Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

by | Feb 1, 2026

Esther 7:1-10 Queen Esther was beautiful. Scripture says she was “lovely in form and features” (2:7). When Esther walked into a room, heads would have turned. If she had lived today she would have been on every major magazine cover without the need of air brushing or...
We Wish You a Merry Purim

We Wish You a Merry Purim

by | Feb 1, 2026

Esther 9:18-10:3 We are quite familiar with the phrase “Merry Christmas,” but most Christians know little of the Jewish holiday Purim, which is celebrated in late February or early March in honor of Queen Esther. Purim, Judaism’s most dramatic, fun-filled holiday, has...
Who’s in Control of Your Life

Who’s in Control of Your Life

by | Jan 15, 2026

Esther 4:1-17 We often encounter circumstances beyond our control. It’s easy to despair, to give up and doubt God’s goodness and grace. It doesn’t feel like God is being good. We like to think we can successfully direct our lives with careful thought and planning. But...
Esther’s Date with Destiny

Esther’s Date with Destiny

by | Jan 15, 2026

Esther 5:1-14 On May 10, 1939, the king of England summoned the newly-elected Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, to Buckingham Palace and asked him to mobilize Britain to fight Adolph Hitler’s Nazis. England was in peril as Europe was falling to the Nazi war machine....