Jurassic Park-A Look Back

G. Thomas Sharp • June 26, 2015

There have been many evolutionary encroachments into scientific legitimacy over the last hundred years or so. But a new high was reached in 1993 when Steven Spielberg directed and released the first “Jurassic Park” movie, costing a whopping 63 million dollars, with dazzling music and special effects that made you think dinosaurs were still alive. Of course, there have been sequels, and the saber-rattling it is not over because there is another of these faith-killing movies to be released this month (shouldn’t be, but it is).

There is no other topic as eye-catching, or thought-grabbing (especially fitted out in millions of dollars of Hollywood glitz and glamour), than stories about “prehistoric” dinosaurs. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually to promote this masterful evolutionary icon through museums, zoos, television “documentaries,” textbooks, etc. Nothing grabs the attention of young children (especially boys between the ages of 3-12) like dinosaurs in all genres. They are mysterious, exciting and awe-inspiring, and more than this, in their secular garb, they are Bible defying. To underscore the spiritual significance of this so-called emphasis on “pre-history,” just the presence of a dinosaur skeleton standing in an empty hallway suggests naturalistic origins, millions of years of earth history, death before sin, missing links—the whole nine yards of evolutionary make believe—like nothing else.

Soon after the release of Jurassic Park, I was contacted by the Dallas affiliate of the USA Radio Network in 1994 and asked if I could present an exposé of this movie, because they said, “We have been contacted by many 'Christians' since the movie aired; they’re asking how much of this movie was based on legitimate science.” WOW! You’ve got to be kidding? Wish I was, but sadly, they were not kidding; they were serious! And this would be hilariously funny, if it wasn’t so very tragic.

The reality in all of this is since Darwin released his book, On the Origin of Species, there has been a gradual and consistent transition in the American culture from Judeo/Christian thinking to materialistic naturalism. And we probably crossed the line of no return in 1962-63 when we outlawed Bible reading and prayer for the students in state schools. When you tell American school children that Bible study and prayer offered in Jesus’ name are against the Constitution of the United States of America—the highest legal document of the land—you are in effect, asking the Creator God to leave your country. Nevertheless, the present evolutionary story about dinosaurs is just another attempt by the devil’s crowd to maintain their control over the American mind—and it is working! Dinosaurs are an enemy to the gospel of Jesus Christ for two reasons: (1). The use of dinosaurs to justify millions of years age, and (2). The evolutionary notion that dinosaurs caused death before Adam’s sin.

Let us help you! Call us at 405-872-9856 or visit us at www.creationtruth.com for more information about bringing one of CTF's excellent speakers to your church or school to talk about the Biblical view of these amazing creatures. This would be an outstanding back-to-school venture for your church or youth department. While the dinosaur subject is hot and fresh on the minds of your parents and youth, give us a call. We would be happy to help you turn the lights back on concerning the Biblical reality about dinosaurs.

Thanks for your continued prayer and financial support!

I am yours, as ever, G. Thomas Sharp

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October 2, 2025

Flooded Marine Reptile

By Matt Miles • October 2, 2025

The Flood during Noah’s day was a devastating judgement against the sin and wickedness of the time. Most people focus on what the Lord did as He saved the eight people and animals on the Ark. Yet while they were being saved, the Flood destroyed the earth and left behind some remarkable things. Geology around the globe shows water burial of plants and animals. Many of the animal remains show signs of drowning and then burial. One particular reptile that shows this is the Ichthyosaurus. From what we can understand, water was her home for everything in life, even giving birth to live young. This well designed creature may even help us trust the Word of God when it comes to the history of the Flood. In our Mobile Museum of Earth History we exhibit a research replica of an ichthyosaur called Stenopterygius quadriscissus . She is from Holzmaden, Germany and is one example of hundreds that have been found in the area. The reason we can so confidently state this fossil is a “her,” when we rarely know for sure about fossil animals, is because she is pregnant. She has three babies present with her remains: one under her tail, one in or near the birth canal, and one still inside. Our fossil is in situ, which means the fossil remains in the rock matrix it was buried in. So, the presence of momma and babies are how they were buried and not articulated in some manner after excavation. This is important to show the rapid, watery burial that must have taken place to lock this scene in the fossil record. The Flood trapped organisms all over the world in different life positions. Sometimes the fossils left behind have shown eating, hunting, sleeping, swimming, nesting, or drowning. When it comes to ichthyosaurs around the planet, there is a significant number of females that seem to be pregnant. They have been found in the fossil record on at least four continents. A fair assumption would be that Ichthyosaurs had a certain time of year they mated and gave birth to young, much like sea turtles today that nest from late spring to late fall depending on the region around the world. So it should come as no surprise that we find pregnant ichthyosaurs all around the world as the Flood lasted an entire year. It would have buried the females that were pregnant near their location of habitat. Evolutionists maintain that ichthyosaurs lived tens to hundreds of million years ago and each of the mothers found in the fossil record just died while giving birth. This is difficult to support in a millions magnitude time scale. That would mean every time a disaster happened, millions of years apart, the right conditions existed to quickly bury ichthyosaurs that just so happened to be pregnant. It just might take some “faith” to trust that “miracle” would happen over and over again through eons of time. Or you can have faith that the Word of God’s history is correct with a judgement of man’s sin bringing global devastation through the Flood during Noah’s 600th year of life. The Word of God is trustworthy, with even the fossil record showing us glimpses of historical evidence in support of our faith. I’m so thankful we don’t need blind faith to trust our salvation! Blessings.

Our God Whom We Serve Is Able

By Ryan Cox • October 2, 2025

14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? 15 …if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?” 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” Daniel 3:14-18 In the 6th century BC, three young men stood up for their faith in the one true God, for which someone attempted to kill them. Today, in the 21st century AD, one young man was gunned down for his faith in the one true God. And sadly, Charlie Kirk is not the only one. According to The Esther Project, martyrdom for the cause of Christ is commonplace around the world ( theestherproject.com/statistics ). On average: 322 Christians are killed monthly. 214 churches or Christian properties are destroyed monthly. 772 forms of violence (beatings, kidnappings, etc.) against Christians are committed monthly. 100,000 to 160,000 Christians are killed annually in the 21st century. 1.093 million Christians were martyred between 2000 and 2010. And more than 70 million Christians are believed to have been martyred since the 1st century, with more than half killed in the 20th century alone under communist and fascist governments. And how should Christians respond? Peter wrote, “ if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but glorify God in this name ” (I Peter 4:16). Jesus took this a step further; He told us, “ …love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you ” (Matthew 5:44). Now, as Shawn Grant, minister at Kissimmee Christian Church, FL, preached on the Sunday following the assassination, th at may not be what you want to hear right now, but that is what Jesus has told us we must do. Why? So the world will see the difference Jesus makes! The night of and the days after the assassination, businesses did not have to board up their stores. Police and soldiers did not have to be deployed. There were no riots, no property damages, no police spat upon – only tears, prayers, and a witness to the world that Jesus is the answer. So noticeable is this to the world, there were more international press requests for the Charlie Kirk memorial service than are requested for Super Bowls. Within seven days of his death, Kirk’s ministry Turning Point USA had received over 54,000 campus chapter requests. And most importantly, scores of videos of young people considering or even deciding to give their lives to Jesus have been posted to social media platforms.