This article was published in the Opinion section of Christian News Northwest, April 2015 edition. “It would never happen in my family.” That’s what we would like to think when it comes to childhood sexual abuse. It’s much easier to assume that everything is ok. The sad fact is that sexual abuse can happen in our families, our neighborhoods, our churches. We cannot afford to numb ourselves to the reality that 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday

Okay, so I may not run into phone booths wearing a button-up shirt and glasses which I tear off to expose my spandex suit and cape, but I have super-powers. I’m not able to leap tall buildings or lift a school bus with one hand, but I am extraordinary. And so are you. I love superhero movies. When “The Incredibles” was released on DVD in 2004, I bought it and watched it about five times the first month. In the film, a family of five has unique powers which make them different