psalms: “…whatsoever passeth through the … Read More
The common idea of stellar nurseries, claims that stars are born into existence as nebulous areas of space contract, forming a dense ball of gas. It sounds like a plausible explanation for the origin of stars in the universe. However, one big problem with this theory is that while we HAVE seen stars DESTROYED when … Read More
One theory of cosmic evolution is that after a Big Bang, 14 Billion Years ago, gas in the vacuum of space started contracting, eventually becoming so tight that it formed stars. It’s claimed that this happened trillions upon trillions of times to create the populated Universe we see today. However, we’ve never had ONE confirmed, … Read More
Charles Lyell was a British lawyer and geologist who lived during the nineteenth century. He published a three-volume work called Principles of Geology, which promoted his ideas of an old earth, geologic ages, and uniformitarianism. This is the belief that the present is the key to the past. He believed that the slow and gradual … Read More
James Hutton was a Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer, naturalist, and experimental agriculturist. He’s considered the Founder of Modern Geology. It appears that he was a deist, but it’s also possible that he entertained the notion of atheism. He believed, at best, that God was distant from earth and did not intervene in creation. Before … Read More
Why should you believe in creation, and not evolution? I mean, scientifically speaking. Haven’t we proven that evolution is a fact? Over one million years ago modern humans arrived on the planet, or so the evolutionary story goes. Now have you ever wondered where all the people are if humans have been around for over … Read More
Why should you believe in creation, and not evolution? I mean, scientifically speaking. Haven’t we proven that evolution is a fact? The foundation for evolutionary ideas about the past is millions of years. Without the millions of years, it’s utterly impossible for evolution to have happened. Now, most people just take for granted that the … Read More
Tune in to TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) THIS Friday, January 27th @ 5:30pm Central (3:30pm Pacific) to see this week’s episode of “Creation in the 21st Century.” Join David Rives (host) as he welcomes Dr. Georgia Purdom to the program to discuss “The Genetics of Adam and Eve”. Were Adam and Eve real people as … Read More
Why should you believe in creation, and not evolution? I mean, scientifically speaking. Haven’t we proven that evolution is a fact? Near the bottom of the fossil record is a layer of rock known as the “Cambrian.” This layer is bursting with fossils of all kinds of creatures, many of which look very bizarre to … Read More
Why should you believe in creation, and not evolution? I mean, scientifically speaking. Haven’t we proven that evolution is a fact? The next time you stand outside at night and look up at the Moon, think about this: that moon is a tiny bit farther away from you than it was last time you saw … Read More
Why should you believe in creation, and not evolution? I mean, scientifically speaking. Haven’t we proven that evolution is a fact? The backbone of evolutionary ideas about the past is the supposed long ages of earth’s history. Without the millions of years there’s simply no chance that evolution could ever have happened. And there’s lots … Read More
Tune in TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) THIS Friday, December 9th @ 5:30pm Central (3:30 Pacific) to see this week’s episode of “Creation in the 21st Century.” Join David Rives (host) as he welcomes ministry friend, James Worrell to this episode titled: “Biology & The Bible.” What is DNA and what does it tell us about … Read More
Tune in to TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) this Friday, November 18th at 5:30pm Central (3:30 Pacific) to see this week’s episode of “Creation in the 21st Century.” What is the fossil record telling us about the events of the past? Is it speaking to the theory of millions of years of evolution and extinction, or … Read More
Those who have followed my work over the years know that I use VERY large telescopes to observe (and take photos of) space. Astronomy was the passion that fueled my journey to where I am today. Well, recently several people have approached me about the possibility of the flat earth. Basically they say that they … Read More
Tune in to TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) THIS Friday, August 5th @ 5:30pm CDT (3:30pm Pacific) to see this week’s episode of Creation in the 21st Century. Join David Rives (host), as he welcomes Mike Snavely of “Mission: Imperative!” Get answers to the 5 most asked questions about the global flood as recorded in the … Read More
Tune in to TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) THIS Friday, July 15th @ 5:30pm CDT (3:30 Pacific) to see this week’s episode of “Creation in the 21st Century”. Join David Rives (host) as he welcomes astronomer Dr. Danny Faulkner to this week’s episode of “Creation in the 21st Century.” If the universe is relatively young – … Read More
Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a popular astrophysicist with an agenda. His charming personality exudes confidence and makes it easy for us to listen to him explain facts about space. But often he strays far from his specialized field, and delves into the realm of religion – something he seems to be vocal about, even though … Read More
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