Episode 186: Esther, Part Two--Meeting Our Hero

As they move ahead in the book of Esther, pastors Sarah, Erica, and Steve move onto the second chapter of this story, where we meet Esther and hear how she is chosen to be queen basically by winning a beauty pageant.  Along the way, we meet her cousin Mordecai, who will be a wise mentor, confidant, and voice of conscience for her as the story unfolds, and who helps to foil a plot against the Persian king Xerxes (Esther's new husband).  Like a clockwork contraption being wound up for movement, the pieces of this story are coming together, and they are setting us up for learning about how to live faithfully when you are not in a position of power, or when living as a minority under the rule of an empire.  For the people of God today, living at odds with the voices and values of the dominant culture around us, this story gives us resources for being faithful in challenging times.  Join us for this latest episode of Crazy Faith Talk!