Highlight We end our story of Esther with perhaps more questions than answers and we’re left to wrestle with the moral ambiguity of Esther and Mordecai’s actions in response to their new found power. ...  Read More

Highlight The faith of Mordecai and Esther has changed the fate of an entire nation in captivity. The Jews are given the freedom to be autonomous, not just protected by the King and his empire, but fr...  Read More

Highlight And so it begins. The tides are starting to turn in a dramatic way. Who could have seen this coming, certainly not Haman! God is on the move on Esther and Mordecai’s behalf. He responds to t...  Read More

Read Esther 3 & 4 Highlight In contrast to Esther and Mordecai and their lack of position or power, we are introduced to Haman who has been given almost absolute power by King Xerxes. We also learn s...  Read More

Read Esther 1 & 2 Highlight Esther is a great place to begin our study of dark horses, because she is certainly an unlikely heroine....  Read More

Welcome to Week One of the Dark Horses: Overlooked Heroes Reading Plan This reading plan is designed to partner with Compassion Christian Church’s sermon series of the same name....  Read More