Book Review: Faith Among The Faithless by Mike Cosper

The book of Esther is one of my favorite books of the Bible. I love the story of how God used a girl who did not want to be queen to rescue his people from the impending danger that was coming their way. Granted, Esther is the only book in the Bible that does not mention God's name, we can see His sovereignty at work.

In Mike Cosper's latest book, Faith Among the Faithless, we see how the book of Esther applies to us as Christians living in a culture where Christianity has been met with hostility. Esther takes place during a time when the nation of Israel is in Exile and living among a people who do not worship God.

In Esther, we see the people of God living in foreign land where some of the people want them to conform to their standards. This is nothing new for Christians today. We live among a people who want us to conform or go away. In some cultures, it is either conform or die.

In Cosper's book, he unpacks Esther in some of the key components that set up the drama that made it more like, as Cosper puts it, Game of Thrones than Veggietales. If you have read the book of Esther, you know Cosper is not far off from this. We see a conspiracy to wipe God's people. We also see the people of God having faith in God to deliver them and the courage of one to expose the threat. In our culture, we see wickedness that needs to be confronted such as abortion. Like the people of God, we have confidence knowing that our God will take care of us in a culture where we live among a people who do not worship the living God.

Many books have been written and are being written to equip Christians to take courage as they live in a godless culture. I am delighted to recommend Cosper's book as one of them.

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