WHEN: August 22, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
WHERE: Atonement Free Lutheran Church
6905 172nd St. NE, Arlington, WA 98223
CONTACT: Dr. Heinz Lycklama – 425-501-5075, Email, Event website
The Work Of His Hands: Addressing the perceived conflict between science and Scripture.
From the vantage point of Earth orbit and using illustrations from his space flight experience, Colonel Williams will address God’s work of creation with a special focus on the incredible provisioning found in the precise, intelligible, and discoverable ordering of that work. He will address the common perception of conflict between science and Scripture, historically and contemporarily, and contend that there is no conflict whatsoever. Applying the truth of God’s Word, Williams will show how scientific endeavor and true science are motivated and enabled by God’s ordered provision and mankind bearing the image of the Creator. Ps. 111.
Speaker: Colonel N. Jeffrey Williams grew up on a farm in the rural township of Winter, Wisconsin. He graduated from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point in 1980, served more than 27 years active in the U.S. Army, and continued to serve in our Nation’s space program until retiring in 2024.
An astronaut since 1996, Williams logged a record-setting 534 days in space on four flights, launching on both the Space Shuttle and the Russian Soyuz in direct support of the assembly and operation of the International Space Station (ISS), most recently returning to Earth in September 2016. Over that time, he also logged nearly 32 hours during five space walks in both U.S. and Russian space suits.
He is the author of, “The Work of His Hands: A View of God’s Creation from Space.” Williams holds a bachelor’s degree from USMA, master’s and aerospace engineering degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School, a master’s degree in national security from the Naval War College, and a Doctor of Ministry from The Master’s Seminary.
Colonel Williams currently serves as an elder at Word of Grace Bible Church, a Russian-speaking, Slavic immigrant community, in Battle Ground, Washington. He also serves as a director on the boards of Grace to You, the Institute of Creation Research, and the Getty Music Foundation. He and his wife, Anna-Marie, have been married since 1980, and have two sons and eight grandchildren.
Meeting Documents:
Lecture recordings:
- 1. Video recording of talk given by Col. Williams On “The Work of His Hands: A View of God’s Creation From Space” in 2023 can be found on YouTube here
- 2. Video recording of talk given by Col. Williams On “The Ordered Work of Creation – the Provision of Mathematics and Science” in 2025 can be found on YouTube here