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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The Thing About Superheros by Pastor Eric Growing up as a kid I had a huge thing for superheroes. I loved them all. They seemed larger than life to me. My dad would often buy me the figurines to play with and I had to have them all. My dad's favorite was Batman and so my favorite became Batman as well. I can still remember when Batman the movie came out with Michael Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker. My dad, brother and I saw the movie in the theater three times. I was often fond of Superman, Daredevil, and Spiderman. The way they fought the bad guys and helped people spoke to my young heart. Well, not much has changed as I've grown older. I still love superheroes. I guess I never outgrew that stage. I know what you're thinking, "Does he still collect the figurines?" Well... no comment. I decided a little while ago to look into the stories of a few of them a little deeper. I focused my attention on my favorites: Batman, Superman, Spiderman and Daredevil. As I looked into their stories I obviously noticed their accomplishments and who they had become. Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne was a wealthy business man and we know how popular Batman was in Gotham City. Spiderman made headlines all the time for his heroics and Peter Parker was a nice, well liked young man. Superman holds the title for most powerful superhero and Clark Kent was a handsome, successful man and had the most attractive of all the superhero girlfriends (in my opinion). Matt Murdock, Daredevil, became a lawyer in New York and helped clean up the streets of New York City's Hell's Kitchen. They had all accomplished great things, but the thing that stuck out to me the most was they all had faced tragedy and had overcome it. Bruce Wayne's parents were murdered in front of him when he was a young boy. Peter Parker didn't have his birth parents and lived with his uncle Ben until he was murdered. Clark Kent's family, entire race and planet had been destroyed. Matt Murdock had his sight taken from him as a young man and his father was murdered as well. These men all suffered terrible loss, but it drove them to become something greater. Many times when people go through trials like these they take on a victim mentality and become a part of the problem, not the solution. These guys are heroes for far more than their abilities. They are heroes for how they handled the trials and tragedy they faced. God never said we would go through life untouched by tragedy. He never promised life would be easy once we decided to follow Him. Can you and I be heroes? I believe we can when we decide no matter what we go through we will live for God and impact the world around us in a positive way. Will you be a superhero to someone in this generation? Will you make it your purpose to save this world through serving Jesus? Webster defines the word HERO as "A figure in mythology and legend renowned for exceptional courage and fortitude." Why not make that a reality? Be the hero. Word up, yo! (said in a high nasally voice) Pastor Eric "Fair Hair Brotha'" posted by Pasta' Alex # 10:04 PM   Comments: This Sounds Alot Like Reggies Speech He Gave At Madison High School. This Is An Amazing Blog, I Love It. And That Elaborates On One Of The Biggest Morals Of Life, Every Person Has A Story, Everyone Has Pain, But We Dont Need To Destroy Ourselves Over It, And Do Bad Things To Try And Overcome It, Because It Will Always Be There, Even After 20 Hits Off That Tinner, Even After The Last Sip Of That Wiskey. And If Anyone Cares I LOVE REGGIE DABBS! Hes Is So Amazing, His Story Was So Sad Yet He Is So Strong And Still Stands This Day Telling People Around The World About It, And HIS POEM! Thats What I Call AMAZING! I Wish I Had That Skill. Well So Basically I Want To Marry REGGIE DABBS! I LOVE HIM! And By The Way This Blog Is Amazing! -Brandi- Of Madison High School. # posted by  Brandi Farinacci : 11/18/2007 7:45 PM
Sorry Brandi Again! PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT farinacci_2007@yahoo.comThanks! -Brandi- # posted by Brandi Farinacci : 11/18/2007 7:47 PM
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