When the Church Doesn’t Shine

Here's an excerpt from When the Church Doesn't Shine, Elliot Grudem's contribution to the September issue of Tabletalk:

Resist the temptation to explain the good that God will work in the midst of scandal before God shows what that good is. Don't title the chapter before God has shown you the last page. As you talk with others—both Christians and non-Christians—speak with confidence in a Redeemer who is in the business of taking a horrific mess and turning it into something beautiful, even though you don't know exactly what that good will be.

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