On 27th March I did a live interview with Tony Miano from Ambassadors Alliance Radio in the USA. You can listen below. (Oh, by the way, I didn’t know it was live until Tony asked me if I wanted to take a question from a listener!!!)
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Tony Miano – Ambassadors Alliance Radio
Monday, March 30th, 2009
Who Am I?
Monday, March 30th, 2009Recently I was asked by someone if I would answer some questions for their blog site so I thought I would put up the answers on here too. Hopefully this will give you a better picture of who I actually am.
1. Can you please tell us something about yourself?
My name is Deborah Joy Drapper. I love my name. Deborah Joy means ‘ joyful bee’ and I consider myself to be a happy, hard working, sweet girl, but with a sting in my tail!!
I was born in Essex, the 4th child in a family of 11 children. I have 3 sisters and 7 brothers ranging from 22yrs to 2yrs old. Seven years ago we moved down to Dorset where we live in a farmhouse, over a mile away from the nearest bus stop. We have several pets including 2 goats and 17 hens, so have our own milk and eggs, and I love to get out into the fresh air and help out.
I love pink and my room is full of pink things from my quilt cover and rug, to my fluffy pink pen and note book. I even have a pink tool bag full of pink screwdrivers and hammers!!!
Fossil Record
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Today in my school work I was studying the contrast between the evolution and the creation models and what predictions could be made concerning the fossil record.
Within the fossil record the creation model would predict to find:
- Sudden appearance in great variety of highly complex forms
- Sudden appearance of each created type with characteristics complete
- Sharp boundaries separating major taxonomic groups
- No transitional forms between higher categories
Within the fossil record the evolution model would predict to find:
- Gradual change of simple forms into more and more complex forms
- Transitional series linking all categories
- No systematic gaps
Scientifically speaking, the model which can best explain and correlate the data is the better model. As I look at the fossils I find along the ‘Jurassic Coast’, and as I look through museums and text books, what I see supports the creation model better than the evolution model. If evolution were the better model then surely the museums should be full of the transitional fossils. After 150 years of intense searching a large number of obvious transitional forms would have been found if the predictions of the evolution model were valid.
Evolution: A Fairy Tale For Grownups
Friday, March 20th, 2009It has been very interesting reading all your emails and comments about evolution and creation.
Before we start to discuss evolution and creation, it would be helpful if we first define what we are talking about.
Evolution can be broken down into six kinds of evolution.
- Cosmic evolution- the origin of time, space and matter. Big Bang.
- Chemical evolution- the origin of higher elements from hydrogen.
- Stellar and planetary evolution- Origin of stars and planets.
- Organic evolution- Origin of life from inanimate matter.
- Macro-evolution- Origin of major kinds.
- Micro-evolution – Variations within kinds.
None of the first five have been observed. Only the sixth one (Micro-evolution), has been observed. The first five have to be believed. They are believed, by faith, even though there is no empirical evidence to prove them in any way. I admire the great faith of the evolutionists who accept the first five.
Scientific Method
Saturday, March 14th, 2009Thank you to many, many, many of you who have written to me about evolution/creation, the Big Bang and other science questions. I thought it would be a lot easier if I wrote several posts to try and clear up some queries.
First, I LOVE science. I do study evolution as well as creation and I have read many text books, both written from the evolutionist’s and creationist’s position. I have studied Biology, Geology, Palaeontology, Astronomy, Evolution and Creation, and recently started Physics and Chemistry. I have attended many lectures and regularly watch debates on the internet.
So I am not just ‘brainwashed’, as many of you think, but look at the data myself, listen to scientists and form my own conclusions. I have been to the 
London Museums and seen ‘Lucy’ and many other displays for myself and look forward to reading “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.”
Scientific Method
Many of you have said that I don’t understand the Scientific Method. I think that I do. Please tell me if I am wrong. My understanding of the Scientific Method is:
- State the problem.
- Research the problem (research, observation, experimentation).
- Formulate a hypothesis.
- Test the hypothesis (experimentation).
- Formulate a theory (general principle).
- Communicate the results.
After the accumulation of sufficient information or data a scientist may make a generalization which is called a Hypothesis. If more observations confirm his hypothesis then this becomes a Theory. If this theory is unchallenged and consistently supports the facts it will then, after much time has passed, become a scientific Law.
If, however, any observation (even though seemingly trivial) conflicts with his hypothesis, the scientist is left with two major alternative: 1. He has to discard his hypothesis and search for another, or 2. He has to attempt to find a plausible explanation for what he observed in accord to his hypothesis.
More coming soon……..
Emails – Keep them coming!
Thursday, March 12th, 2009Hello everyone,
A big thank you to all who are sending emails. I have so many coming in that I wanted to say that I will do my best to answer them, but it may take several weeks. Please be patient.
There are some very interesting questions being asked and it has been fun answering them.
Keep them coming!
Have a really great day,
Deborah
How Can A Person Get Right With God?
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009The documentary that went out yesterday about my life as a young, evangelistic Christian resulted in loads of emails, and comments.
One thing that was not shown well on the documentary, and many people have asked me about, is actually how to be saved.
The focus of the film was on sin, and that we’re all sinners, and all heading to hell. What it didn’t show at all was that God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for OUR sins so that we don’t have to go to hell.
Do you want to know how? Click Here
If you are seeking God and want to find his way for your life you can click here
I hope this helps answer some of your questions.
Deborah Drapper
BBC Documentary
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Today’s the day!
Tonight on BBC3, at 9pm, Deborah, 13: Servant of God will be aired. The first with five repeats. (BBC 3 website for times).
The Daily Telegraph have an article in the paper today, right underneath an article about “Are we turning our children into monsters?”
As I don’t have a TV I shall probably be tucked up in my bed while you watch!!
I hope you enjoy it. Let me have your comments.
Deborah
Who Is God?
Saturday, March 7th, 2009Hello Deborah, I am very interested to know your definition of the word “God”.
I was emailed this question above so decided to write an article for you all to read.
First of all, my definition of “God” is not actually relevant. What is important is what God is, not what I think He is.
I believe in the God of the Holy Bible. I believe that the Bible is God’s word and so what the Bible says about God is what we need to look at. If we do not look at what the Bible says then we may start inventing what we want God to be like, and form God in our own image, breaking the second Commandment.
So what does the Bible say about God?
I am only going to pick out the main attributes of God. I could spend hours, and write a whole book about who, what, where, why, when, and which God, but for now I have chosen a few important ones. There are also so many different verses that I could take, so again I have just chosen a few.
God is One God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (The Trinity)
1 John 5:7 “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”
God is Creator
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
Colossians 1: 16 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
Home Education
Monday, March 2nd, 2009People often ask me what it is like to be home educated so I thought I would let you have a peek into my ’school’ day to see what I do.
I have never been to school as a student. When I was little my big sister helped my mum to teach me to read and write using the ACE Curriculum. This is a Christian based curriculum and not only teaches the subjects, but teaches character, and Biblical principles, as well as how to set goals and how to research and study for myself. Now, some days, I help my mum teach my little brothers!!
I spend my mornings sitting at my desk at my bedroom window that looks out over the fields. I work on my academic subjects there, both written and on the computer.
My favourite subject is science. I am studying Physical Science, Bible and Science, and Creation Science. I am also studying English and Maths and preparing to take the Adult Literacy and Numeracy tests when I am 14. Other subjects I do are Collectivism, Etymology, Speech, West African Agriculture, and Successful Living. Last year I studied Child Development and British Sign Language and hope to start a more in-depth course in sign language soon.
