UPDATE  December 14, 2005

 
 
The Earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof...
 
Warm Christmas Greetings to YOU! from Dennis Petersen and family at Creation Resource Foundation
 
Counting our blessings...
 
From our house to yours, I just want to tell you there is nothing more precious in this life
than family and friends like you.  How grateful I am to God for the joys of wonderful
relationships with people made in God's image and destined to live forever in our Saviour's wonderful grace.
 
In case you're interested in seeing our family here we are... There's me (Dennis) and Vi, Grant, Jeff and Christine with their Zachary, Virgil and Carla, and our youngest, Ryan (has he grown!)... (to see our new grand daughter Alexis you'll have to link to Christine and Jeff's Family website.
 
Knowing how busy you are, we've got to make this update quick... so here's the outline of what's going on..
 
1 - Recovery from surgery
2 - Plans to move
3 -Third Printing of
Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation
4 - Chinese Translation of Unlocking
5 - Montana Dinosaur Museum Progress
6 - Booklet Project
7 - Wanted! Teachers who will write Question Sheets for Free Online Workbook
8 - Special Travel Opportunity - 12 seats available to join a small team to Peru to see RARE archeological sites.
9 - Excellent Creation video now FREE ONLINE
10 - A Rare opportunity
11 - A Gift for You while they Last
 

1 - Over a decade ago, after almost 20 years of teaching the truths about creation, I developed a hernia, apparently from all the standing and speaking.  The surgery recovery took about 6 weeks.  Because of my travel schedule I had to put off the operation for over a year.  Boy was I glad to get the repair done after having to watch out I didn't split my side muscle even worse.  The doc patched me up well and I was doing fine till last summer when I noticed the same muscle weakness popped up on the opposite side of my abdomen.  Last week I went in to get it repaired and I'm recuperating even faster than the last time (probably because of the exceptional things I've learned about how to take better care of this 'temple' the Lord gave me to live in).  Thanks for your prayers.  This relatively minor inconvenience sure makes me thankful for all the blessings of health and wellness the Lord has allowed me to have. 
 
2 - We've enjoyed growing up with our family in the place we began building 24 years ago (and it's amazing how much stuff you acculate with a family of 6 in that much time).  Now we're preparing to move... not far away... but to another rural property where we can build another house designed to better suit a couple of grandparents.  Thankfully it's not a disaster that has uprooted us but the simple prospect of relocating is a daunting feeling.  Getting out of debt is the big prospect that overcomes all the other emotions of leaving the place that was home for so long.  We're very grateful for such a pleasant place to live and we delight to share it with our friends whenever a visit is possible.
 
3 - Now in its Third Printing (40,000 copies in print)
 
What an amazing blessing to see the Lord enable us to expand the outreach of this book...
 
Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation   
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The Lord is graciously bringing us more distributors to help circulate this unique book to more and more families.  Please pray that even more distributors will join the effort, but even more importantly, that He would call an influential public leader to champion the objective of getting this information into every possible home where it will impact lives for eternity.  One of our distributors calls this book....
 

"The Most Comprehensive and Easiest Book to Understand on Creationism Today!"

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This is one of the most user-friendly and comprehensive introductory books ever published on the subject of Biblical creation!

 
 
For you to get a special Christmas discounted offer there is still time to have us send gifts to your loved ones if you click here today!
 
 
4 - Pray with us for the completion of the Chinese Version of Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation.  Imagine getting the book into the hands of tens of thousands of families (maybe even millions) in the underground church throughout China!  The prospect is so exciting and within our reach as the Lord is bringing together the people and resources to bring it to pass.  Once the project is complete we hope to make the Chinese version available in North America also.  Then we hope to find a publisher to co-venture with us to make a Spanish version too.  Only by His Grace... We thank Him for every step along the way.
 
5 - Thank the Lord for the work He has inspired and enabled through the capable hands of a dear freind, Otis Kline, in Montana (along with the hard work of his dear wife Merriam).  Please pray for them.  The building of the Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum (right off the interstate from Minneapolis enroute to Yellowstone Park) began this past spring and will be complete in just a few more months.  Exciting exhibits are planned and need the financing of friends who see the excellent outreach potential of this tremendous new Museum.  For more info go to the website of Foundation Advancing Creation Truth.  It is my great privilege to participate on the board of directors for the museum.  The Paluxy trackway will be recreated plus many full size dinosaur skeletons and associated displays that tell "the rest of the story" not seen in typical evolutionistic "temples" across the world.  You'll love it.
 
6 - As soon as the Lord enables me to raise our family income a bit more through our "tent-making" catalog store it is exciting to anticipate the publishing of the full color magazine-sized Booklet titled "Discovering the Mysteries of Creation."  It will include excerpts from Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation and it will use dinosaurs and intriguing historical and scientific information to arouse young students' curiosity about origins.  it will have a market value of about $6 and will be sold in bundles of 100 for $100 to those who want to distribute them in local schools and among others.  Orders of 1,000 will be able to imprint their ministry names and info on the back cover.  I'll keep you posted as this progresses in the coming year.  For now be sure to click here if you want to help.
 
7 - Are you a teacher or do you know a teacher who might be willing to help us put together an ONLINE FREE WORKBook for students to use in going through our book Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation?  We need capable helpers to do this right by taking assignments for different sections.  Please call me personally in the week after Christmas or in January if you're interested (call 530-626-4447 and leave a message so I can call you back). We've had many calls for this and we simply must get it done so every student can have the resource.
 
8 - Would you like to be among a small personally guided group to explore the exciting archeological sites in Peru?  Leading expert on the Ica stones and other dinosaur evidences from around the world, Dr. Dennis Swift, will be taking me and a select group of 12 friends May 1-12, 2006.  There are a few spots remaining.  Call me asap if you're interested.  The price is around $2,400 for this 12 day all expense paid trip.  It's worth far more and the memories of this will be worth sharing the rest of your life.  Help us put together a documentary DVD about the trip.  Reply to me by email with your contact info so I can call you in the next few weeks.  Certain qualifications apply for this exciting adventure.
 
9 - Outstanding Video Now Free Online.....


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Please link to it here
 
If you haven't seen the entire hour-long video "A Question of Origins" yet... now is your chance....  I recommend this video above all others as a single introduction for every student to better understand the origins controversy. 
It's visual,
it's easily understandable,
it's convincing,
it's a must see for every family.
 
Please bookmark this website and be sure everyone you know is invited to view it soon and share it with others.  Let's get the message out asap and see what God does with those whose hearts are open to His call on their lives.
This site has the video A Question of Origins online to watch for free. Soon all 8 languages will be online and will include text and Q&A in each of the 8 languages! This is a great tool for missionaries abroad.
 
If you want to have your own copy of the video or DVD of the entire program you can order it direct from our Creation Resource office online or on the phone.  Go to www.awesomeworks.com or call 1-866-225-5229 toll free. 
 
10 - A Rare opportunity if you want one of the last few remaining prints of this RARE Thomas Kinkade print
 

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To see how you can have $300 worth of Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation books or tapes FREE click here
Don't delay... this won't last long.. (this is an added bonus over what is available online - be sure to call us) 
 

I'm sure you see that the need for prayer is going to be more important than ever!  The threats we face at home and around the world from those who hate us will not be going away. Our Enemy will be working even harder to remove God from the Public Square. The men and women in America’s Armed Forces will continue to need protection. And more than ever our President and our national leaders will need God’s wisdom abundantly as they lead our nation. But as our friends at the Presidential Prayer Team reminded us...

    ...we can stride into 2006 with a smile on our face and hope in our hearts because God is greater than the Enemy and greater than any problems we will face!

11 - I want to send you a free copy of an excellent new booklet.  If you'll just call our office in the next week or so to request it free when you place any order or make any contribution to help us with the projects we're developing.  Call toll free to the Creation Resource Foundation office and talk with Pam or me at 866-225-5229.  Leave your number and time best to call back if we're not in when you call.

Here's a description of this new booklet: This booklet presents 101 scientific facts found in the Scriptures. Many of these facts were penned centuries before they were discovered. Scientific foreknowledge found only in the Bible offers one more piece to the collective proof that the Bible is truly the inspired Word of the Creator. How does this affect you? The last several pages provide the answer – you need to read them carefully.

Giving/Sharing/Generosity

by Jim Rohn

It's best to start the discipline of generosity when the amounts are small. It's easy to give ten cents out of a dollar; it's a little harder to give a hundred thousand out of a million.

Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.

Nothing teaches character better than generosity.

Here's what is exciting about sharing ideas with others: If you share a new idea with ten people, they get to hear it once and you get to hear it ten times.

Sharing makes you bigger than you are. The more you pour out, the more life will be able to pour in.

Somebody says, "Well, I can't be concerned about other people. About the best I can do is to take care of myself." Well, then you will always be poor.

What you give becomes an investment that will return to you multiplied at some point in the future.

When somebody shares, everybody wins.

The amount you give isn't important. What matters is what that amount represents in terms of your life.

Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.

Thanks for letting me share these moments with you.  Have a wonderfully blessed Christmas season.

Your friend,
 
Dennis Petersen
Creation Resource Foundation
530-626-4447


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