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News & Blog page 24 (latest)
‘First student meeting in Cambridge’
24 February 2025,On 5 February, we hosted our first student meeting in Cambridge! An encouraging number of students representing a range of disciplines came along. We shared a meal together and then Stephen and Paul led a discussion on Adam and our human identity, along with how we explain fossil humans like Neanderthals. We even had a replica skull to show! Please continue to pray as we embark on the exciting project of helping students integrate biblical and scientific perspectives on origins.
First student meeting in Cambridge with Stephen Lloyd, left and Paul Garner, right.
‘BCT at NEFC’
24 February 2025,Matthew Pickhaver returned to Norwich Evangelical Free Church on Sunday 26 January. In the morning service he used monarchs on coins to illustrate ‘the image of God’ for the youngsters, before preaching from Genesis 1:26-27. In the afternoon he asked how we should read the early chapters of Genesis, looking at the text itself, what Jesus taught and implications for the gospel. Watch the morning service here (NEFC Livestream, 26/01/2025).
Matthew Pickhaver at Norwich Evangelical Free Church.
‘Historic meeting at Hope!’
24 February 2025,On Saturday 25 January, Hope Church Gravesend hosted a special service to give thanks for the ministry of their pastor Dr Stephen Lloyd over the past sixteen years, and also to recognise Stephen’s call to begin our Cambridge House project. The main speaker was Dr Peter Williams of Tyndale House with others from both Hope Church and BCT also taking part. Friends from other churches and organisations attended too. You can watch a recording of the event here : ‘Bringing every thought captive to Christ: why we need a creationist study centre in Cambridge.’
The congregation during Stephen Lloyd’s leaving service.
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L to R: Peter Williams with BCT trustee James Bejon, Stephen Lloyd, Matthew Pickhaver and Paul Garner.
‘Defending Sin by Hans Madueme’
24 February 2025,BCT trustee David Tyler has reviewed Defending Sin by Hans Madueme for the February edition of Evangelical Times (p.21). Paul and Todd also spoke with the author about his book in Episode 93 (click here) and Episode 94 (click here) of their Let’s Talk Creation podcast (Episode 93: Hans Madueme DEFENDING SIN! Part 1 and Episode 94: Hans Madueme DEFENDING SIN! Part 2).
The book review in Evangelical Times.
‘Help us thrive in 2025!’
24 February 2025,Looking back, we’re thankful that 2024 proved to be full of opportunities, which you can read more about below. But these would not have been possible without your prayerful and practical support, for which we're extremely grateful. Looking forward, could you help more of the same continue next year? If so, please use this Stewardship link to give. For overseas donations, please use this Trustbridge global one. Many thanks in advance and Happy New Year! In 2024...
*We announced further plans to establish a creation study centre, for which purpose Stephen Lloyd and his family have now relocated to Cambridge.
*Paul Garner gave talks on geology and creation science at conferences in the USA and France, as well as taking part in field trips and discussions with theistic evolutionists.
*We’ve spoken for churches, creation groups, a ministers’ gathering and student forums: Paul on Flood geology, Babel and the solar system; Stephen on origins theology, the environment and gender; Matthew Pickhaver on Genesis kinds, the Flood, ID and ‘the image of God’.
*Paul even spoke to a mainstream geology group about what creationism can teach the earth sciences, which was received positively.
*Paul and Stephen appeared on Revelation TV, beside other podcasts and channels, while Matthew ran stalls at two UK conferences.
*With Todd Wood, Paul made 26 more episodes of their Let’s Talk Creation podcast, which now has 2790 subscribers on YouTube alone.
*We released a short video to complement Bill Worraker’s ongoing ‘Flood heat problem’ research, published new articles in our e-Origins journal and our own version of Cornerstone’s geologic column card, also writing features for the Christian press.
*Meanwhile, Paul and Stephen have continued to write and edit chapters for a major, forthcoming book on the importance of origins.
‘New film on the Missouri Sea Floor’
24 February 2025,Paul Garner has featured in a new mini-documentary hosted by Zachary Klein of the Missouri Association for Creation. With input from palaeontologist Marcus Ross too, it explores the Missouri sea floor from a creationist perspective: Were the limestones deposited in a calm and placid sea or is there evidence they were deposited rapidly under the influence of strong currents? Watch here to find out: The Missouri Sea Floor.
‘Creation Together!’
18 December 2024,What would happen if three young-age creationists sat down with three theistic evolutionists to talk about their differences? This summer we found out—when Core Academy of Science hosted ‘Creation Together’ in Dayton, Tennessee.
BCT’s Paul Garner, along with biologist Todd Wood and palaeontologist Marcus Ross represented the young-age creationist position. Biologists Darrel Falk and Joel Duff and palaeontologist Ralph Stearley represented the theistic evolution position. Rob Barrett served as moderator.
For two days, they worshipped, prayed and read the Bible together; ate meals together; shared their personal stories; explained what they believed about creation and why, and what they think is at stake in the creation-evolution debate.
Their time together culminated with a public event at which Darrel and Todd took to the stage to continue their dialogue, with Paul chairing. Check out the latest episode of our podcast to see how that went! Click here.
It’s fair to say that the group didn’t resolve their disagreements—in fact they barely scratched the surface. The differences between their viewpoints are profound and really matter. But they did seek to engage with one another in Christian love despite their disagreements, and the Holy Spirit was at work. As our Saviour said, ‘By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.’ (John 13:35)
We fervently hope that these discussions can continue, but that depends on whether future funding is available. If you’d like to help, please see Todd’s latest blog post for more information: Creation Together and the future!.
From left to right, the photo shows Paul Garner, Marcus Ross, Ralph Stearley, Rob Barrett, Joel Duff, Todd Wood and Darrel Falk. Courtesy of Core Academy of Science.
‘Rattlesden Report’
18 December 2024,Last month, Rattlesden Baptist in Suffolk hosted Matthew Pickhaver to speak at their men’s meeting. He introduced our ministry - including the Cambridge House project - before presenting scriptural and scientific evidence for the Genesis Flood, and its significance in the storyline of the gospel.
A number attended from other local churches and discussion continued over refreshments - about hominin fossils, the canopy theory, earthquakes and volcanoes, the ark’s dimensions and human population data. Keen interest was also shown in the resources available and a return visit has already been booked for next year.
‘The Image of God and the Tower of Babel’
13 November 2024,On Sunday 3 November, Paul Garner and Matthew Pickhaver led morning worship services in two local churches. Paul was at Soham Baptist in Cambridgeshire where he preached about the Tower of Babel from Genesis 11:1-9. Find out how the Babel account satirises human pride and arrogance and how archaeological and cultural evidence confirms its historicity, as well as some of its lessons for the present day, by listening to the sermon ‘The Lord came down’ here.
Matthew at Hainault Road Baptist Church.
Meanwhile, Matthew was at Hainault Road Baptist in Leyton, east London (pictured). He preached from Genesis 1:26-27 about what it means that we’re made in the Image of God and how that image-bearing is marred by our sin but can be mended by the Saviour. You can hear the service here (with the sermon from 30:15). Both gave ministry updates too, including the latest on Cambridge House.
In the evening Paul also gave a talk to Truth in Science’s After 8 Student Forum on Zoom, presenting ‘Geological evidence of a worldwide flood’, followed by a Q&A.
‘Sharing our Work at Word on the Wash’
10 October 2024,On Saturday 5 October, Matthew Pickhaver again ran a resource table at the ‘Word on the Wash’ one-day Bible conference in King’s Lynn, Norfolk. Some interesting conversations were had about our work and the importance of the origins issue, with both existing and new contacts. Besides sales, we gave out many copies of our Prayer News, while a number of returning delegates expressed appreciation for Stephen Lloyd's seminar at last year's event.
The BCT stall at Word on the Wash.
‘Fossils, Friends and Field Trips in France!’
10 October 2024,Paul Garner has returned from the Wort und Wissen geoscience meeting, based this year in Reims, north-eastern France. The conference theme was the Paris Basin and the rapid radiation of the mammals in the Tertiary. Paul gave a talk about the extension of the Paris Basin in southern England. The conference also included a field trip to a number of geological sites in the region, as well as to the natural history and palaeontology museums in Paris.
Attendees came from several European countries and we were delighted this year to be joined by Dr Marcus Ross from across the pond! After the conference, Paul and some colleagues also had the opportunity to visit some other geological localities to the west of Paris and on the Normandy coast.
‘equipping the church
on origins’