During 2002 three movies were released that drew phenomenal crowds, mostly kids:• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets• Spider-Man• Star Wars Episode—Attack of the ClonesWhat was the common thing in all three of these movies, and why did that make them so popular? In each of these movies, we saw a young man who never got the message from his father that he had strength for his adventure, battle, and pursuit that he was called to in life. Each of these young men went on with their lives, frustrated and bound by the lack of this message. Isn’t that where so many young men are today?With Harry Potter you see a young man who watched as his parents were murdered, then he was moved to a family that consistently sent messages to him that he had no value. This strange school of magic sees him as a hero, takes him in, and affirms his value and strength. No wonder these books sell in the millions and J.K. Rowling is the richest woman in England!One Christian psychologist, when asked about these books, replied simply:“I see Harry Potter in my office every day.”Do you see the pattern here?There is a breaking up of the family in America, a lack of relevance of most churches for any authority and power in changing this, and very few core values. Both young men and young women are not getting the messages they need in order to see themselves with spiritual authority and power.It wasn’t that long ago that a few kids (very young) walked by a pornographic store near me and prayed for its destruction. Then they went on home, over an hour’s drive away. That night the store burned down, and one man inside died in the fire. These were kids who already had spiritual authority and power and were free of the bindings our culture so often imposes on them. They had been raised by their parents without television, movies, schools teaching liberal humanism, and many other cultural influences. They didn’t know what they did was not rational, and took spiritual authority and power to make it happen. They had no bindings.(From Carl’s book In Pursuit of Healing)