As we head into the holidays, looking toward Christmas, join us right here for a new daily audio devotional for Advent. Advent is an ancient Christian practice of waiting in hopeful anticipation of Christmas day - the day when we celebrate the birth of Jesus, God with us! Each episode is about ten minutes long, and all 25 days will be available starting December 1.

You can find our Audio Advent Devotional: God with Us wherever you listen to podcasts and on our website, austinstone.org.

• Written by: Erin Beasley
• Read by: Ross Lester
• Edited by: Lindsey Lundin
• Contributed by: Dr. Greg Breazeale
• Music, Engineered and Edited by: Matt Graham
• Produced by: Dietrich Schmidt

Jesus wasn’t a centrist. That’s too simple a conclusion. And following after Him with earnest zeal does not draw us to a specific political position. Jesus brings an entirely new paradigm. He makes us citizens of His Kingdom by the power of His blood. And yet, God has placed us in this time and this place, and as citizens of His Kingdom, we have been called to proclaim Him with our lives, with our voice, and even with our votes. But how should we vote? Should we vote? Let’s discuss.

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Ross Lester examines how we should respond to modern governing authorities and politics while pursuing a joyful endurance.