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Two Seventh-day Adventist college students are out to change the perception of reality television: finding answers to life's biggest questions along the way.

Tiffany Larson and Matthew Sharrock, two students at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, began a six-week road trip on May 3, hoping to explore the topic from both a biblical and scientific world view. In what is being billed as the first-ever "Adventist reality show," the pair will travel to 13 locations across the United States that stimulate the faith-science dialogue.

"I felt this incredible draw to the project," Ms Larson said. "I could feel God pushing me to try out for the part, even though I didn't think I would get it. But when I found out that I did, I could hear Him say, 'You should have trusted Me!'"

Stacia Dulan, project coordinator for Church Resource Center (CRC), a division of the North American Division, explained that the goal of CRC is to provide resources such as this series that will help pastors grow healthy congregations. Pastors have consistently said they had no resources for discussing origins.

"It's a controversial topic. It's hard to discuss it 100 per cent biblically and 100 per cent scientifically," Ms Dulan said. "The church teaches one side and schools the other. Young people end up making the decision on their own."

Ms Dulan said this program will be more of a teaching tool to stimulate discussion, not spoon-feed answers.

"We realised the importance of the subject of origins, as well as the need for making progressive TV and film that is relevant to young people. We're in need of programming that appeals to young people," said Paul Kim, producer and director of the TV series, explaining the significance of creating a show like this.

— Taashi Rowe.