Opinion


Creation Museum Provides Hope For The Future

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

It was with great anticipation that my wife and I visited the recently opened Creation Museum near Cincinnati, Oh. We were not disappointed. The Creation Museum provides an exciting glimpse at how our Creator God brought everything into existence. It also offers a walk through human history and how God has interacted with man since the beginning. Hope for the future is the great theme that runs throughout the Museum.

The exhibits are professionally designed and executed and are true to the topic being depicted. Science and history are accurately presented at the Creation Museum.

It was gratifying to see all ages and many different cultures in attendance during our visit. Although there were many folks visiting at the same time we were, we felt secure, and good attitudes were being exhibited by all.

I highly recommend the Creation Museum to the people of our area. Parents and grandparents will be glad they took their young people. They will receive a positive message and learn how they can live with hope for the future.

Philip W. Haymaker, Sr.
Hixson
pwhaymaker@yahoo.com


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