Before anyone gave the science of creation any thought, creation was a theological doctrine. In this 3-part series, Paul and Todd chat with theologians about the doctrine of creation and its importance to Christian theology. In part 1, the guys talk to Jud Davis of Bryan College on the relationship of creation to the biblical metanarrative. How does creation relate to our salvation and our ultimate hope in the future kingdom of God? Find out in this episode of Let's Talk Creation!

Materials Mentioned in this episode

Jud Davis's channel, Biblical Theology Today

https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaltheologytoday

The Splendor of Thorns

https://answersingenesis.org/biology/plants/the-splendor-of-thorns/

Let There be Light

https://answersingenesis.org/the-word-of-god/let-there-be-light/

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Does oil take millions of years to form? If it did, that would be proof positive that the earth could not be thousands of years old. Join Todd and Paul as the chat with geologist Richard Bruce all about the formation of oil. Not only can oil form rapidly, hot water makes it happen! Oil is uniquely explainable by a global flood. Learn all about it in this latest episode of Let's Talk Creation!

Materials Mentioned in this episode

Richard Bruce, "Millions of years are not necessary for petroleum formation"

https://biblicalcreationtrust.org/pdf/e-origins_vol3_pp7-11_petroleum_formation.pdf

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As we celebrate FIVE whopping years of thoughtful creationist discussions, Paul and Todd pause to answer a common question. Why are you doing this? Our hosts spend a lot of time researching and planning the show and recording episodes. Todd and Paul describe the passion for God and his creation that drives them both to explore and study God's works and to share their learning with the world. As always, we hope that these podcasts will encourageyou to learn, grow, and worship!

Books by Paul

The New Creationism. 2009.

https://a.co/d/0gPkSe7i

Fossils and the Flood. 2021.

https://a.co/d/0fQsWkJu

Books by Todd

The Quest: Exploring Creation’s HardestQuestions. 2018.

https://a.co/d/04orZAgk

(with Darrel Falk) The Fool and the Heretic: How Two Scientists Moved Beyond Labels to a Christian Dialogue about Creation and Evolution

https://a.co/d/04Ci3yva

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And here you thought our "After the Flood" series wasover! Surprise, we got a new episode! We had several thoughtful responses to our "After the Flood" series from last year, and we decided to record a response episode. Is there too much happening in too little time? Can we be sure? How could species change so much? Could animals really raft across the ocean? All that and the Columbia River Basalts! And Rama the Cama too!

The After the Flood Series Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzn-NecEi8GqEZq4ylfxnTkCs9zKpXN7

Materials mentioned in this episode

Kevin Nelsted Blogpost

Post-Flood Residual Catastrophism: A Response to Episode 112 of the “Let’s Talk Creation” Podcast https://geochristian.com/2025/06/30/post-flood-residual-catastrophism-a-response-to-episode-112-of-the-lets-talk-creation-podcast/

Temperature constraints on the Ginkgo flow of the Columbia River Basalt Group

Anita M. Ho; Katharine V. Cashman

https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/25/5/403/206646/Temperature-constraints-on-the-Ginkgo-flow-of-the

Young Earth Creationists Explain Post-Flood Speciation Challenge: My Response by Joel Duff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXldlHsAE-w

Rafting: A Post-Flood Biogeographic Dispersal Mechanism by Kurt Wise and Matt Croxton

https://cedarville.tind.io/record/21016/files/ICC5_33_Rafting_A_Post_flood_Biogeographic_Dispersal_Mechanism.pdf

Episodes mentioned in this episode

Episode 24: Exploring the Grand Canyon: Research on the Coconino Sandstone (feat. Dr. John Whitmore)

https://youtu.be/Q9VE8qsG8yI

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In this latest installment in our ongoing Creationism 101 series, our hosts Todd and Paul tackle the fall as described in Genesis 3. Our story begins in the idyllic Garden of Eden where God has just created Adam and Eve, but it all comes crashing down when Eve has a conversation with a serpent! Who is this serpent, and how do we know? Join Paul and Todd as they explain all the consequences of Adam and Eve's disobedience in this latest episode of Let's Talk Creation!

Episodes mentioned in this episode

Creationism 101 Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzn-NecEi8H0Io01TujqcmhPp98JTyaU

Natural Evil Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzn-NecEi8HRAX7xtUzG61SlfWHuC-1x

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Todd and Paul wrap up their big Czech Adventure with a visit to the Stone Age! Long ago, the southern Czech villages of Pavlov and Dolní Věstonice were home to mammoth hunters, and they left abundant evidence of their dwellings, prey, and even culture. Over the past century, Czech archaeologists have been excavating those sites, and Paul and Todd are going to get the whole scoop as they wander the countryside where these ancient hunters lived. What does this site mean for creationists? Find out in this latest episode!Materials for this EpisodeThe archaeological trail that Paul and Todd hiked, including maps!https://www.archeoparkpavlov.cz/en/archaeological-trail-dolni-vestonice-pavlov/t1328Archaeopark Pavlov:https://www.archeoparkpavlov.cz/Learn about the Black Venus of Vestonice:https://venuse100.cz/See more Dolni-Vestonice exhibits at the Anthropos Pavilion in Brno:https://www.mzm.cz/en/anthropos-pavilionA technical paper about the pathology of the central individual in the Triple Burial:https://www.academia.edu/32312902/The_Upper_Paleolithic_triple_burial_of_Doln_V_stonice_Pathology_and_funerary_behaviorBuy the book on Dolni-Vestonice by Jiri Svoboda:https://amzn.to/3Y8jMgmEpisodes mentioned in this episodePlaylist of Paleoanthropology Episodeshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzn-NecEi8EQEPL-CsmVZRo--osOXXFf📫Send questions to podcast@coresci.orgSupport our work🔬📖Donate to Support the Mentoring of the Next Generation of Creation Scholars https://coresci.org/index.php/sanders-scholars/🔬Join Todd’s Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/researchreports🎁Give to the Core Academy general fund https://coresci.org/donate🎁Support the podcast by going to https://letstalkcreation.org🏫Support Paul’s work at Biblical Creation Trust and the Cambridge House Project at https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/⛺Come to the Core Academy Spring RetreatGet Tickets here: https://coresci.org/smokiesOr email info@coresci.org to get information on the next retreat 🎁Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect or https://biblicalcreationtrust.orgSocial Media LinksLet’s Talk Creation Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LetsTalkCreationLet’s Talk Creation Instagram https://www.instagram.com/letstalkcreation/Core Academy of Science Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coresci.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreacademyofscience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoreacadInfo Website: https://coresci.org/Biblical Creation Trust Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biblicalcreationtrustTwitter: https://twitter.com/bct_origins Website: https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/*Disclaimer: Things mentioned in the Show Notes are not endorsements of people, places, or things discussed in the podcast, but rather a record of what was spoken about and helpful links to material for our listeners.

Lucy may be the most famous Australopithecus fossil, but Selam is much better preserved. Researchers discovered this fossil in 2000 just across the river from where Lucy was found, and the recent exhibit at the Czech National Museum in Prague included this fossil as well as Lucy. In this episode, Paul and Todd review all the details from this skeleton, including a part that is completely unique in Australopithecus discoveries. What's the creationist angle on all this? You'll have to tune in to find out!Materials for this EpisodeWood, Todd Charles and Brummel, P. S. (2023) "Hominin Baraminology Reconsidered with Postcranial Characters," Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism: Vol. 9, Article 28.DOI: 10.15385/jpicc.2023.9.1.15Available at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/icc_proceedings/vol9/iss1/28Does Lucy Prove Evolution? (Todd's Blog)https://toddcwood.blogspot.com/2025/01/does-lucy-prove-evolution.htmlPaul and Todd's Czech Anthropology Adventurehttps://toddcwood.blogspot.com/2025/10/paul-and-todds-czech-anthropology.htmleLucy - an evolutionary resource with scans of some of her boneshttps://elucy.org/National Museum of the Czech Republichttps://www.nm.cz/Episodes mentioned in this episodePlaylist of Paleoanthropology Episodeshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzn-NecEi8EQEPL-CsmVZRo--osOXXFf📫Send questions to podcast@coresci.orgSupport our work🔬📖Donate to Support the Mentoring of the Next Generation of Creation Scholars https://coresci.org/index.php/sanders-scholars/🔬Join Todd’s Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/researchreports🎁Give to the Core Academy general fund https://coresci.org/donate🎁Support the podcast by going to https://letstalkcreation.org🏫Support Paul’s work at Biblical Creation Trust and the Cambridge House Project at https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/⛺Come to the Core Academy Spring RetreatGet Tickets here: https://coresci.org/smokiesOr email info@coresci.org to get information on the next retreat 🎁Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect or https://biblicalcreationtrust.orgSocial Media LinksLet’s Talk Creation Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LetsTalkCreationLet’s Talk Creation Instagram https://www.instagram.com/letstalkcreation/Core Academy of Science Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coresci.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreacademyofscience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoreacadInfo Website: https://coresci.org/Biblical Creation Trust Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biblicalcreationtrustTwitter: https://twitter.com/bct_origins Website: https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/*Disclaimer: Things mentioned in the Show Notes are not endorsements of people, places, or things discussed in the podcast, but rather a record of what was spoken about and helpful links to material for our listeners.