PENNY: OK, Mr. Christopher, give me a second while I look through my stuff for that Lithuania disc?

MR. CHRISTOPHER: In the meantime Surfer Bob, why don’t you track down some background information for us?

SURFER BOB: Will do, amigo. But first let me finish this here tamale.

MR. CHRISTOPHER: Surfer Bob, how many tamales is that today? Come on, man, we need to get cracking! I am pushing a deadline here. I want to wrap up things on our Lithuania research, ASAP! Now, why don’t you jump on your CHIP CHARIOT and track down the details on where Lithuania is to start us off?!?

SURFER BOB: All right, already…Christopher! And, for yer information … I have only had eight tamales today! I’m on diet.

MR. CHRISTOPHER: Eight tamales…a diet? That doesn’t sound like much of a diet.

SURFER BOB: Well, normally I’d have 10. Here’s ya a Geographic Locator. Take ya a gander at this while I find me something ta wash those tamales down with.

MR. CHRISTOPHER: Thank you, Bob.

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MR. CHRISTOPHER: I’ve been reading here that back in medieval days, Lithuania was the last European nation to adopt Christianity as its national religion. The country turned away from a long history of practicing traditional faiths at the end of the 14th century. Prior to this they worshiped man-made gods. These gods were created in honor of natural forces like thunder and fire. But converting to Christianity was merely a political move by a Lithuanian Grand Duke named Jogaila. In order to marry Queen Jadwiga of Poland, and thus become king of Poland, Jogaila had to become baptized as a Catholic in 1386. After that he decreed Lithuania to be a Christian nation.

PENNY: Hmmm … doesn’t sound much like a heartfelt conversion to me.

MR. CHRISTOPHER: Not likely, Penny. Religion was often mixed with politics and warfare in those days. In fact, for centuries before Duke Jogaila a German religious-military organization called the Order of Teutonic Knights tried to convert Lithuanians to Christianity. Unfortunately, they spread their faith by force ... using a sword to convince people to convert.

PENNY: And those Teutonic Knights weren’t using the sword of the spirit that Paul talks about in Ephesians, were they Mr. Christopher?

MR. CHRISTOPHER: They were not. Paul told us to use the gospel as our spiritual sword. We are to rely on the Bible as our protection from false teaching.

PENNY: Here, KOMsters, see what Paul said in this PowerVerse!”

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Ephesians 6:14-17, NIV

"Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."

PENNY: Surfer Bob or should I say Sir SURF-ALOT, what’s with the get-up … planning to go into battle?

SURFER BOB: I’z jest puttin’ on the armor of God, amigita!

PENNY: Yeah, well just like the Teutonic Knights didn’t get it … you aren’t getting that the armor of God is NOT actual armor, but symbolic armor that represents righteousness, peace, faith, salvation and the Word. We aren’t fighting a physical battle, but a spiritual battle.

SURFER BOB: Oh I know, but the cool thing about these clothes is you don’t have to IRON them … heh, heh, get it? You don’t have to IRON them!!! Get it … the armor’s made of iron … you don’t have to iron them!

MR. CHRISTOPHER: Yes, Bob we get it … unfortunately. Now let’s GET something much more important. Penny, any luck finding that file about the volunteers who went to Lithuania?

PENNY: Got it right here! Surfer Bob, spin this disc…let’s see what we’ve got!

SURFER BOB: No problem-o, Pennarita! MOUNT YER STEED, RAISE YER SWORDS … AND … GIT READY TO CHARGE! But, don’t charge to much or you’ll go broke, heh … heh!

PENNY: Oh, brother. Just roll the piece please!

SURFER BOB: Here ya go! YEE DOGGIES!!!!

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MR. CHRISTOPHER: Good work my weary surfing knight.

SURFER BOB: Why thank ya, noble squire.

MR. CHRISTOPHER: Wait a minute … SQUIRE? How is it that YOU are a knight, and I am a SQUIRE?

SURFER BOB: Well, I thought you’d be tickled that I promoted ya from bein’ a measly ole’ PAGE!

MR. CHRISTOPHER: Um, I think the order of things around here is that you are the KNIGHT, and I am the KING!

SURFER BOB: No sir, we are all just servants of the one and only King, the KING OF KINGS … JESUS CHRIST! He’s truly the only King that ever was and always will be!

PENNY: He’s got you there, Mr. C!

MR. CHRISTOPHER: Well, I guess you’re right, Penny … but I still pull rank on you Surf-ALOT! Call me the Duke … yeah DUKE Christopher … I like that. This is fun; it takes me back to my Royal Ambassador days.

SURFER BOB: Duke? No fair, I wanna be the duke!

MR. CHRISTOPHER: Ready yourself, Knight Surf-A LOT … let’s have a jocular joust of the jaw!

PENNY: Oh brother, if you stick around for this JOUSTING TOURNEY between Mr. C and Surfer Bob I’m afraid you’ll be here a while. I’d go ahead and get while the getting is good. See you later gang!

MR. CHRISTOPHER: Surf-alot, ready your WIT-LANCE because you are about to engage in a battle of the brains!

SURFER BOB: Let the games begin, Duke Christopher!