Top 10 Tuesday: Heroes of Mine
April 24th, 2007 | by Scott |In light of Heroes coming back from it’s hiatus last night, I thought I would share those who fall under the category of real-life heroes of mine. Man, my conservative blog friends are gonna give me grief about this :D.
These are in no particular order.
10. The Initial Signatories of the Evangelical Climate Initiative. These individuals broke with the long held evangelical skepticism about climate change and spoke their convictions. I applaud each of these 86 individuals. (Note: I was not one of the initial 86 signatories. I was number 87.)
9. Democrats For Life. This group, which I support, has concrete plans to reduce the frequency of abortions. The Democratic party is slowly waking up to the legitimacy of this group and has broadened their tent to include them.
8. The Amish. For teaching me forgiveness and the power of non-violence. And for making some mean jelly.
7. Christian Peacemaker Teams. For being willing to die for non-violence.
6. Good Teachers. Let’s face it: there are far too many teachers today who have no business in a classroom. But for the ones who are capable and gifted, I am thankful that they are there.
5. The intellectually curious. I am so thankful for and look up to the people in my life who are unafraid to ask hard questions, regardless of how uncomfortable it might make them and how many of their preconceived notions come tumbling down to their pursuit of knowledge.
4. Those who adopt. God bless those who open their hearts and lives to those who otherwise would never know the joys of a home.
3. Those committed to the least of these. From The Simple Way to Larry James and Central Dallas Ministries to Jimmy Dorrell and Mission Waco to Allie in Honduras. I am thankful for their commitment to sharing the love of Jesus for the marginalized oppressed and forgotten. And for showing me that I still have so far to go.
2. Those Who Overcame. Racism, hatred and intolerance are unfortunate staples in our world. To those who face a level of persecution that I will never understand I feel a tremendous level of admiration. From those facing human rights abuses to Christians undergoing persecution under oppressive regimes to those whose voices are still stifled as they continue to clamor for equality.
1. My wife and my parents. My parents are the reasons I have committed my life to ministry. Their tireless faith and belief in my spurred me to dedicate my life to the pursuit of Christ. Tracy shows me every day where I need to be. Her love of people and desire to be with others is indicative of where I need to be. And she has poetry in her soul.
Those are my heroes. How about yours?