I've been remiss... two weeks ago, I promised pictures and a recap of our latest journey to the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Time has rolled on...
But better late than never, right?
I'll start with answering a question. Several people have asked,
why did you go the Creation Museum? Like...
- are you a nerd?
- or, are you a fundamentalist Christian?
- or, isn't the museum in Kentucky? (booorrrriiiinnnggg)
For starters, we were invited on this trip by our friends Ian and Meg Murphy. And it wasn't boring at all. Quite the opposite.
We joined in because (1) we rarely get to spend time with Ian and Meg, (2) the museum was recommended by others we know, and (3) we've had some questions about Creation lately.
The Creation Museum shows how Creation (Genesis 1) occurred in six "literal" days---i.e. when Scripture says "And on the first day, God created..." it means a day. Not a year or a billion years, a day.
The museum also explains why the earth looks so old by pointing to the Flood. One display was dedicated to proving how the Grand Canyon was formed by receding waters rushing away and cutting through the rock at the end of the 40 days and 40 nights.
Personally, I was interested to see how the museum would handle dinosaurs. As kids, Jeremy and I both confess to loving paleontology. I also confess to digging around in my backyard looking for bones.
I was tickled to see that the Creation Museum put the dinosaurs right there in Noah's Ark. They claimed that the dinosaurs (and many other animals) on the Ark were much smaller than their post-flood descendants.
They also put dinosaurs in the Garden of Eden.
After touring the main exhibit and visiting the Petting Zoo, we attended a lecture which debunked some myths of evolution. I came away understanding that evolution is not science; its
theory.
Although modern culture scoffs at Christians who believe in supernatural creation, evolution is full of so many holes and contradictions, it barely has a leg to stand on at times.
Time and again we choose to trust in ambiguous science, which we don't actually understand, rather than consider the possibility of a divine, omnipotent Creator God. Our hearts are so rebellious.
Overall, the Creation Museum was a really pleasant place to be. All day long, we were surrounded by Scripture displayed through the exhibits, on the walls, on people's clothing, and on people's lips.
I would highly recommend the museum, especially to people with kids. In the next few years, they plan to build a life size Ark and a first century village. It's worth the road trip.
Ian and Jeremy with their buddy, Martin Luther.
The Creation Museum believes anything less than a literal interpretation of "6 days" is a compromise of Scripture.
Garden of Eden. Adam naming the animals.
Meg and Jeremy checking out of the flora and fauna.
Jeremy and an alpaca.
