Sharing Without Shipwrecks

Shipwrecks. Mobs. Imprisonment. When we think about evangelism, naturally, the Apostle Paul comes to mind. The apostle was a committed missionary whose journeys stretched across the Roman world, from Antioch to Philippi to Ephesus. His experience of sharing the gospel was harrowing. He faced hostile crowds (Acts 14), cold prison floors (Acts 16), and literal shipwrecks (Acts 27). For good reason, his life should inspire and instruct us, but we should not expect that sharing our faith will inevitably lead to disaster. Still, reluctance to share the gospel remains widespread. And one of the biggest reasons for that is that...