In The Equipping Group’s “Redeeming Politics” course, Kaitlyn Schiess helped redefine “politics” from today’s common perception. She helps us rightly see politics as a concept that was created by God, and that has become broken because of sin, but that can be hopeful because in Christ, God is reconciling all things to himself. Because of Jesus’ work, there can be restoration — in part now and more fully in eternity — even in the realm of politics! In light of that renewed view of politics, we can see politics through the lens of the story of God.

As the height of the 2020 presidential election season approaches, many Christians are asking important questions about our political responsibility: What policies should I support? Do I vote on party lines or on the issues most important to me? In the midst of a global pandemic and racial tension splintering our society, the stakes feel different this year. But important questions about parties and candidates can easily obscure another question at the heart of our political and spiritual lives: What story am I buying into?