That sounds like what I am looking for! You aren’t planning to make it into a video are you?! Anyway, I will check it out.
I just looked up what you say about Genesis 1, and I think you have convinced me to get your book! I also note you spent time in Nigeria - not too far from where I go quite often. Not that that is relevant, but you do seem to have my combination of science/apologetics/Biblical interpretation/mission!
Thanks!
Excellent; I hope you find it helpful. Alas, no video/DVD in the works - yet! Although I do have some powerpoint files of some of the material, which you can adapt to your needs, if that is helpful. (Contact me via: asamatteroffaith.com.)
Hi Mary, welcome to the forum!
Here are some resources I had bookmarked from Faith Alive (a CRC publisher) that you might take a look at:
This one is for grades 6-8:
http://www.faithaliveresources.org/Products/016355/walk-with-me-year-3-68-unit-5-leaders-guide-discover-creation-and-science-.aspx
http://www.faithaliveresources.org/Products/016350/walk-with-me-year-3-68-unit-5-student.aspx
The Origins book by Deborah and Loren Haarsma presents a range of views. There is a six-session small group DVD that can be used to accompany the book: Origins DVD - Deborah B Haarsma, Loren D Haarsma | Faith Alive Christian Resources
This is a resource aimed at teens that also tries to present a range of views: http://www.faithaliveresources.org/Products/130705/fossils-and-faith-leaders-guide.aspx
Over on the homeschool forum, a couple of Christian school teachers have reported trying out some of the lesson plans from this site and found it helpful. http://teachfastly.com/ I think this was the particular lesson that was mentioned: Christian Views of Creation – FASTly – Faith & Science Teaching
Oh, please do start a new thread and give us your ideas on being a scientifically minded Bible translator. There are more than a couple folks involved in translation work lurking about around here. 
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I have to agree with Joshua . I don’t think this is anything to worry about at the moment. While I do think the President-elect is dangerous in many ways, he hasn’t expressed any interest in non-climate science or education that I have heard, and education is controlled far more at the level of individual states than the Dept of Education. I would guess that scientists in general are very uneasy about their funding, especially if their work concerns climate science. Perhaps Joshua can tell us what biologists are thinking. I am retired, so I can only read the journals now to see what people are thinking, and there are no signs of panic, yet, anyway. On the other hand, it’s not unreasonable to think that the forces of anti-intellectualism and anti-science may feel emboldened by recent events. Only time will tell.
Thanks. My original comment was made as a reaction to a Facebook post from a fellow academic linguist. He probably had grounds for his fear, but I trust Jonathan that that particular threat seems unlikely. I am certainly not one to want to drum up more fear about the US, there is enough of that already! But regardless of what happens there, we probably do need materials that focus more on the UK because the concerns and world view are different.
This is possibly relevant. I voted in Texas, but my ballot contained nothing on the State Board of Education, so it was probably only in certain districts that anything happened.
The Texas Freedom Network keeps close tabs on the education battles in the state. The panel tasked with reviewing biology standards voted to recommend removing the “teach the controversy” language about evolution, which the Discovery Institute supports. Now, the State Board of Education must decide (January) whether to accept the committee’s recommendation. Hijinks will ensue.
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