WHEN: January 24, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
WHERE: Atonement Free Lutheran Church
6905 172nd St. NE,
Arlington, WA 98223
CONTACT: Dr. Heinz Lycklama – 425-501-5075, Email, Event website
Description: The Origin of Mountains is assumed among most people to have required a long time to accomplish. The phrase often used to give credence to the longstanding quality of something is “as old as the hills”. Are the mountains really that old? How did they originate? Can the issue be solved by the application of science standards. This subject has been the product of intensive arguments and debate for a couple of hundred years. It has been assumed that mountains rose slowly over millions of years. That seems reasonable to most people. But it contradicts the biblical understanding of a young earth from the Book of Genesis. Join us as we unravel some of the mystery of orogeny and tectonics and arrive at a reasonable biblical historical position.
Speaker: Patrick Nurre, speaker and author, was in the second grade when he made his first big find – a large dinosaur bone in the alley behind his house! That was the beginning of a love for geology. Raised in beautiful Montana, he spent many days rockhounding near the Big Horn River. This early interest led him to a lifelong study of the world of geology. Patrick was trained in secular geology, but after becoming a Christian, he began to seriously reevaluate his previous evolutionary beliefs, and became, instead, a young-earth creationist.
Today, Patrick conducts geology classes (PreK-12) and seminars in Washington state, and speaks at numerous home school and church conventions on geology and our young earth. He also leads a variety of geology field trips every year, including Yellowstone Park, where he helps families discover the Biblical geology of the park. Patrick is the vision behind Northwest Treasures, a 501(c)3 corporation, devoted to creating excellent geology kits, curricula, classes and tours/field trips for all ages. To help in this endeavor, Patrick has written 17 books on geology for PreK-12. He is a long-standing participant in the IAC (International Association of Creation) Professional Development Program. In addition, he draws on over 40 years of pastoring experience. Patrick and his wife, Vicki, have three wonderful children and four grandchildren, and live in Wapato, Washington. Patrick’s talks can be found here.
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Lecture recording:
- Video recording of lecture on YouTube here.