many before they had a chance to be touched by the love of God flowing through the congregation), and 2) the belief that the way they communicate the gospel is, in reality, the clearest way to share it (after all, many gospel tracts have vague evangelistic appeals like “give your life to Christ,” “commit yourself to Christ,” “follow Christ,” or “pray to receive Christ”). A third possible reason is the desire to avoid being needlessly offensive. More than ever before churches are drawing in people