One of the greatest icons of the 20th and 21st Centuries is Superman. As a boy many of us daydreamed about having Super Powers like Superman. But if you've followed any of the movies, cartoons, comics or TV shows, you know that even with all his super powers, Superman and very other Super Hero has personal problems. But that doesn't negate the fact that we can learn some things from Super Heroes or the portrayal of Super Heroes such as Superman.

Introduction

In 1978, we were living in Midway, Missouri, just outside of Columbia. I was serving the Midway Locust Grove UMC while going to college and studying for the ministry.

One Saturday afternoon, Mary and I loaded up our oldest son, Paul, and headed toward the movie theater to see Superman: The Movie, starring, then, unknown Christopher …