Almost all of us have participated in sports at one time or another. If we have participated in a sport such as football, or volleyball, or martial arts, or some sport in which there is physical contact, then we know that during practice we get bumped around and end up with bruises and sore. We […]
Mistaken ideas of spiritual warfare
In the 1980’s, a wave of spiritual warfare hit the USA. It seemed as though one could read about spiritual warfare everywhere. It was in those days that the C.S. Lewis series and the Tolkien books became big. Peretti wrote his series that included muscular angels. John Wimber did training seminars on spiritual warfare. The […]
Clergy meeting demotivator
So as not to possibly cause problems to someone else, Father Orthoduck will not mention from where he got the demotivator above. Sadly, as Father Orthoduck was trying to think of some witty comments to go with the poster above, he could think of none. Then Father Orthoduck thought he would go through the history […]
Pastoral errors
This comic reminds Father Orthoduck of some errors that he has made in his time. Fortunately, none of the errors have been of lasting damage, though some have certainly been embarrassing. There was the time when Father Orthoduck baptized a baby using the wrong name. Afterwards, the worried mother wondered whether she needed to legally […]
But it’s on the web!
Father Orthoduck keeps receiving e-mails, some of several megabytes which all swear that something is true. They either repeat a story or they will even send a video to back up the point that is being made. We know, of course, that a picture is worth a thousand words, therefore if there is a video […]
General Colin Powell (Desert Storm) and illegal immigrants
Father Orthoduck is preempting Father Ernesto for the following important note on a true American hero. General Colin Powell was the Chief of Staff for the USA Armed Forces during Operation Desert Storm. It was the plan that he approved then sent to President Bush that was used by General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. when […]
The power of culture
Do you remember when you first learned in class that there was a period in Chinese history in which many Chinese women had their feet bound from the time they were babies? Multiple theories attempt to explain the origin of foot binding: from the desire to emulate the naturally tiny feet of a favored concubine […]
Mosque vandalism in the USA
In the posts over the mosque in New York City various posters have responded to Father Orthoduck, accusing him of either relativism or theological liberalism. Father Orthoduck had to point out time and again that the issue was neither. The issue was the Constitution of the United States of America and the first ten amendments, […]
Quick statement on the “Islam is violent” argument
Father Orthoduck is running late today and will try to post more later, as he promised to a poster from yesterday. However, he would like to make the following statement. Essentially all religions (with some pacifist exceptions) have gone through periods during which they turned violent. And, when they turned violent, they did so against […]
Alabama and true religion
Father Orthoduck knew that the Deep South is a place of strongly held religious beliefs. In returning to Alabama, Father Orthoduck knew that he would encounter those strongly held beliefs. However, even Father Orthoduck was unprepared for the strength of the committed beliefs found in Alabama on a certain subject. Yesterday, at the VA Medical […]
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