One does not have to search very far in this world to find that the One who created it is a God who loves beauty. It's all around us, at every scale imaginable, from the complex workings of the cell to the immense glory revealed by the heavens. In all of creation, however, this attribute of our Lord's is rarely seen so clearly, and His artistic imagination rarely stands out with such dazzling beauty as we find in the Northern Lights.

The Aurora has been observed for thousands of years, and has been surrounded by legend and mythology for most of its history. In fact, it has only been in recent decades that we are coming to an understanding of the processes that cause this awesome phenomenon to happen. In this April meeting, Brandon Church sheds some light on the Northern Lights, detailing its history and its processes that so many in the past have speculated about. The awesome physics that produce this wonderful display are illuminated and described in basic terms that all can understand. Since a study of the Aurora leads us to consider the magnetic field of the earth, Brandon spends some time detailing its nature, its decay, and current creationist and evolutionist views of its history. Much of this information will come from the work of physicist Dr. Russell Humphreys. During the course of this presentation, we focus on the intelligence of God, the beauty of God, and the creativity of God. In learning more about our world and about His work, we learn more about Him, and in doing so, we can expect to gain a deeper sense of awe and wonder concerning our Maker.

In the twentieth century, advancing technology has allowed us to probe the depths of the cell and observe structures only dreamed about in the ages before. We have come to an awareness of the actual chemistry that supports life, and of the extreme complexity that separates the organic from the inorganic. Through the course of our discoveries in past decades, sophisticated laboratories have been built, education has been increased, dozens of theories have been formed, and countless experiments have been conducted, largely colored with evolutionist presuppositions. However, their combined results point to one very clear fact: life was supernaturally created.

DSA speaker Brandon Church details several experiments and research methods that had been intended to give us a better understanding of how life evolved. These naturalistic "origin of life" theories are discussed, probability studies will illuminate models of life's progression, and the supposed mechanisms of evolution are examined in detail. Furthermore, dozens of confessions from evolutionists verify that evolution is, in fact, impossible.

Brandon Church was born and raised in a Christian family in Idaho, and has always had a love for science. After receiving a degree in electronics technology and moving to Oregon to work, Brandon witnessed for the first time the union of the Bible and science at the 1999 Northwest Creation Conference. This triggered an intense study that has progressed for over a year. Through the course of this study, Brandon has been preparing a presentation, that when complete, will cover a wide range of creation topics.