A Universe From Nothing – Dr. Juan Valdes

A Universe From Nothing

Description: This talk is a response to the latest attempt by scientists to explain origins without God. Naturalism, the foundation of modern science, will never find the right answer on origins, since by definition the Creator of the natural world must be supernatural. Hence, some of the most brilliant minds in modern science are proposing some of the most foolish answers to the origin question. Let’s deal with it.

Speaker:  Dr. Juan Valdes  Juan has always had an curious mind and asked lots of questions growing up. Searching for answers has been his passion and a lifelong journey. He had his first debate in 10th grade Biology class. Juan believes people have good questions and we as Christians need to have good answers. He desires to live out the command in the Bible where we’re told to always be ready to give an answer and to do so with the right attitude (1 Peter 3:15).

Further, Juan feels called to equip young people for the battles they face every day in an increasingly hostile culture. He also desires to equip parents and pastors so that they’re able to engage the youth. Juan loves to see people emboldened when they realize that there’re excellent arguments in support of the Truth. Most importantly, he enjoys removing the obstacles that keep people from surrendering to Christ.

When Juan’s not traveling, he is engaged in the pastorate of his bilingual congregation in Miami, FL. When he has down time (which isn’t often) you might find him in a quiet place reading a book or fishing. Juan’s educational background includes graduate work at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and master’s degrees from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Logos Graduate School. He also has a Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary. Descriptions of many of Juan’s talks can be found here.

Video clips from Reasons For Hope YouTube channel:

• Debunked 15 : Evolution is a Fact – from Reasons For Hope Debunked series
• Darwinism Does Not Work – video clip with Juan Valdes speaking

Meeting Documents:

• Flyer
• Poster with complete schedule
• Announcement Slide

Lecture recordings at:

• Video recording of lecture on YouTube here.
• Audio recording of lecture can be found here.
• Audio recording of Q&A after lecture can be found here.

Dr. Juan Valdes, Pastor of a Spanish Church in Florida, Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics, and speaker for Reasons For Hope (rforh), speaks at the following venues during the weekend of February 23-27, 2022.

1. Wednesday, February 23, 6:30 pm. Talk on The Case For God at the Apologetics Symposium meeting at Cedar Park Church in Bothell, WA.
2. Thursday, February 24, 7:00 pm. Talk on The Doubt Virus at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
3. Friday morning, February 25 at 8:00 AM, Talk on Faith vs. Reason at Grace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
4. Friday, February 25, 7:00 pm. Talk on A Universe From Nothing at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
5. Saturday morning, February 26, 9:00 AM to noon. Mini Conference on Why God Makes Sense In a World That Doesn’t! at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA with two seminars, followed by an extended time of Q&A with Dr. Valdes. The talks are on the following topics:
   1. Session 1: The absurdity of life without God
   2. Session 2: Saving truth in a world that has lost it
   3. Session 3: Extended Q&A.
6. Saturday evening, February 26, 6:00-7:30 PM. Talk on Five Reasons Why I’m Not An Atheist at Calvary Chapel of Marysville in Marysville, WA.
7. Sunday morning, February 27, 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM, Worship service with a message on What Does God Think of Me? and a Sunday School message on The Doubt Virus at 10:00 AM at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
8. Sunday evening, February 27, 6:00 PM. Talk on Engaging Moral Relativism at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Snohomish, WA.

If you have an interest in having Dr. Valdes speak at your church, school, home school group, or another venue, or know of someone who might have an interest, please call Heinz at 425-501-5075 or email him at heinz@osta.com. Some of the presentations that Dr. Valdes is prepared to give can be found here.