Todd Elder

My main goal is to encouraging life by helping individuals build a closer relationship with the Eternal and by helping the next generations to trust the Bible and seek righteousness. I also continue to personally explore creation in scripture, science, and society.

Personal Statement

Todd Elder

Who Am I?

I am someone who has questioned the meaning of life. Someone who has tried answering that question through philosophy as an Epicurean, through science as a taxonomist (I have a Bachelor of Science for a Conservation Biology major and a Geography minor), and an exploration of religous traditions. Someone who finally realized Scripture is the accurate and authoritative description of both the physical and spiritual aspects of life. Someone with a Savior and the promise of eternal life.

What Am I Doing?

My mission, what I am always doing, is seeking to build my relationship with the Eternal and to grow in the spiritual fruits and gifts. My vision, what I hope to do next, is to help other people build their relationship with the Eternal and to help them grow in the spiritual fruits and gifts. It has been an amazing journey so far.

Why Am I Doing It?

Because I want myself, brethren, friends, and family to live life to the fullest and it starts with the Kingdom of Heaven. The goals of this world (selfishness, wealth, power, fame, pride, competition, pleasure, etc.) do not beat peace, righteousness, and eternal life.

Who Inspires Me?

I find encouragement and inspiration in the many great examples we have of believers who have given their lives for the service of the Kingdom of Heaven. In particular, this includes the effective faith of George Muller, Gladys Aylward, Mary Slessor, and William Booth whose efforts to care for people, children, and orphans in difficult times and lands were rewarded with miraculous intervention.

How Am I Doing It?

There is a focus on healing people (not fighting wars with evil, nor battling organizations) with a special emphasis on children in poverty. It is done by following what I receive in prayer and working in the spiritual as a priest under the High Priest of the Heavenly Tabernacle.

What Are the Challenges?

Surprisingly, the greatest challenge is getting people (including Believers) to believe their Bibles rather than the traditions of man or pagan mysticism. Relatively few recognize the evidence for Scripture found in history, theology, and science. This is, in part, the result of living in a post-truth world full of wickedness and persecution.

Ongoing Projects

• Encouraging Life Children's Mission The Encouraging Life Children's Mission helps children understand that life is precious and the best way to encourage life is to have a close relationship with the Eternal.

• Scripture Advocate Publishing Scripture Advocate Publishing provides a wide range of materials that help people better understand Scripture as well as give support to the authority and accuracy of Scripture.

• Zaqen Studio Graphics Zaqen Studio Graphics produces photographs, illustrations, and computer generated graphics and animations to help people and organizations who support Creationism and Scripture.

• Path of the Righteous Warrior The Path of the Righteous Warrior is a teaching curriculum series made for children, teens, and adults. It is designed for those who want to move beyond just a personal relationship with the Eternal and who choose to fight in the greater battle of righteousness and wickedness.

• Creation Science League Originally designed to encourage creation science organizations to work together ... the Creation Science League has been re-purposed to focus on sharing Creationism with the next generation of believers and defend them from the attacks of Evolutionism.

• Baraminology Quest Baraminology Quest is the personal research of Todd Elder. It explores the scriptural perspective on life through the sciences, explores the limits of speciation, and hopes to lay new foundations for future research.

• Think Creation Think Creation is a creation science think tank working on long-term solutions to the problems of over emphasizing the fight with evolution, the under achievement of sharing creation with believers, the lack of support for researchers in creation science fields, and the in-fighting between existing creationist organizations.

• Covenant Keepers Covenant Keepers helps people understand the meaning and purpose of the covenants within Scripture and presents a non-dispensational view of the relationship between the Old Covenant (waning but still in effect) and the New Covenant (started but not yet fulfilled).

• Celebrating Salvation Celebrating Salvation shows the work of our Savior for the atonement, sanctification, and redemption of His people through the meaning and symbolism of the annual Festivals and High days of Scripture ... giving us a truly joyful celebration.

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