"...our ideas of heroism are even more tarnished by our culture's ridiculous obsession with imaginary superheroes, whose fantasy exploits fill everything..." John MacArthur writes.
Think Captain America, Iron Man and Spider Man - all of which are exciting but beyond the grasp of mortal man.
On the other hand, "Real heroes are people whose efforts and sacrifices...change history, or shift the course of history for the better...The world changes for the better because of them."
For me that means Stonewall Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt or John Quincy Adams - all of whom were imperfect but used in amazing ways.
Twelve Unlikely Heroes by John MacArthur is all about real heroes. People who may be small in the vast scheme of things, are full of faults and weaknesses, or seemed by their neighbors to be anything but heroic. But as 1 Corinthians 1:27 says, "But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty."
So, delve into the heroes of Scripture: Samson, Esther, John the Baptist, John Mark, Jonah and (my personal favorite) Jonathan. Strengths, weaknesses, fear, courage. Everything that makes heroism what it truly is.
http://www.thomasnelson.com/twelve-unlikely-heroes.html
This book was provided by Thomas Nelson Publishers for review purposes only.
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