The Shadows: Low Self-Esteem

Introduction

One of the most popular programs in the history of old time radio was The Shadow. "The Shadow" was the alias used by fictional crime-fighter Lamont Cranston. A creaking door introduced each show, followed by the sinister and now-famous words: "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" then came a sinister laugh. (The preacher might risk an imitation.)

Have you noticed that the Bible does not seek to cover up the darker side of even its greatest heroes? In his textbook on World Religion, John Hutchison writes: "(With) 'biblical realism' ... there is little or no glorification of a hero, as in Greek epics, but the plain-spoken narrative of plain men, in all their strength and weakness, all their good and evil, in short, in…