by Steve Thomason | Nov 28, 2022 | Bible
This post offers visual resources for the week of December 4, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the second Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of peace. John the Baptist calls the people of Israel into the wilderness to repent, be baptized, and to prepare themselves for the coming Kingdom of God (RCL), and Esther withstands the oppressive practices of her captor king and saves her people from genocide (NL).
by Steve Thomason | May 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Esther 6:1-7:10 Many times we can learn a great deal when we study the villain in a story. Haman is a classic villain in the drama of Esther. He is full of himself and is driven by the need to be idolized by everyone. His entire self-concept is wrapped up in the...
by Steve Thomason | May 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Esther 1:1-4:17 If you haven’t noticed yet, life tends to take many unexpected twists and turns along its course. As young people we tend to dream big dreams and set a course for ourselves that makes complete sense. If we are Christians during that...