We love how God, in His amazing sovereignty, directs our steps before we have any idea of what’s going to happen. We experienced that recently when we planned a last-minute trip to California to witness my two youngest brothers being baptized. We sent out some emails and contacted several people to see if there was any interest, or opportunity, to do some speaking and sharing about our work with AOI. It has been amazing to see how God has opened doors for us! One...
Read MoreLocal Creation Museums
On our recent trip to a friend’s wedding, Aimee and I were driving through the middle of Nebraska, through big farms and small towns, and just so happened across “The Boneyard Creation Museum” in Broken Bow, Nebraska. That night we didn’t have the chance to visit, but immediately thought, “WE NEED TO GO THERE!” So Monday morning came and we were again in the middle of rural Nebraska, on our way back home, and pulled up with great anticipation of what we might see and...
Read MoreOur Ministry Goal is Helping Your Ministry
Hey guys, on our last post, we gave our introduction and testimonies. Now I want to share a little bit more. I want to share about my vision and motivation in working with AOI. For the past 10 years, I have been interested in Creation Science, but never have known how to get involved. I believe that there is a whole army of young people who see the importance of Creation and want to make a difference…yet they don’t know how. You may be one of those people that want...
Read MoreWho are the Marianis?
Hello AOI Followers, we are new on staff at AOI and we wanted to introduce ourselves in our first blog post. We are Brian and Aimee Mariani and here are our brief testimonies of how God has worked in our lives in exciting ways and brought us to this position at AOI! That is actually a picture of us jumping into service with AOI at a Creation Boot Camp at Camp Redcloud during the last week of June. Brian: Hey guys, first off, I grew up in Bloomington, Illinois and was...
Read MoreHow Are Fossils Formed, And What About A Fossil Hat?
How are fossils formed? We recently came across a comment about one of our blogs, Gaining Weight In The Grave, that was brought up on a blog of a prominent creationist, Jason Lisle, and we wanted to elaborate on the possibility of a felt hat fossilizing. The commenter referred to the fossilized hat being a hoax. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica (2003 Ultimate Reference Suite). A fossil is formed by: “The hard parts of organisms that become buried in...
Read MoreSide Trip Excursion
Too many times when we are on the speaking circuit, we just point the nose of the vehicle to get from point A to point B without seeing what else is around us. This time on our way back from speaking in Las Vegas, we had an extra day to explore! We got off the interstate in Utah and took the scenic route back to Grand Junction, camped overnight, and got in a good hike. Yes, interstate highways do afford some good scenery, but there is so much more out there if we take the...
Read MoreA Rose is Still a Rose
The roses around our house are now in full bloom reminding me of an article I recently read from Creation Moments – A Rose Is Still A Rose. Man has been breeding roses for quite a long time. The Chinese began breeding roses about 4,000 years ago. Rose breeders around the world have produced over 4,000 variations of roses that vary in size, color, frequency of bloom and scent. Over 25 different scents have been developed! Walter Lammerts, a leading world authority on...
Read MoreAn Eagerness in the Youth – For the Truth!
A while back I had flown to Michigan to speak at a regional youth event. After the first evening’s creation presentation, it was time for games. Many of the youth participated in the games, but there were several who did not. They had questions about Creation and Genesis, so we had a Creation/Genesis session that lasted for about two hours. It began with just a few kids, but as time passed, more and more joined in with the discussions. I was greatly encouraged to see...
Read MoreThe Amazing Elephant Trunk
We went to the circus the other night with our grandkids and families. I love a circus … especially when the grandkids are with me. Just to watch their excitement gives me joy. This small circus had two elephants that entertained us all in the center ring. One of the things that amaze me about elephants (other than their size) is their trunks. One of the elephants climbed onto a metal pedestal, and then, not liking the position of the second pedestal, reached out with its...
Read More“Whatever”
Daryl Witmer wrote in his newsletter to me that there seems to be a switch in our society from a “prove it to me” mentality to a non-committal, “Whatever.” Think about it. I wonder how many times we just let things slide with a casual “whatever” when we should be taking serious action. Many parents have taken the “whatever” approach to what their children are getting in school, especially relating to evolution. The frequent result is that their children sink deep into the...
Read MoreBattling Tomatoes
I just finished getting our small garden planted. Because we travel so much, especially during the summer growing season, I plant only a small garden which I have set up to be watered with a drip system – 6 tomato plants (3 varieties), 1 yellow neck squash, 1 acorn squash, and some carrots and dill ( for making pickles). As I planted the tomatoes, I thought about a recent article I read from Creation Moments about the defense mechanisms God gave plants to help protect...
Read MoreA Flight, a Laptop, a Boy, and Thanks
On a recent trip, I boarded a plane from Grand Junction to Denver; my final destination was Belding, MI. Usually I am seated by adults, but this time I had the privilege of sitting by a twelve year old boy from Canada. He was a bright young lad and, would you know it, was interested in dinosaurs! As soon as it was ok to turn on laptops, I fired mine up and started teaching about dinosaurs. He was thrilled, and so was I! He had never heard of this information before....
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