Between the Panels

Captain America's shield is pretty incredible, but that vibranium disk is still not strong enough to stop the worst villain ever. I'm not talking about Thanos, Hyperion, Ultron, or Doctor Doom. Mankind's ultimate villain is Satan himself. There are many fun parallels between superheroes and reality, but when it comes to the devil there is no make believe. It's common for people to doubt the existence of God, but it is rare to doubt the existence of Satan. Scripture describes him as an angel of light that long ago desired to take God's glory for himself, resulting in banishment from Heaven. In retaliation Satan seeks to destroy God's most beloved: his children. So if Satan is stronger than us, what hope do we have? A 400 year old Christian devotional says this:  "Grace is called "the armor of light" (Romans 13:12). It is light for beauty, and armour for defense. A Christian has armour of God's making, which cannot be shot through. He has the sh

Fred, is THE nerd among nerds! He is a guy who passionately loves comics, science, and the potential for science to make his comic imagination a reality.  However, the most wonderful thing about Fred is that he is weird, always having his head in the comic realm and connecting it to what is going on around him. Literally, nerding out about everything: so weird and yet so inspiring.  It is actually in seeing his vantage point on life that inspires the Big Hero 6 team to become superheroes. In Philippians 4:8&9, there is such a vision to aspire to in our lives.  It may not be comic oriented, but it is based on values we can see: truth, honour, purity, admirability, excellence , etc. These verses give us a push for something to have laser focus on that impacts our daily lives.  And in the midst of having that focus we can then be an inspiration to those around us and share our vantage point to help them. So be a Fred! Embrace standing by sharing how you see the world around you.  View

 Mercy is the best support hero in Overwatch! There, I said it! But here is the reason why. Mercy's main weapon, really isn't a weapon; it is a ray wand that either boosts your team's fire power in the battle or brings major healing when they are getting hit. In fact, the only thing that is even offensive in her capabilities his her hand gun that is very rarely used. We should be a lot like Mercy as a support to those around us.  Jesus was like that and was really the demonstrator of that.  He was always healing people (physically, emotionally, spiritually), he was always aware of the needs of others and supporting them. After all, it was him that said, " Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners." (Mark 2:17). And that comment was to the hardcore religious elite that were supposed to be doing this. So go out there, help those around you so you can say it like