Role Models

Young men long for role models.
Who are the good Christian role models that we can look up to and admire?

Men don't really admire other men who are "nice", or "tolerant", or "easy-going".
We admire men who are tough but fair.
Smart but not pompous or a smart-aleck.
Strong but not tyrannical - who know how to use their strength for doing what is right.

Here are some examples we could draw on:

Here is a fine Presbyterian Christian man. He was a fine role model for children to look up to. I personally admire him for presenting a positive world to children, and in many ways he was a man of conviction and a trail-blazer. However I suppose he is not quite what most adult men are looking for. Curiously he did come across in a manner similar to some pastors.

Perhaps we could look to someone like Mother Theresa. She was a magnificent Christian woman. Oops, that would make it hard for her to be a role model for men, wouldn't it?

Seriously William Wilberforce would be an excellent candidate. Unformtunately the recent movie about his life does not do him justice. He led a Christian group called the Clapham Sect in England in the early 1800's and campaigned tirelessly for the abolition of the evil slave trade that aided in placing thousands of black slaves on American soil. He worked for 20 years of his life as a member of the British Parliament to accomplish his goal. Happily he succeeded, just days before he breathed his last.