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News & Blog page 25
‘TNC on Audible’
13 November 2025,The New Creationism, Paul Garner’s widely read first book introducing the creation model, is now available as an audiobook on Audible! To purchase or listen with a free Audible trial see here (The New Creationism Audiobook, free with trial).
‘Paul and Todd's Czech Adventure’
13 November 2025,Paul Garner has just returned from a whistle-stop trip to Czechia, primarily to view the original Lucy skeleton, though there was lots more besides! Expect to hear all about it in due time but for now, Paul’s podcast co-host Todd Wood has written about their adventure on his blog here.
‘Creation and the Cross’
13 November 2025,Stephen Lloyd got to the surprising heart of the origins issue at Walthamstow Central Baptist on Sunday, where he preached on ‘Creation and the Cross’ from Genesis and John. Stephen also gave an update about our ministry and the Cambridge House Project.
Stephen at Walthamstow Central Baptist.
‘Return to Rattlesden’
13 November 2025,Matthew Pickhaver has spoken about ‘The Origin of Humanity’ for a men’s meeting at Rattlesden Baptist in Suffolk. Following the talk (and supper), there was a particularly engaging question time, covering the scarcity of stone age burials, why human fossils aren’t found in Flood rocks, pre- and post-Flood human variation, and the Nephilim!
‘BCT on the Road’
13 November 2025,On 27 September, Matthew Pickhaver was at the Christian Values in Education conference in Luton. About 400 attended, half of them children, and alongside their sessions the main speakers were James Mildred (CARE), John Denning (Christian Institute) and headteacher Alun Ebenezer, on ‘being salt and light in education’. Then on 4 October Matthew was at Word on the Wash in King’s Lynn where about 130 people heard FIEC’s Adrian Reynolds on Ezra, as well as a Christian Institute update on the assisted suicide and conversion therapy bills. In both cases fresh contacts were made, resources sold and discussions had about how origins relate to the rest of scripture and contemporary issues.
Matthew at the Christian Values in Education conference in Luton.
‘BCT in ET’
13 November 2025,Evangelical Times have published Joshua Kellard’s report of Paul Garner’s recent Edinburgh trip here and Matthew Pickhaver’s review of Steven Taylor’s new evangelistic book (Christianity and Science: Friends or Foes? ) here .
‘Marvellous Moths!’
13 November 2025,Matthew Pickhaver has presented ‘Marvellous Moths!’ at two Christian care homes in Dereham, Norfolk. Using photos of moths caught in his garden light trap - with new species added this year - he showed how their beauty, variety and complexity also point us to God’s ‘eternal power and divine nature’, while metamorphosis can picture conversion (2 Cor.5:17). There were questions afterwards about moth life cycles, how they’re named, and why good science can be seen as a form of worship.
Marvellous moths.
‘Evangelistic Talk at the Vine, Littleport’
13 November 2025,On 21 September, Matthew Pickhaver addressed the question, ‘Does science disprove the existence of God?’ as part of a series of evangelistic talks at the Vine Community Church in Littleport, Cambridgeshire. He described science as good but limited, then outlined the Christian assumptions that drove the pioneers of modern science. With reference to Genesis 1:1 and Romans 1:18-20 he concluded that ‘the God hypothesis’ is the best explanation for creation, conscience and the historical Christ. About fifty attended with discussion continuing after the service. An audio of the talk, and the accompanying Powerpoint, are available on the church’s website here (Sermons — The Vine CCL no:7).
Matthew spoke at Vine Community Church in Littleport.
‘Geoscience in Germany’
13 November 2025,Paul Garner was one of about thirty participants at this year’s Wort und Wissen Geoscience Meeting, held in September at the beautiful St Trudpert’s monastery in Münstertal, Germany. Its main theme was the geology of the upper Rhine valley. Besides a day of lectures, there were excursions to outcrops of sedimentary and volcanic rocks, as well as visits to a mine and some working quarries. Discussions centred around the processes and time scales involved in depositing these rocks. Paul led one of the evening devotions, gave an update about our Cambridge House project, and presented a talk about his research on the purported evolutionary transition from fishes to tetrapods.
Outcrops of sedimentary and volcanic rocks.
The upper Rhine valley.
Visiting a mine.
Visiting a working quarry.
‘Cambridge Student Meetings Update’
12 November 2025,The last student meeting before the summer break has taken place in Cambridge, with Paul and Stephen leading a tour of the geology museum. After a meal together, the group drew on some of the things they’d seen to discuss the question, ‘What is the history of the world?’ Pray for the students and this ministry as we look forward to more events in the Autumn.
Photo of Sedgewick museum.
‘Matthew at Mundesley’
12 November 2025,Matthew Pickhaver has preached at Mundesley Free Church, Norfolk, from Genesis 1:26-27, on what it means to be made in the image of God. He introduced the theme with a talk aimed at youngsters on Jesus’ words, ‘Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s’, showing how a ruler’s image on a coin can remind us of God’s image stamped on us.
Ancient coin.
‘An Edinburgh Excursion’
12 November 2025,Paul Garner has been in Edinburgh, speaking at Holyrood Evangelical Church and leading a field excursion to nearby Holyrood Park. The first of Paul’s two talks was about the incompatibility of evolution with the redemptive storyline of the Bible. Paul considered Adam as the ancestor of all humanity, the Flood as the reversal of creation and an anticipation of the new creation, and the connection between physical death and sin, showing that these aspects of the Bible’s story cannot be harmonised with evolution. In his second talk, he addressed the question of how to deal with a contemporary scientific theory like evolution that contradicts well-established biblical teaching, commending the building of creationist models as scientifically productive and apologetically attractive.
The next day Paul led a group excursion through Holyrood Park, to examine the eroded remnants of Edinburgh’s volcano. The group saw outcrops of the sedimentary rocks that were deposited before the eruption and the lavas, ashes and volcanic agglomerates that were produced during the eruption, as well as the effects of the ice age, including glacial erratics, a corrie, ice-scratched rock surfaces and glacial terraces. Together, the group considered how these geological features testified to the catastrophic processes that operated during and after the worldwide Flood described in Genesis.
An excursion through Holyrood Park.
The eroded remnants of Edinburgh’s volcano.
Further remnants of Edinburgh’s volcano.
Examining remnants of the volcanic activity.
‘Human Origins in Suffolk’
12 November 2025,Matthew Pickhaver has taken his human origins talk to two Suffolk churches, showing how hominin fossils can be interpreted within a creationist framework, contrasting the evolutionary story of our beginnings with the Bible’s account, and its implications for our identity, worth, and destination. At Battisford Free Church he preached from Genesis 1:26-27 first, about our being made ‘in the image of God’, before the main talk, after which discussion covered upright walking, what the original human population looked like, plant death, the nature of life itself, kinds and speciation. Then at Friston Baptist he addressed a gathering of about thirty young people, following a BBQ.
BCT bookstall at Friston Baptist Church.
‘Stephen Lloyd in the Channel Isles’
12 November 2025,On Sunday 13 July, Stephen Lloyd preached at Christchurch, Jersey, from John’s gospel, using the title ‘Christ and Creation’. This church only began in 2023 and they have a strong commitment to biblical creation. The following Wednesday Stephen spoke at a church with a much longer history, La Villiaze Church in Guernsey. They have also been longstanding supporters of BCT. Several other churches from Guernsey joined the meeting, filling the chapel, as Stephen spoke on ‘The future of creationism’, including an update on the Cambridge House project.
‘ICC Proceedings Now Available’
12 November 2025,In April this year, the International Conference on Creationism held its first New Scholars Conference in Flagstaff, Arizona. Abstracts and posters from the conference are now available online. Included in the proceedings is the abstract Paul Garner co-authored with Dr John Whitmore, addressing criticisms of their Coconino Sandstone research. See ‘Helble’s Critique of Creationist Research on the Coconino Sandstone Fails’ on page 32. But check out all the other interesting contributions too! The Proceedings of the New Scholar International Converence on Creationism (2025) see here.
‘Human Origins in Watford’
12 November 2025,There was a good turnout at Grace Baptist North Watford where Matthew Pickhaver presented on the origin of humanity. He contrasted the biblical and evolutionary accounts, showing how new research methods can help reinterpret hominin fossils, and explained why the issue matters for ethics, morality and the gospel. Discussion continued afterwards about the topic in the media, human diversity, ‘the breath of life’ and alternative timescales, while much interest was shown in the resources available. This was the fifth occasion that GBNW had hosted us - with plans already being made for the next.
Matthew speaking at Grace Baptist North Watford.
‘CRS Conference’
12 November 2025,In July, Stephen Lloyd attended his first Creation Research Society conference in St Louis, USA. The CRS was founded in 1963 as a forum to present and publish research and it now has its own research centre in Arizona. The conference began with a day of workshops in different subject areas followed by two days of presentations before a concluding picnic. Some highlights were talks on animal longevity in the pre- and immediate post-flood world, the Zanclean flood that shaped the Mediterranean, and an alleged Sauropod petroglyph that when examined first hand turned out to be part of a navigational map spanning several hundred miles. In addition, Stephen was able to meet with a number of young researchers to discuss working on some of our own research projects...so watch this space!
Creation Research Society conference in St Louis, USA
‘Cowper Connection’
12 November 2025,Matthew Pickhaver led Sunday morning worship at Cowper Memorial Congregational Church in Dereham, Norfolk. Reading from Genesis 5, he commented on pre-flood longevity, before focusing on Enoch who ‘walked with God’ (the church’s building stands on the site of a house in which died William Cowper, author of ‘O for a closer walk with God’). Matthew also introduced the work of BCT and our Cambridge House project, with many present showing interest afterwards.
Cowper Memorial Congregational Church, Dereham.
‘TiS Summer School 2025’
12 November 2025,About a hundred students gathered at Yarnfield Park Conference Centre in Staffordshire for this year’s Truth in Science Summer School at the end of August. Paul Garner and Stephen Lloyd were among the many speakers and also manned a BCT resource stand. Paul gave a talk about why creationists should study geology (and how), while Stephen spoke about why it matters what we believe about creation. Together, they also led a seminar entitled ‘Martyr, monk or modeller: what sort of creationists should we be?’ Paul also joined other speakers for the final Q&A panel of the conference. Please pray for the many useful contacts made and for all the students as they venture out on their studies.
Truth in Science Summer School 2025.
Stephen spoke on why it matters what we believe about creation.
The final Q&A panal.
‘Harvest at Hainault Road’
12 November 2025,Matthew Pickhaver led a morning Harvest Service at Hainault Road Baptist Church in Leyton, East London. He preached from Psalm 65 - a song of thanksgiving to our welcoming, powerful and providing Creator. In the afternoon Matthew also spoke about how we should read Genesis 1-11, and why this makes a difference to our understanding of the gospel.
Harvest at Hainault Road Baptist Church, Leyton.
‘New Creation Studies Journal’
12 November 2025,The first volume of the New Creation Studies Journal has landed! Todd Wood asks why we need such a journal, while Hans Madueme reflects on the state of creationism. There’s research on worm burrows and geological time, some baraminology on claimed dinosaur relatives, a review of Perspectives on the Historical Adam & Eve: Four Views, and abstracts from last year’s Origins conference. Published by the New Creation Blog, it’s open access and can be downloaded here.
‘Cambridge House Leaflet and Report’
11 July 2025,To help spread the word about our Cambridge House project, we’ve published a new introductory leaflet about it.
The new leaflet for Cambridge House.
To read it in full, click here (7.4MB) and if you would like copies to distribute, please email Debra at admin@biblicalcreationtrust.org. Meanwhile, a report on the special service earlier this year, acknowledging Stephen Lloyd’s move to head up the project, has featured in April’s Evangelical Times. Click to read it (with a free subscription) here.
‘This was a game-changer for me!’
11 July 2025,We were encouraged by this testimony received from someone impacted by Paul’s book.
'A game-changer for me!'
‘Human Origins & Education Revolution’
11 July 2025,On 30 April, Matthew Pickhaver returned to West Row Baptist in Suffolk to speak on the origin of humanity. Contrasting the biblical and mainstream stories, he showed how fossil hominin discoveries can be interpreted within a creation model, and why where we think we came from matters, in terms of our worth, morality, apologetics and the gospel. Discussion continued around the resource table and it was encouraging to hear our friends pray for our ministry, including the Cambridge House project. Matthew also attended Christian Concern’s Education Revolution conference in Oxford, on 26 April. About 250 people gathered to talk about current challenges in state schools and to learn of Christian school and home-ed initiatives. Again, much interest was shown in our resources and we had many useful conversations with existing supporters as well as brand new contacts.
'Matthew Pickhaver on the origin of humanity.'
‘Cambridge Ministry Update’
11 July 2025,Please continue to pray for the ministry we are beginning in Cambridge as we make connections with church leaders and students. The most recent student meeting was an encouraging time with a good number present and plenty of discussion. Paul Garner introduced examples of the suffering and disease we find in the fossil record and the theological questions these raise. Stephen Lloyd then continued this theme with the question ‘What did the cross achieve?’ explaining that the work of Christ on the cross brings redemption not just for human souls, but our bodies and the whole fallen creation. One of the students also gave a review of Todd Wood’s book The Quest. We are planning a further meeting after the students’ exams finish in June.
‘Why I'm a Creationist: Paul at Pershore’
11 July 2025,On 28 May Paul Garner explained why he’s a creationist for Pershore Evangelical Church in Worcestershire. Having acknowledged that evolution is a compelling theory that cannot be dismissed lightly, he showed how the history of science is littered with such theories that turned out to be incorrect. He pointed out some problems with classic evolutionary arguments and suggested biblical creationism can explain the same data better, and provide a fruitful framework for scientific research. He concluded that creationism was also good theology, providing the only robust foundation for the Bible’s redemptive storyline: if physical death has always been around, as evolution demands, the death of Christ on the cross as payment for sin is rendered incomprehensible.
‘equipping the church
on origins’