"I want to express my appreciation for Reasons to Believe. I could not be more impressed. Up to this point I have felt some hesitancy about the program because I am such an unscientific person. It was my favorite program anyway. Now the program is going to be better with the Ph.D. in political science as a guest co-host. I have an M.A. in political science. I’m sure I’ll be able to key in on his mode of thinking. "It doesn’t matter how discouraged or sad I am, I always want to watch Reasons to Believe. Thank you . . . ."
Michael, Decatur, Ala.
"A few weeks ago I was ordering some memory material from a NavPress catalog and read with interest the brief description of two of your books. With great hope, I ordered them and have read through the first . . . . I felt much like the prophet Elijah in 1 Kings 19 when the Lord assured him he was not alone but that He had those in ‘reserve’ who had not bowed the knee to Baal.
". . . It was most gratifying to read your book Creation and Time and learn that there are many believers who are willing to accept Genesis (and the rest of the Bible) as in agreement with the creation—what we can see, touch, and measure with the minds God so graciously gave us—that also reveals God to us (by way of the sciences). I shudder when I hear on Christian radio that those who believe in other than a 24-hour creation day are to be condemned as apostate and excluded from the church as unbelievers.
". . . Let me say again how pleased I am with your books and to discover the growing number of those who accept not only Jesus as personal Savior, but also the harmony between His Word and His creation, as science continues to discover and explain its characteristics."
Robert, St. Maries, Idaho
"I am writing from Akademgorodok, Russia, where my family and I are serving with the Navigators. This is our third year here. Prior to this we lived in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area. I am an architect by training and professional experience (15 years) . . . .
"This community we are living in is one of the major scientific research centers of the former USSR. It is the home of the University of Novosibirsk. In our ministry here we have students majoring in math, physics (my next love after the Word of God and architecture), and economics, as well as staff from the University and from the Institute of Nuclear Physics. Nearby there are more than twenty other institutes in specialized areas of the physical sciences, all connected with the Russian Academy of Sciences.
"I used material from your books for several lectures on creation as I taught through Genesis last year. There are many English speakers among the Russians here, and I have shared your books with several. In the last week I have loaned Creation and Time to a woman who teaches English in a private language school begun by her and her husband, a mathematician. I intended it for her (and her husband’s) personal consideration, but she shared it with her colleagues in the school, and they have decided to use it as a text for discussion by their advanced English students (mostly physicists). They have asked me to participate in these discussions . . . .
"I thought this information would be an encouragement to you—and a subject for prayer."
Andre, Akademgorodok, Russia
"The following is sort of a backhanded compliment printed by a Web site known as ‘Christianity is stupid—Give up.’ The site prints a list of Christian Web sites where users can go to laugh at the material. Here is what they wrote about you: ‘Reasons To Believe Home Page—This is a creationist Web site offering Facts & Faith magazine and the virtual home of Hugh Ross, Ph.D. Their arguments aren’t the typical kindergarten _ _ _ _ that you might expect. They actually wait for scientific discoveries to be worked out in journals before jumping the gun and making outlandish predictions. This place is actually kinda boring, as they don’t get silly. . . .’"
Geoff, charder@coastnet.com
". . . I told you briefly of a contact made while teaching Christian ethics and morality to public school principals in Moldava. I was a guest in the home of Dr. Ion Cojocaru, a senior research scientist at the Academy of Science, Moldava. I cannot accurately describe his area of research, but it has something to do with ‘the peculiarities of the optical hysteresis and the nonlinear interaction of the short laser pulses with the noncrystalline semiconductors. . .’ (his words, if that helps.) He is a believer outside the culturally accepted Orthodox church. That designates him as a cult member—the government’s term for evangelical Christians.
"He told me that when Moldava seceded from the USSR to join the Commonwealth of Independent States, he was cut off from his supply of publications (journals, research papers, etc.). For the last three years he has been starving for information in his areas of inquiry. You gave me an idea: Perhaps we could invite—via Facts & Faith—fellow Christian researchers in his field to correspond with him by e-mail. I contacted Dr. Cojocaru, since he would have to clear such an arrangement with his superiors to keep from endangering his position at the Academy. After some agonizing delay, this was his transmission yesterday: ‘About Dr. Ross’s newsletter. Of course he can publish my e-mail address in his newsletter. It is cojoc@ceopto.moldava.su. I thank Dr. Ross in advance.’
"I’m entrusting this matter to your hands and, of course, God’s."
Walt, Palo Alto, Calif. [Please take this invitation seriously and prayerfully. If you do communicate with Dr. Cojocaru, keep in mind that his superiors and peers at the Academy will probably read your words. Be cautious about spiritual content until he lets you know how freely you can discuss spiritual matters. Even if you cannot correspond with this brother in Christ, you can always pray for him. Thanks.—K.R.]
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