Tornado in a Junkyard

For many believers, the classroom is where the battle over Genesis begins. Tornado in a Junkyard arms readers with the evidence to challenge evolution’s strongest claims, evidence with plain-spoken analysis and a touch of humor. James Perloff retraces the path from textbook certainty to sober cross-examination, asking whether the “proofs” that supposedly discredit the Bible actually hold up. This book makes clear: faith in God’s Word is not blind, and science is far from settled.

Chapter by chapter, Perloff dismantles the icons of Darwinism. “Marvelous Mutations” and “Logic Storms Darwin’s Gates” reveal how chance cannot explain the staggering complexity of life. “An Ape-man for All Seasons” uncovers how museums and headlines turned fragile evidence into dogma. In “Vegas Odds on Life,” he demonstrates why the probability of life arising by accident is astronomically small. And in “The Big Bang Goes Blooey,” he shows how cosmology rests on shifting assumptions rather than firm fact.

The geological record receives equal scrutiny. In “Rocks of Ages” and “Earth, Dahling, You Don’t Look a Day Over Five Billion,” Perloff takes readers through the limitations of dating methods. “The Flood Remembered” highlights worldwide traditions and field observations that point back to the biblical deluge. “Dinosaurs, Dragons and Ice” gathers reports that challenge conventional timelines. Even Hollywood gets its say — and its critique — in “Trial by Hollywood,” where pop culture often replaces honest science in shaping public imagination.

The final chapters confront the moral fallout of Darwinian thinking. “Have You Murdered Anybody Since Breakfast?” and “The Boomers Doomed” trace how a purely materialist worldview erodes responsibility, purpose, and the value of human life. For Christians seeking to defend their faith in classrooms, conversations, or churches, Tornado in a Junkyard provides a clear, documented, and lively defense of biblical creation. Perloff shows that believers need not retreat from science — armed with the facts, they can stand boldly on God’s Word. (2003ed, 321pp, pb)