Dear Partner in Truth,

Whenever I create a new resource, my first thought is how to share it with you as soon as possible—because the desire to equip you to think Christianly about every issue you face motivates each new project, and also because your generous, prayerful support helps make every resource possible.

I feel an extra urgency when it comes to my latest work, The Creation Answer Book, because I am convinced that the origin of life is the apologetic issue of our time. But the book itself won't be on the shelves for months. So I've worked with our CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL team to do something unprecedented!

In appreciation for your continued ministry support today, I want to send you a copy of the very next issue of the JOURNAL.

In this issue, you'll find a "sneak peek" at The Creation Answer Book, ten of the most urgent origin of life questions facing Christians today, with answers rooted in both science and the Word of God. Together we'll explore such questions as, "Did Adam and Eve really exist?" "Is animal suffering a consequence of Adam's sin?" and "Were the Genesis creation days literal, long, or literary?"

But we've also "gone the extra mile," packing the rest of the issue with articles relating to all aspects of the origins problem — scientific, theological, philosophical, and apologetic.

For example, the article "Responding to the Non-Christian Biology Classroom" will give you — or your child — practical tips to deal with evolution-centered science classes. In "Creation Accounts and Near-Eastern Religions," you'll learn some of the similarities and striking differences between Genesis and other creation stories from the Near East. "Junk DNA: Evidence for Evolution or Design?" will help you refute one of the basic claims of evolution with sound, cutting-edge science. And there's so much more!

They're the kinds of articles that have won the JOURNAL award after award, including the Evangelical Press Association's first place Award of Excellence in the Organizational category in 2010. More importantly, they'll help you give well-reasoned answers to the attacks of evolutionists, and use discussions about the origin of life to share the good news about Christ.

I'm very excited about this JOURNAL issue, and I can't wait to send you a copy as my "thank you" for your gift of $25, $50, $100, or whatever you feel called to give today. And because CRI is supported entirely by the gifts of God's people, you know your generosity will help produce more of the broadcasts and resources you've come to rely on . . . and that give so many of your brothers and sisters the answers they need to stay strong in their faith.

In fact, I have to share with you that your support is particularly important this month. Whether it's the winter doldrums or post-holiday exhaustion, this is traditionally a tough income season for us.

So please, submit your gift of support today by clicking here . . . because Truth matters. And be sure to check the box on your response form to receive your copy of the special "Origins" issue of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL for a "sneak peek" at my new book!

No topic I speak or write on attracts as much ridicule and anger as teaching the simple, biblical facts about creation. Refute the claims of evolutionists, and you're instantly branded as ignorant, anti-progress, superstitious, and many worse names.

But the truth is, the evolutionary hypothesis is no longer tenable in an age of scientific enlightenment. The Cambrian explosion—biology's Big Bang—has uprooted Darwin's tree of life. And in the modern era, it is untenable to suppose that something as seemingly simple as a human tear (which finds no counterpart in the animal kingdom) evolved through unguided purposeless processes.

Still, it is not enough to demonstrate that evolution is a farce. You must also be ready to use your well-reasoned answers as opportunities for sharing the good news that the God who created us desires reconciliation and fellowship with us. It's my prayer you'll use this issue of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL to help you do just that.

Thank you again for your commitment to the Truth!