Standing up for the sake of others can sometimes be easy: casting a vote, writing a check, or sending an email and making an appeal. Such actions are good, but they require little from us. Sometimes,

though, taking a stand doesn’t sit well in the eyes of family, employers, or the community. When it’s costly, what do we do? Esther faced just such a decision, yet she was willing to set aside her own selfpreservation to see that justice was done.

News and notes of Local Interest

Tears of Love

2 Corinthians 2:4

Pledges

2 Corinthians 1:21-22

Kept Promises

2 Corinthians 1:20

Proper Pride

2 Corinthians 1:12

Vary Hard Times

2 Corinthians 1:8-11

Calvary Bible Church

God’s Eternal Love and Grace.

The constant barrage of news via social media and 24-hour news outlets can often dull us and make us passive observers. Others can feel overwhelmed by all the wrong in the world and think there’s

nothing they can do. We can’t fix every injustice we see, but we are called to step in where we can. Christians have no excuse for not doing the right thing when the opportunity is right in front of them.