In this second-to-last installment of our series, Stand Up: How to Fight Injustice, we reach the climax of the story. Esther finally acts to confront the king about the genocidal decree he signed on behalf of his evil advisor, Haman. And yet, unlike most stories we tell today, the fate of the Jewish people was not resting on Esther’s shoulders alone. The same goes for our own battles against injustice. We need to confront it, but then we need to step back and let the One with the power to make things happen take the reins. Keep reading to see how this goes.
Stand Up and Speak
Do you remember Harry Potter? Although I didn’t read the series until I was in college during the summer with not nearly enough else to do, The Sorcerer’s Stone was first published the summer between my freshman and sophomore years of high school over 20 years ago. The final book, The Deathly Hallows, was released 10 years later. It’s difficult to overestimate just how big the cultural impact worldwide of those seven books have been. The adventures of “the boy who lived” have captivated the imaginations of a whole generation; multiple generations in fact. With a dedicated theme park at Universal Studios, plays, and a new trilogy of movies that precedes the original series, the legacy will continue as long as there is money to be made. Read the rest…
The Nexus 