Russell Wallace
Russell is Pastor of Lockleys Baptist Church in South Australia, as well as part
time industrial chaplain. While obtaining a Bachelor of Theology from Flinders University,
Russell saw the importance of the creation message as a means of defending his faith.
At University, Russell endured an ultra-liberal teaching curriculum of biblical
studies and theology that accepted evolution as fact, while the true history of
origins in Genesis was regarded as poetry or story telling. Regular reading of Creation
magazine and web articles from CMI helped Russell to defend his faith from the onslaught
of theistic evolution. Prior to entering full time studies, Russell was a member
of the Australian Defence Force, serving thirteen years in the RAAF as an avionics
technician, on a variety of aircraft types, including the F/A18 Hornet and the Blackhawk
helicopter.
Every Friday night, Russell meets with a team to conduct open air preaching and
one-to-one evangelism on the edge of Rundle Mall in Adelaide. In a setting such
as this, he has experienced the relevance of the creation/evolution controversy
and affirms that the lie of evolution is the major stumbling block people have to
the Bible as God’s word, especially with the youth. Several one-on-one conversations
have revealed that people are so indoctrinated that they are almost totally immune
to the concept of ultimate right and wrong. Dinosaurs, carbon dating and the Flood
are among the objections ‘thrown’ at the preacher. During one discussion,
an atheist revealed that Christians who try to share a compromised view of the Bible
(progressive creation / theistic evolution) simply do not know what they are talking
about (words to that effect). Encounters like this have confirmed to Russell that
‘secular thinking’ people have a better understanding of what Genesis
means to the Christian faith than the many Christians who try to squeeze millions
of years into the Bible.
Russell and his wife Kathy reside in Adelaide and are volunteers with the South
Australian Support Group.
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