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Series: Christmas - Isaiah 9:6
Robert Dawson
Isaiah 9:6
Growing up I absolutely loved the super hero genre. I still do to this day. One of my only memories with my Papa, he died when I was just a little guy, was watching Batman cartoons with him on Saturday morning. I grew up watching all the old super hero cartoons: Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Green-Lantern and even Aqua Man. Back then in primetime there was Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk and the Bionic Man and Bionic Woman. I even loved the old Adam West Batman shows, as corny as they were.
There was something about these super-charged supped up heroes that got my blood pumping and my imagination flowing. These guys and gals were absolutely amazing and nearly invincible. They could fly, climb buildings, out run trains and deflect bullets. They could even be thrown through walls and manage to keep fighting. It was the stuff little boy's dreams were made of.
Something about the stories on some level connects with the hearts of children of all ages. The world has always loved a hero and longed for someone to save the day. Superheroes were needed because there always seemed to be a super villain lurking in the shadows with the thought of world domination on their mind or some great and impending tragedy that threatened everyone's existence. It took someone bigger, stronger, faster and smarter to save the day. You needed a super hero.
To me the story never grows old.
Through the years I have come to believe that those stories, and others like them, hold a wonder for us as people because they connect to something deep inside of us. We understand - as humans - there are things in this life that are bigger than us, stronger than us, beyond our ability to control and for that reason they frighten us. We recognize our limitations.
- We can't outrun cars, deflect bullets or fly.
- We can't push back hurricanes or freeze tidal waves with our icy breath.
- We can't wrestl ...
Series: Christmas - Isaiah 9:6
Robert Dawson
Isaiah 9:6
Growing up I absolutely loved the super hero genre. I still do to this day. One of my only memories with my Papa, he died when I was just a little guy, was watching Batman cartoons with him on Saturday morning. I grew up watching all the old super hero cartoons: Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Green-Lantern and even Aqua Man. Back then in primetime there was Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk and the Bionic Man and Bionic Woman. I even loved the old Adam West Batman shows, as corny as they were.
There was something about these super-charged supped up heroes that got my blood pumping and my imagination flowing. These guys and gals were absolutely amazing and nearly invincible. They could fly, climb buildings, out run trains and deflect bullets. They could even be thrown through walls and manage to keep fighting. It was the stuff little boy's dreams were made of.
Something about the stories on some level connects with the hearts of children of all ages. The world has always loved a hero and longed for someone to save the day. Superheroes were needed because there always seemed to be a super villain lurking in the shadows with the thought of world domination on their mind or some great and impending tragedy that threatened everyone's existence. It took someone bigger, stronger, faster and smarter to save the day. You needed a super hero.
To me the story never grows old.
Through the years I have come to believe that those stories, and others like them, hold a wonder for us as people because they connect to something deep inside of us. We understand - as humans - there are things in this life that are bigger than us, stronger than us, beyond our ability to control and for that reason they frighten us. We recognize our limitations.
- We can't outrun cars, deflect bullets or fly.
- We can't push back hurricanes or freeze tidal waves with our icy breath.
- We can't wrestl ...
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