Mr. Tebow may indeed turn out to be a hypocrite, like other high-profile Christians in recent memory. Some of us might even want that to happen, because moral failure is something we understand. We know how to deal with disappointed expectations, to turn our songs of praise into condemnation. What we are far less sure how to do is to take seriously a public figure’s seemingly admirable character and professions of higher purpose. We don’t know how to trust goodness.
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Tim Tebow: God’s Quarterback - WSJ.com (via Andy Crouch)
Especially good is the last line of the above quote: “We don’t know how to trust goodness.”
