What Stargirl can teach us about Spiritual Warfare
Last season of the DC show Stargirl, featured the young heroes going up against a demonic entity known as Eclipso, who gains power from a black diamond and influences people toward evil and dark desires. For the Christian viewer there are a lot of spiritual parallels. In one episode, Yolanda goes to a priest and asks if the Devil is real. Eclipso is a character who drains the souls from people and makes them see either want they want (or think they want) or their fears, which is how Satan works in the life of the Christian . During Beth’s fight with Eclipso, she realizes that they only way she can successfully see through Eclipso’s delusions is by wearing Dr. Midnight’s goggles. She comes to the point where she never takes them off. In the same way, the Christian must be prepared with the armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18) and view everything we see, hear, think, and feel through the...