Today on Facebook, I was having a discussion with a friend about Jesus’ humanity then minutes later stumbled upon this picture ofJesus as Superman. It’s a funny picture. But it raises an interesting and — as a Christian — troubling point. How many Christians think of Jesus in precisely this manner? I’d wager a lot.

Coming from an historic, classical Christian tradition (Eastern Orthodoxy) allow me tosay this: If you think of Jesus as a real life version of Superman then you really, really, nee...