July 6 - 13, 2017

Schedule of Events

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2nd

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3rd

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4th

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5th

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6th

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7th

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8th

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9th

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Thursday, July 6

P.M.

1:00

2:00

 3:30

 4:30-7:00

 6:30

7:30

 

Group I departs from LAS

Group II departs from LAS

Group III departs from LAS

Arrive at hotel and check-in and registration

Registration, reception and dinner

Welcome, Purpose & Scope

Presented by: Larry Blackmer & Ed Zinke

Approximately 125 miles (2.25 hours)

Friday, July 7

A.m.

6:00-7:45

7:45

8:00-8:30

 

8:30-9:15

 

9:15-10:00

 

10:00-10:15

10:15-10:45

 

10:45-11:15

 

11:15-11:45

 

11:45-12:00

 

P.M.

12:00-1:30

1:30-2:00

 

2:00-2:30

 

2:30-3:00

 

3:00-3:15

3:15-3:45

 

3:45-4:15

 

4:15-4:30

 

4:30-5:00

5:30

7:30-8:00

 

Breakfast

Song Service

The Knowledge of God in Nature

Presented by: Ed Zinke

Introduction to Geology

Presented by: Leonard Brand & Art Chadwick

Introduction to the Fossil Record

Presented by: Raul Esperante

Break

Orientation to the Local Geology

Presented by: Leonard Brand & Art Chadwick

The Flood and Time: Why Does it Matter?

Presented by: Leonard Brand

Fooled by bad arguments

Presented by: Suzie Phillips & Art Chadwick

EBS Department

Presented by: Suzie Phillips

 

Lunch

Authority of the Bible 1

Presented by: Jo Ann Davidson

Biblical Principles for Interpreting Scripture 1

Presented by: Jiri Moskala

Authority of the Bible in the History of Theology to the Reformation

Presented by: Ed Zinke

Break

Authority of the Bible 2

Presented by: Jo Ann Davidson

Biblical Principles for Interpreting Scripture 2

Presented by: Jiri Moskala

GRI

Presented by: Jim Gibson

Biblical Themes Q & A

Dinner

Personal Testimonies

Presented by: Elaine Kennedy & Art Chadwick

Sabbath, July 8

A.M.

6:00-7:45

8:00-9:00

 

9:00

 

10:00

10:00-12:00

P.M.

12:00-2:00

2:00

3:30

4:30

5:30

7:00

 

Breakfast

Creation in Psalm 8

Presented by: Elias Brasil de Souza

Buses leave for Zion Park, with packed lunches

Approximately 50 miles and 1 hour drive

Buses arrive at Zion Park

Free time in Zion National Park

 

Free time in Zion National Park

First group leaves for St George

First group arrives St George; second group leaves for St George

Last group arrives St. George

Dinner

Vespers — Principles of Biblical Thought

Presented by: Ed Zinke

Sunday, July 9

A.M.

6:00-7:45

7:45

8:00-8:30

 

8:30-9:00

 

9:00-9:30

 

9:30-10:00

 

10:00-10:15

10:15-10:45

 

10:45-11:30

 

11:30-12:00

P.M.

12:00-1:30

1:30-2:15

 

2:15-2:45

 

2:45-3:15

 

3:15-3:30

3:30-4:00

 

4:00-4:30

 

4:30-5:00

5:30

7:00

 

7:30

 

Breakfast

Song Service

Creation in the Old Testament

Presented by: Elias Brasil de Souza

The Flood: Good News and Bad

Presented by: Leonard Brand

Faith, Time and Fossil Whales

Presented by: Raul Esperante

Cambrian Explosion, Trilobite complexity and the Flood

Presented by: Matt McLain

Break

Paleocurrents

Presented by: Art Chadwick

Part I Catastrophic Plate Tectonics

Presented by: John Baumgardner

Q & A — Geology Research Themes

 

Lunch

Authority of the Bible Reformation to the Present

Presented by: Ed Zinke

Non-biblical Concepts of Scripture

Presented by: Felix Cortez

Non-biblical Hermeneutics I

Presented by: Richard Choi

Break

Part II Catastrophic Plate Tectonics

Presented by: Baumgardner

Non-biblical Hermeneutics II

Presented by: Richard Choi

Q & A

Dinner

Twelve Years in  Athens: A Creationist's Odyssey in Geological Education

Presented by: Marcus Ross

Book Signing

Location: Lecture Hall

Monday, July 10

A.M.

6:00-7:45

7:45

8:00-8:30

 

8:30-9:00

 

9:00-9:30

 

9:30-10:00

 

10:00-10:15

10:15-10:45

 

10:45-11:15

 

11:15-11:45

P.M.

11:45-1:15

1:15-1:45

 

1:45-2:15

 

2:15-3:00

 

3:00-3:15

3:15-3:45

 

3:45-4:30

 

4:30-5:00

5:30

7:00 - 7:30

7:30

 

Breakfast

Song Service

Creation in John

Presented by: Tom Shepherd

What Is Naturalism? How do we Relate to It?

Presented by: Leonard Brand

History of Method in Biblical Studies and the Role of Naturalism

Presented by: Ed Zinke

Arguments Creationists Should Not Use

Presented by: Raul Esperante

Break

Molecular Biology As Evidence for the Creator

Presented by: Suzie Phillips

Human and Chimp Y Chromosomes are Horrendously Different

Presented by: Paul Geim

Q & A — Philosophical Themes

 

Lunch

''Fuzzy with a chance of feathers', an update on dinosaurs, feathers and creation

Presented by: Marcus Ross

Pterodactyl Fossils and the Flood

Presented by: Matt McLain

Coconino Sandstone Injectites and Footprints

Presented by: Leonard Brand

Break

Moenkopi/Shinarump Contact, Bioturbation and Time

Presented by: Art Chadwick

Introduction to the Grand Canyon

Presented by: Art Chadwick and Leonard Brand

Q & A — Geology and Flood Themes

Dinner

The Creator of Nature and the Nature of the Creator

Presented by: Jim Gibson

Optional discussion

Tuesday, July 11

A.M.

6:00-7:45

7:00

8:00

9:00

10:00

11:00

P.M.

12:00

3:00

4:00

6:00

7:00

7:30

 

Breakfast

First group leaves for Grand Canyon, with packed lunches; devotions on bus

Second group leaves for Grand Canyon, with packed lunches; devotions on bus

Third group leaves for Grand Canyon, with packed lunches; devotions on bus

First group arrives Grand Canyon

Second group arrives Grand Canyon

 

Third group arrives Grand Canyon

First and Second groups leave for St George

Third group leaves for St George

First two groups arrive St George

Third group arrives St George

Dinner

Wednesday, July 12

A.M.

6:00-7:45

7:45

8:00-8:30

 

8:30-9:00

 

9:00-9:30

 

9:30-10:15

 

10:15-10:30

10:30-11:15

 

11:15-12:00

P.M.

12:00-1:30

1:30-2:00

 

2:00-2:30

 

2:30-3:00

 

3:00-3:15

3:15-3:45

 

3:45-4:15

 

4:15-5:00

5:30

7:00

 

7:30

 

Breakfast

Song Service

Creation in the New Testament

Presented by: Tom Shepherd

Radioisotope Dating

Presented by: Kurt Wise

Carbon-14 in Fossil Carbon

Presented by: Paul Giem

Sedimentary Rocks and Time:  A Plio-Pleistocene Perspective

Presented by: Ronny Nalin

Break

Intelligent Design and Origin of Life

Presented by: Tim Standish

Q & A — Fossils and Time themes

 

Lunch

What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

Presented by: Keith Snyder

Comparing Human and Chimp DNA

Presented by: Tim Standish

The Fossil Record of Hominins

Presented by: Ronny Nalin

Break

What Is Real About Evolution?

Presented by: Jim Gibson

Yellowstone Fossil Forests

Presented by: Art Chadwick

Q & A — Evolutionary Ancestry themes

Dinner

Doctrine of Creation, Mission of the SDA Church & personal relationship with God

Presented by: Greg King

Optional discussion

Thursday, July 13

A.M.

6:00-7:45

7:45

8:00-8:30

 

8:30-9:15

 

9:15-9:45

 

9:45-10:15

 

10:15-10:30

10:30-11:00

 

11:00-11:30

 

11:30-12:00

P.M.

12:00-1:30

1:30-2:15

 

2:15-2:45

 

2:45-3:15

 

3:15-3:30

3:30-4:00

 

4:00-4:30

 

4:30-5:30

5:30

7:30

 

Breakfast

Song Service

My Experience in a World of Secular Science

Presented by: Kurt Wise

Biblical Worldview

Presented by: Ed Zinke

Darwinism's Influence on Morality, Media and Political Discourse

Presented by: Tim Standish

Issues in Intermediate Models

Presented by: Jim Gibson

Break

Naturalistic or Biblical? How Our Worldview Effects Our Science

Presented by: Ken Caviness

The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis: What It Is and Why We Should Care

Presented by: David Nelsen

Q & A — Evolution themes

 

Lunch

Purpose of SDA Education

Presented by: Larry Blackmer

Can Evolution Theory Meet the Challenge of the Fossils?

Presented by: Art Chadwick

Can Evolution Survive the New Biological Insights?

Presented by: Leonard Brand

Break

Summary of Science Issues

Presented by: Ronny Nalin

Summary of Theology Issues

Presented by: Felix Cortez

Q & A

Dinner

Your role as a Believer

Presented by: Larry Blackmer

Friday, July 14

A.M.

6:00-7:45

 

 

Breakfast

St. George, Utah to LAS airport

Approximately 125 miles (2.25 hours)