The Upcoming Election

Here's my confession: with the whirlwind of many other high priorities demanding my attention over the past year, I have honestly been left with only a small amount of time to ponder and investigate the upcoming Presidential election. I've made efforts to do my homework, though mostly during my bathroom breaks (my grandparents-in-law have been gracious enough to let us borrow their old TIME magazines). The reality is that it's a struggle to balance the tremendous responsibility to vote with my other God-given responsibilities (husband, father, employee, church leadership, etc). I'll just say that I'm doing better than last election (I, uh, didn't vote), so progress is good, but I do rely heavily on the wisdom of my most trusted friends to form my own convictions.

In the spirit of the election, I was very encouraged by John Piper's perspectives in this interview: