When all our heroes are gone
We love heroes. We love the idea of our greatest ideals and aspirations being embodied in an individual. And despite having seen so many so-called heroes fall, despite the cynicism their fall has planted in our consciences, we’re still looking for the true hero to stand up, still drawn to the hope that such heroes exist somewhere. In the church, we’ve known a few heroes who’s lives have lived up to that standard. We allow for imperfections but we can’t tolerate