Creation Truth Foundation

G. Thomas Sharp • August 29, 2019

Rejoicing today because Creation Truth Foundation has been in operation for 30 years…hard to imagine the brevity of life! Wow! And when I consider this it causes a litany of associated memories, because this has been for me a significant trip! Many faces and names come to mind, but none more significant than Dr. Edward J. Kelley, pastor of a great church in Birmingham, AL—the place where CTF was birthed in 1989!

When the Lord originally put this vision in my heart (about 1987), I was flying back to Oklahoma City from the Southeast (please forgive me, for I am sure that I have rehearsed this story to you before). Nevertheless, when I had just finished conducting the revival meeting, the Lord began showing me the need for a teaching ministry that emphasized the foundational nature of the Genesis creation on the balance of the Scripture! I thought … if I emphasize “Creation,” then it would be good to use the word “Creation” in the name of the ministry. And since creation is basic to all Biblical truth, then “Truth” should be included in the name also. And since this is foundational to all other Biblical truth, then the word “Foundation” should be included in the name of the ministry as well.

Remember, I am flying back to Oklahoma City, and somewhere in the air about 30,000 feet up, I audibly said, in a low tone of voice, “ Creation Truth Foundation ,” and this vision exploded in my heart, and tears flowed down my cheeks!

We started the CTF ministry in our home and worked from there for about 13 years. Those were precious days, occasionally stressful for Diane because we eventually occupied most of the downstairs of our home. When our office staff reached five full-time workers, I began seeking the Lord for some relief! Ha! We stepped out in faith and purchased an old office building in downtown Noble. We were able to renovate this century old building in six months or so and moved into our present office facility in 1994—for which we praise the Lord, especially my wife, Diane.

We have grown much over the years and God has given us wonderful young, mature men to carry on with this ministry (Matt, Bob and Ryan, and their spouses and families)—for which I praise God every day. We have been able through the help of a donor to purchase over one million dollars of dinosaurs, not counting the trucks and trailers, telescopes, computers, to facilitate the mobile nature of this ministry (plus an office building in Noble, OK) … We have taken the dinosaurs over a hundred thousand miles and set them up in churches, schools, warehouses, shopping centers and miscellaneous buildings all over this country. And, in the last ten years or so, the Lord has enabled us to be debt free, all the while meeting the needs of the CTF payroll in a timely fashion— to God is the Glory!

It has been a tremendous blessing to witness God’s marvelous provision through the years. We could not have done it without the many faithful people who have given sacrificially to CTF. To God be the Glory. So, I wish I could personally hug your neck and tell you with my own voice, “Thank-You!” Nevertheless, rejoice with us as we celebrate His overwhelming provision for these past 30 years. Please receive mine and my wife’s sincere love and appreciation, Isaiah 40:28-31.

Sincerely, Doc & Diane

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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.