I must be the last person in the country to have caught onto the whole "heroes" phenomenon, but finally I can say now that I'm hooked. There is without doubt some of the most profound truths to be found within the dialogue of "heroes", a program which so beautifully has captured what can only be described as a physical and spiritual renaissance. The awakening of the protagonists as to their abilities and the knowledge of how to use them effectively and responsibly must strike a very strong chord within us as a grace community. The most formative time in the process of the three phases seems to be upon us , the 'teenage phase' as Mr Walsh would define it. It's the time we begin to move in the power of the indwelling Christ, experimenting as to the limitations of the power within us, much in the same the "heroes" are beginning to understand the function and purpose of their individual powers. The parallels that can be drawn between our own lives and the events unfolding on the screen in front of are is amazing.

Listening to the conversations of people as they discuss which character they feel they identify with is interesting, as it is undeniable that we all see ourselves in relation to one of the "heroes". It was quite amusing the first time I discussed my own particular feelings of identification. I was sitting in a dark room watching "heroes" with a very good friend when I turned to him and said:

" Yeah you know I think it's Jessica I identify most strongly with ".

My friend looked at me with a confused look and started to chuckle. You gotta appreciate the scene, Jessica had just hacked 3 people to death in a murderous frenzy. Not the thing you wanna think is potentially possible of the person sitting to your left in a pitch black house on a quiet Sunday evening. I'm not sure what my friend was thinking to be honest with you , lol.

June 15^th is Father’s Day. It is a day that is set aside to recognise and honour the role of fathers in our society. This year these celebrations will be especially mooted in some circles in the UK as this is the year that our government (to its shame) past The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill as the London Times put it, “Women win the right to children without fathers” (The Times May 21 2008). I am neither a politician nor a fundamentalist but it seems to me that we are sleepwalking our way into a place that we’d be wise not to venture. I agree with Sigmund Freud’s observation when he said “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.”