The lament below comes from the Christian Post. It is written by a Southern Baptist professor who is a known conservative. I can only quote part of it, but I recommend that you read the full article. It is well worth reading. The author is Dr. Russell D. Moore, the Dean of the School of […]
Secular reaction to extreme, uhm, dispensationalism?
On May 18, Father Orthoduck published a publisher’s blurb on an anti-rapture secular comic. He commented that the secular comic is probably, in-part, a reaction to a certain strain of Christianity. Yesterday, a poster made the following comment: But the truth is that a virulent strain of Dispensationalism is so real and pervasive in American […]
Do secularists have a point about dispensationalists?
Some very interesting points were made by the people who commented on yesterday’s post. Let Father Orthoduck do some quotations. I don’t recognize the God they are talking about when they start the–if you want to go to heaven, you have to be just like me or else you will be caught in the tribulation […]
Dispensational theology and secular counter-reaction
Many Christians do not know the technical name for the theology that is behind the Left Behind series of books. It is called dispensational theology or dispensationalism. While there are a couple of types of dispensationalism, here is a reasonable definition: Dispensationalism is a Protestant evangelical tradition based on a biblical hermeneutic that sees a […]
Anti-rapture comic
Below is a copy of an announcement sent to Father Orthoduck by Fr. Huw. Neither Father Orthoduck nor Fr. Huw agree with the viewpoint in the announcement, however, Father Orthoduck will be discussing this in the next day or so. It is important to note that the comic below is a secular reaction against a […]
Earthquake in Papua New Guinea
A 6.3 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea yesterday morning. This continues the string of earthquakes that have been hitting populated areas on a regular basis for the past several months. The volcano in Iceland continues to spew ash and lava, grounding nearly 20,000 flights in Europe and making it necessary for the President to cancel […]
InternetMonk has passed away
The news has just been received that last night Michael Spencer, the InternetMonk, passed away surrounded by his family. I never had the opportunity to meet Michael face to face, I “met” him online at his blog about a year and a half ago. I quickly warmed to his blog and to his breadth of […]
The (ab)use of Easter
Noted Evangelical author Rick Warren said, in a recent article in The Christian Post: Use Easter to Break a Growth Barrier Every church hits a wall in growth, that attendance barrier your church can’t seem to get past. Maybe it’s 50, 100, 1,000, or 10,000. It doesn’t matter. One of the best chances you’ll have […]
A real life example of our current healthcare system and our “Christian” response
In the discussion of healthcare changes, one of the most often made arguments is that somehow God “hates” forced charity–despite the fact that the Old Testament Law specified quite a few taxes and Jesus said that we need to pay Caesar’s taxes without complaint–and that the Church is the one who ought to handle works […]
Virginia nudist church – ABC news report
Father Orthoduck wishes to urge a little caution before watching this ABC News Video. Some visible nudity is present. Nevertheless, this, uhm, ah, group of people–Father Orthoduck is wary of calling them a church–claim that it is perfectly within the Gospel to worship au naturale. Please listen to their Biblical reasons for being able to […]
