A cretaceous history of the world

"I gave a short talk some time ago on flood geology. In an effort to give people some 'peg' to hang the ideas on, I used an illustration of some chalk. It went something like this;

"When a teacher writes on a chalk board, the chalk itself likely holds a more important message than anything he writes. That piece of chalk comes from limestone that was laid down during or after the Great Flood of Noah's day. It speaks of God's judgment, of the utter destruction of the pre-Flood world; of a judgment on wickedness. That bit of chalk, that looks so banal, that seems to have no voice of its own, holds the equivalent of volumes of theology and history. Think of the billions of minute sea creatures that were squashed together to form the limestone beds.

"Every mark upon the board can be a reminder of the great flood; can be a reminder of the mercy that allowed anyone to escape that apocalypse. We can see in it a small example of how God can and does turn evil into good."

Well, I probably went a little bit overboard. In any event, after the class was dismissed, I left the room and went upstairs for the service. When I came back after the service to pick some things up that I'd left behind I noticed someone had written something on the black board.
In large letters there was the word 'Not' - and then a short note that claimed the chalk we use now isn't real chalk at all. "As usual, Mr J., you're way behind the times. Flood geology has been disproved, and you'd do well to give it up. It just won't wash."

- It might be a surprise to many evolutionists, but anyone who tries to express a creationist message in most churches will receive great opposition. This is most especially the case with any kind of young earth creation or with flood geology. (Since most Christians have been educated in government schools this can't be a surprise.) The story of how chalk is formed that is taught to most students now days is very different from the one I gave. [1.]

- An explanation of chalk deposits from a flood geology perspective can be found below. [2.]

- Chalk is a fascinating substance. For those who don't know, it's composed of a multitude of mircro-organisms squashed together. (There's the ocean you see, and the ocean you don't see. An invisible sea is teaming with mirco-organisms far too small to be seen with the unaided eye. Millions can swim in a glass of water.) We can learn from a humble piece of chalk how rewarding it is to look more closely at the created world we find ourselves in. We take for granted things that are really stupendous miracles.
The real expansion of the universe isn't happening at the macro level of stars and galaxies, but at the micro level, where ever increasing magnification expands our view of both creation and God. The deeper we go, the more there is to see.

Notes;
1. Chalk;
' Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. It forms under relatively deep marine conditions from the gradual accumulation of minute calcite plates (coccoliths) shed from micro-organisms called coccolithophores.' - Wiki
2. Can Flood geology explain thick chalk beds? by Andrew A. Snelling
3 One of the rewarding things about the origins debate is that you're always learning. I gave this nice illustration (at least I thought so) and got rebuked for it. So I went and looked for some articles on chalk. I found quite a few. It appears there has been considerable debate among creationists on whether the chalk beds (cliffs of Dover, etc.) can be explained by flood geology, and to what extent. [I don't think that even one evolutionist in a thousand is aware that creationists have disagreements over issues.] So even if I was wrong (and I don't think I was) I still learned from the experience. This is a subject so vast that no one can always be right; it's just impossible. I think everyone has a bit of the truth, but that much of what happened is still beyond our understanding. I think it's quite likely human beings will never know what really happened. In the meantime the subject of origins is a pursuit that can keep one busy until they breathe their last.
4. It's too bad we don't have more creationists working on these (and other) problems. I think considerable progress could be made (and one day will be made) if this were the case.
5. The above was, of course, a purely fictional account. (I wouldn't dare talk about flood geology at any church I know of.)