Young people raised in many churches are told the Bible teaches a recent six-day creation, and that scientific evidence to the contrary is weak and must be rejected. The actual scientific evidence, however, is much stronger than what is communicated from pulpits and young-earth websites. When students directly engage the scientific evidence in college or later in life, many feel misled by the church, and conclude that it must be their faith in the Bible that was mistaken. Questioning non-believers likewise face a monumental obstacle to faith when told that to accept Christ, they must dismiss what God’s natural creation seems to clearly communicate.

Tragic stories of storm-tossed or fully shipwrecked faith on the reef of young-earth creationism led to the start of Solid Rock Lectures. It is our conviction that an honest study of both Scripture and nature not only leaves ample room for the legitimacy of modern science, but that the agreement between God’s written and natural creations can be breathtaking. Our desire is to remove obstacles to faith, and renew Christians’ ability to marvel and delight in the discoveries God is revealing in nature.