Apologetics Symposium

COMING UP
Geologic Bias vs. the Witness of Fossils  by Chris Ashcraft
Wednesday November 13, 2024 @ 6:30PM
Cedar Park Church, Bothell WA
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The Apologetics Symposium is an educational program addressing the conflicts that exist between natural history and the Bible. Multimedia presentation are provided by Chris Ashcraft and various other speakers (scientists and educators), which will help you defend the Bible against the false teachings of our day.

• Live Webcast is provided on Cedar Park's Facebook page for those unable to attend in person (Wed 6:30pm Pacific).
• Childcare and kid's programs - available for all age groups.
• See upcoming schedule
• Watch videos of past programs

Most Recent Program

The Awful Reality of "Choice" by Dan Kreft
September 25, 2024

Locations

Cedar Park Church - 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 6:30pm in the Chapel. See upcoming schedule below.

16300 112th Ave NE
Bothell, WA
Directions

Evergreen Baptist Church- 3rd Sunday each month at 6pm in the Sanctuary.

19010 Fifth Ave NE,
Shoreline, WA
Directions

What is Apologetics?

Apologetics is an important part of discipleship in preparing the Church to provide answers to the challenges that may impede or lead to a loss of faith. 1Peter 3:15

Apologetics is derived from the Greek word απολογία (apología) meaning "defense" or "answer." Apologists take on the particular task of defending a particular idea or belief system and answering its critics. The origin of the concept of apologetics lies in the beginnings of Christianity. Between the second and fourth centuries, a number of Christian teachers wrote defenses of Christianity against pagan critics. Since the development of the theory of evolution in the 19th century, creation science has become an extremely important Biblical apologetic.

For those who hold to the Bible as the inerrant Word of God, Biblical apologetics is an important branch of theology involved with the defense of the history and teachings given within. Loss of faith is often associated with challenges to the historical content of the Bible by atheistic scientists and philosophers, and one goal of apologetics is to provide answers to these questions. Read more at the Creation Wiki...

I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe;
 how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? John 3:12

Upcoming Programs at Cedar Park Church

Occurring on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month, and the occasional 5th.
See scheduled of talks below.

2024

• November 13, 2024 Geologic Bias vs. the Witness of Fossils by Chris Ashcraft
• November 27, 2024 NO CLASS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
• December 11, 2024 Creation Astronomy by Chris Ashcraft 
• December 25, 2024 NO CLASS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

2025

• January 8, 2025 Big Bang vs. Biblical Creation: Are They Compatible by Chris Ashcraft
• January 22, 2025 Mount St. Helens: An Explosion That Rocked the Worldviews - by Chris Ashcraft
• January 29, 2025 The Witness of Fossils: Evolution or the Flood? by Chris Ashcraft
• February 12, 2025 Biblical Apologetics: Defending Belief in the Bible by Chris Ashcraft
• February 26, 2025
• March 12, 2025
• March 26, 2025

Past Programs Videos

• March 20th, 2014 Defeating Atheism with Science by Spike Psarris
• April 10th, 2014 Fossils: History in Contention by Chris Ashcraft
• May 15th, 2014 The Biblical Basis for Apologetics by Phil Fernandes
• June 19th, 2014 Apologetics 101: Answering the Challenges by Mike Riddle
• July 17th, 2014 Earth's Surface Shaped by Receding Flood Water by Michael Oard
• August 21st, 2014 Programming of Life by Dr. Don Johnson
• September 18th, 2014 Biblical Worldview As It Relates to Science by Dr. Robert Carter
• October 16th, 2014 Dinosaurs: Monsters of the Ancient World by Bruce Barton
• December 18th, 2014 Climate Modeling of the Post Flood Ice Age by Dr. Larry Vardiman
• January 15th, 2015 Truth, Lies and Science Education by Paul Taylor
• February 19th, 2015 Evolution's Four Fatal Flaws by Dr. Heinz Lycklama
• March 19th, 2015 Planet of the Apes? by Chris Ashcraft
• April 16th, 2015 What You Haven't Been Told About Dinosaurs by Brian Thomas
• May 21st, 2015 Our Created Universe by Spike Psarris
• July 16th 2015 Battle for the Bible by Dr. Phil Fernande
• August 20th 2015 Life and Its Origin by Dr. Don Johnson
• October 15th 2015 Egyptian Chronology and the Bible by Patrick Nurre
• November 19th 2015 A Closer Look at Noah's Ark! by Tom Hoyle
• January 6th 2016 Amazing Animal Designs: God's Technological Marvels by Chris Ashcraft
• February 3rd 2016 The Floods Came Up and the Rains Came Down by Dr. Larry Vardiman
• March 2nd 2016 Our Privileged Planet by Dr. Heinz Lycklama
• March 9th 2016 Genesis: Fables or Foundation Of Our Faith? by Chris Ashcraft
• April 6th 2016 Archaeology Wars! by Bruce Barton
• May 4th 2016 Physics Disproves Atheistic Cosmologies by Spike Psarris
• May 11th 2016 Dinosaurs: Lost World of the Bible by Chris Ashcraft
• June 1st 2016 Refuting Textbook Arguments for Evolution (Part 1) by Dr. Thomas Kindell(See part 2)
• June 8th 2016 Wonders of the Cell by Chris Ashcraft
• July 6th 2016 God, Math and the Scientific Revolution by Dr. John Byl
• July 13th 2016 The Solar System: Wonderfully Designed for Us by Chris Ashcraft
• August 3rd 2016 Did Jesus Really Exist? Refuting the Jesus Myth Hypothesis by Dr. Phil Fernandes
• September 7th 2016 The Shroud of Turin as the Burial Cloth of Jesus - Answers for Critics by Dr. John Johnson
• October 5th 2016 The Geology of Israel by Patrick Nurre
• November 2nd 2016 The Heavens Declare the Glory of God by Chris Ashcraft
• January 4th 2017 Critical Thinking Skills That Disarm Evolutionists by Mike Riddle
• January 11th 2017 Big Bang Cosmology vs. Biblical Creation: Are They Compatible? by Chris Ashcraft
• February 1st 2017 Christianity Re-Defined by Mormonism by Mark Champneys
• February 8th 2017 Wonderfully Made: The Incredible Design of the Human Body by Chris Ashcraft
• March 8th 2017 Fossils and Evolution: What is the Biblical View? by Chris Ashcraft
• March 29th 2017 Ape-Man? Will the Real Ape Man Please Stand Up by Chris Ashcraft
• April 5th, 2017 Answer Evolution by Vince LaPoint
• April 12th 2017 Why We Must Defend Genesis by Chris Ashcraft
• April 26th 2017  Amazing Animal Designs: God's Technological Marvels by Chris Ashcraft
• May 3rd 2017 Science Truths in The Bible by Heinz Lycklama
• May 31st 2017 The Origin of Life: Creation or Cosmic Chance? by Chris Ashcraft
• June 7th 2017 Science and Humanism: The Bitter Fruits of Evolution by Bruce Barton
• September 6th 2017 Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? by Dr. Phil Fernandes
• September 13th 2017 Wonders of the Microscopic World Chris Ashcraft
• October 4, 2017 Learning from Catastrophe: Biological Recovery at Mount St. Helens by Dr. Keith Swenson
• October 11, 2017 Geology and the Clash of Worldviews by Chris Ashcraft
• November 1, 2017 Distant Starlight: Does it Disprove Biblical Creation? by Spike Psarris
• November 8, 2017 The Wonders of Creation Reveal God's Glory by Chris Ashcraft
• December 6, 2017 - Big Bang: Proven Science or Assumptions?  by Maureen O'Kane
• December 13, 2017 - Evolution: What Darwin Didn't Know by Chris Ashcraft
• January 3, 2017 - Creation Geology: The Key to Unraveling Earth History by Patrick Nurre
• January 10th 2018 - Fossils and the Bible by Chris Ashcraft
• January 31th, 2018 - Genesis: Fables or Foundation Of Our Faith? by Chris Ashcraft
• February 7, 2018 - Black Holes: Menace or Myth?  by Maureen O'Kane
• March 7th, 2018 - Refuting Textbook Arguments for Evolution (Part 2) by Dr. Thomas Kindell (see part 1).
• April 4th 2018  Has Science Now Buried God? by Dr. Heinz Lycklama
• April 11th 2018 Let the Heavens Declare! by Chris Ashcraft
• May 2nd 2018 Refuting God Used Evolution by Mike Riddle
• May 9th 2018 Old Testament Archaeology - Part 1 by Chris Ashcraft
• May 30th 2018 Old Testament Archaeology - Part 2 by Chris Ashcraft
• September 5th 2018 - The Cumulative Case For God by Dr. Phil Fernandes
• September 12th 2018 - The Wonders of Creation Reveal God's Glory by Chris Ashcraft
• October 3rd  2018 - The Wonder of Insect Flight by Dr. Andy McIntosh
• October 10th 2018 - Age of the Creation Chris Ashcraft
• November 7th 2018 - The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Qumran and the Bible by Dr. Tim Campbell
• November 14th 2018 - Dinosaurs and the Bible by Chris Ashcraft
• December 5th 2018 - The Spheres Speak Creation’s Truth! by Maureen O'Kane
• December 12th 2018 - Wonderfully Made: The Incredible Design of the Human Body by Chris Ashcraft
• January 30th 2019 - Geology and the Biblical Flood by Chris Ashcraft
• February 6th 2019  - Millions of Years: The Idea's Unscientific Origin & Catastrophic Consequences by Dr. Terry Mortenson from Answers in Genesis
• March 6th 2019 - Biomimetics Means - God Invented It First by Dr. Thomas Kindell
• April 3rd 2019 - The Dinosaur Hunters by Patrick Nurre
• April 10th 2019 - Biblical Apologetics: Defending Belief in the Bible by Chris Ashcraft
• May 1st 2019 - Evolution’s Showstopper! by Dr. Heinz Lycklama
• May 8th 2019 - Amazing Animal Designs: God's Technological Marvels by Chris Ashcraft
• May 29th 2019 - Wonders of the Microscopic World by Chris Ashcraft
• October 2nd 2019 - How Many Years in a Day? by Vince LaPoint
• November 6th 2019 - Geology and the Fossil Record by Chris Ashcraft
• November 13th 2019- Only Believe by Paul Taylor
• December 4th 2019 - The Historical Accuracy of the Bible by Carl Aardsma
• January 8th 2020 - The Problems With Distant Starlight by Dan Kreft
• February 5th 2020 - Real Chemistry Doesn’t Support the Origin of Life by Ron Payne
• February 12th 2020 - Dinosaurs and the Bible by Chris Ashcraft
• March 4th 2020 - What Am I Supposed to Believe: Science or the Bible by Dr. Heinz Lycklama
• March 11th 2020 - Mount St. Helens: An Explosion That Rocked the Worldviews by Chris Ashcraft
• April 8th 2020 - Creation Astronomy by Chris Ashcraft
• April 29th 2020 Big Bang vs. Biblical Creation by Chris Ashcraft
• May 6th 2020 Planet of the Apes: Will the Real Ape-Man Please Stand Up? by Chris Ashcraft
• May 13th 2020 - New Testament Archaeology by Chris Ashcraft
• June 3rd 2020 - Evolution: What Darwin Didn't Know by Chris Ashcraft
• September 30th 2020 -  Let the Heavens Declare - Chris Ashcraft
• October 7th 2020- Defending Genesis: So They Believe When We Speak of Heavenly Things by Chris Ashcraft
• October 14th 2020 - The Witness of Fossils: Evolution or the Flood? by Chris Ashcraft
• November 4th 2020 - The Wonders of the Microscopic World by Chris Ashcraft
• December 2nd 2020 - The Origin of Life: Creation or Cosmic Chance by Chris Ashcraft
• December 9th 2020 - Dinosaurs and the Bible by Chris Ashcraft
• January 13th 2021 - Geology and the Flood by Chris Ashcraft
• February 3rd 2021 - Amazing Animal Designs: God's Technological Marvels by Chris Ashcraft
• February 10th 2021 - Worldviews in Conflict by Chris Ashcraft
• March 3rd 2021 - Let the Heavens Declare by Chris Ashcraft
• March 10th 2021 - The Age of Creation by Chris Ashcraft
• March 31st 2021 - UFOs and the Alien Deception by Chris Ashcraft
• April 7th 2021 - Do We Have a Climate Crisis? by Dr. Heinz Lycklama
• April 14th 2021 - The Solar System: Wonderfully Designed For Us by Chris Ashcraft
• May 12th  2021 - New Testament Archaeology by Chris Ashcraft
• June 2nd  2021 - How Old Is the Earth? by Ron Payne
• June 9th  2021 - Can You Believe the Bible? Vince LaPoint
• June 30th 2021 - Wherefore Art the Begats by Dan Kreft
• September 29th 2021 - Wonderfully Made: The Incredible Design of the Human Body by Chris Ashcraft
• October 6th 2021 - Old Testament Archaeology - Part 1 (Textual authenticity, Hitites, Sodom and Gomorrah, Tel Dan)
• October 13th 2021 - Old Testament Archaeology - Part 2 (Egypt, the Exodus, and Jericho)
• November 3rd 2021 - America’s New Religion and the Deification of the State by Dr. Phil Fernandes
• November 10th 2021 - The Wonders of Creation Review God's Glory by Chris Ashcraft
• December 1st 2021 - The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Making Everything Else Moot by Mark Champneys
• December 8th 2021 - Geologic Bias vs. The Witness of Fossils by Chris Ashcraft
• January 5th 2022 - Origin of the Rock Types by Patrick Nurre
• January 12th 2022 - Planet of the Apes: Will the Real Ape-Man Please Stand Up? by Chris Ashcraft
• February 9th 2022 - Defending Genesis: So They Believe When We Speak of Heavenly Things - by Chris Ashcraft
• February 23rd 2022 - The Case for God by Dr. Juan Valdes
• March 9th 2022- Mount St. Helens: An Explosion That Rocked the Worldviews - by Chris Ashcraft
• March 23rd 2022 – Sexual Reproduction: Evolution’s Decisive Downfall – God’s Decisive Design by Ron Payne
• March 30th 2022 - Creation Astronomy by Chris Ashcraft
• April 20th 2022 - Why Did God Create Viruses? by Dr. Jerry Bergman
• April 27 2022 - Big Bang vs. Biblical Creation: Are They Compatible by Chris Ashcraft
• May 11th 2022 - The Witness of Fossils: Evolution or the Flood? by Chris Ashcraft
• May 25th 2022 - Understanding the Old Testament Command of Genocide in Light of a Good God by Duane Morris
• September 21st 2022 - Principles of Warfare - Bringing Down Strongholds by Mike Riddle
• October 12th 2022 - Biblical Apologetics: Defending Belief in the Bible by Chris Ashcraft
• October 26th 2022 -  Interpreting the Rock Layers by Patrick Nurre
• December 14th 2022 - The Wonders of God's Microscopic Realm by Chris Ashcraft
• January 11th, 2023 - UFOs and the Alien Deception by Chris Ashcraft
• February 22, 2023 - A Critique of William Lane Craig's Quest for the Historical Adam by Dr. Phil Fernandes
• March 8th, 2023 - The Myths and True History of Dinosaurs by Chris Ashcraft
• March 22, 2023 - Apologetics is Not What You Think by Dan Kreft
• March 29, 2023 - Amazing Animal Designs by Chris Ashcraft
• April 12th, 2023 - Geology and the Biblical Flood by Chris Ashcraft
• April 26, 2023 - Photosynthesis: Another Evolutionary Dilemma by Ron Payne
• May 10, 2023 - The False Teachings and Frauds That Convinced the World of a Terrible Lie -  Evolution by Chris Ashcraft
• May 24, 2023 - Thermodynamics Confirms Creation by Spike Psarris
• May 31, 2023 - The Origin of Life: Creation or Cosmic Chance? by Chris Ashcraft
• September 13, 2023 - Worldviews in Conflict by Chris Ashcraft
• September 27, 2023 - Let the Heavens Declare! by Chris Ashcraft
• October 11, 2023. - New Testament Archaeology by Chris Ashcraft
• October 25, 2023 - The Solar System: Wonderfully Designed for Us by Chris Ashcraft
• November 8, 2023 - Evolution: What Darwin Didn't Know by Chris Ashcraft
• November 29, 2023 - Do the Math! by Maureen O’Kane
• January 24, 2024 - Lake Missoula Flood: A Message of Catastrophe by Ron Payne
• January 31, 2024 - Wonderfully Made: The Incredible Design of the Human Body by Chris Ashcraft
• February 14, 2024 - Biblical Archaeology: Defending the History in God's Word by Chris Ashcraft
• February 28, 2024 - A Covid Retrospective by Dr. Heinz Lycklama
• March 27, 2024 - Why Should Anyone Believe the Bible? by Dan Kreft
• April 10, 2024 - Old Testament Archaeology: Part 1 - The Bible and Ancient History Unite by Chris Ashcraft
• May 8, 2024 - Old Testament Archaeology: Part 2 - Synchronizing the Biblical and Egyptian History by Chris Ashcraft.
• May 22, 2024 - The Age of the Creation: And Why it Matters by Chris Ashcraft
• May 29, 2024 - The Wonders of Creation Reveal God's Glory by Chris Ashcraft
• September 11, 2024 Defending Genesis Against the False Teachings of Natural History
• September 25, 2024 The Awful Reality of "Choice" by by Dan Kreft
• October 9, 2024 The Wonders of God's Microscopic Realm by Chris Ashcraft
• October 30, 2024 Planet of the Apes: Will the Real Ape-Man Please Stand Up? by Chris Ashcraft

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