About the author

My name is Kevin Nelstead, and I blog about science, science education, and Christianity at The GeoChristian. I live in Lakewood, Colorado, and am especially interested in the Earth sciences, though I can write somewhat intelligently in other areas of science as well. From 2003 to June 2008, I served with ReachGlobal — which is the international mission of the Evangelical Free Church of America — as the middle school and high school science teacher at Bucharest Christian Academy in Romania. Classes I taught included middle school life science and physical science; and high school biology, earth science, chemistry and physics. Though I am no longer a classroom science teacher, I plan to continue working on Earth science curriculum development on the side. I desire to develop a complete package of materials for a full-year high school Earth science course for Christian students that could be used in either a Christian school or home school setting.

In regards to my view of scripture, I hold to the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. The Bible says what God wants it to say. I also believe that God reveals himself through his creation, and therefore science is a valid and important endeavor. There is some overlap between the subjects of science and theology. If there is conflict between the two (and I believe this conflict to be small) then either our understanding of nature or our understanding of scripture is somehow defective. In the end there will be no conflict between the two.

I am what many would call an old-Earth creationist, meaning that I accept an old age for the universe (perhaps 14.7 billion years) and for the Earth (about 4.6 billion years). I acknowledge that God created the universe, and has sustained and sovereignly ruled over it ever since. I have Christian friends whom I love and respect with whom I differ on these things.

My qualifications for writing this blog about science, science education, and Christianity include:

  • B.S. degree in Earth Science from Montana State University (1984)
  • M.S. degree in Geology from Washington State University (1988 )
  • Teaching certificate in Chemistry from University of Missouri-St. Louis (2000)
  • Additional schooling: University of Utah, Missouri Baptist College, Covenant Theological Seminary (PCA)
  • Almost six years of service as a missionary with ReachGlobal (Evangelical Free Church of America)
  • Membership in the Geological Society of America, American Scientific Affiliation, and the Affiliation of Christian Geologists

You can e-mail me at geochristianblog(at)yahoo.com (replace the (at) with @)

Grace and Peace