Comments on: Jon Foreman: Goodness precedes Greatness

By: Neal

Neal — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:43:20 +0000

Heroes, or Idols? I think there is a distinct difference between the two, and they are often confused with each other. When one speaks of atheletes, actors, and musicians as heroes, I think they are confusing the term with idols.

A true hero does what they do for selfless purposes, it is in their nature to do what they do.

An idol seeks out fame and a name for themself.

Heroes live amongst us yet we know them not because our culture is one that seeks out idols, not heroes.

Look at the coverage of Michael Jacksons death. He was an idol. Yet at the same time he died Ed McMahon passed away as well. He was a hero.

So, there are many heroes out there to sing about. The only problem is finding them, and finding people who are interested in hearing about them, instead of the latest news on Access Hollywood.

Keep the faith…

By: Brett Luster

Brett Luster — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:58:55 +0000

This is terrific. Our heroes are the grocer who donates what he does not have to to the food pantry, the dentist who fixes the teeth of a girl on welfare off the clock. It is the teacher who teaches to the neighborhood children on the doorstep of her home after school.

Jon, you are my hero. When seemingly the rest of this world is putting out songs that cause the human soul to decay, Switchfoot produces sounds with lyrics that ooze with goodness. You guys rock!^ Keep songrwriting. Keep up this type writing. It is excellent!

By: Joyce Thompson

Joyce Thompson — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:43:58 +0000

There is hope for us all with young people thinking and writting like this..What an inspiration to us oldies..like me at 72..we want more of this…

By: Stacey

Stacey — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:15:32 +0000

I love Switchfoot even more now. =)
You spoke our minds which we’ve all been denying-Thank you so much. Your words are nothing but the truth, and it’s sad that the majority of the world need a critic to acknowledge value, and five stars to respect it. I’m vowing to myself that I will try harder to make this world, our world, the way I want it to be. Someone once said, “One day your life is going flash past your eyes-Make it worth watching.”
When I see my life before my eyes, I want to see the world changing for the better.
God bless.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:32:51 +0000

The Bible teaches us ,To whom much is given, much is required

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:25:48 +0000

Love it! Instead of sitting back and complaining about how the world is going to hell let’s do something about it. A call to action for sure.

Blessings

By: Rich Park

Rich Park — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:27:39 +0000

Amazing! The quote from Frankl – what I’ve always taught to my students, how I always want to live. “The mother is more powerful than the atomic bomb” – insanely right!

Richard S. Park
Biola University
http://www.facebook.com/richpark

By: Soren Nelson

Soren Nelson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:16:34 +0000

Spot on!
You can be an agent of change more easily than you think!

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By: Ingrid Alves

Ingrid Alves — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:59:15 +0000

I’d love to read more. I’m sorry not to tell any…but…I do have,I do lived some on doing some on receiving.I search it at beuty of life so that I don’t go crazy …incredular …
If it is possible…please keep me reading . I hope to eventually writte back to you.
God bless all of Good Will in action.
Love
Ingrid