William Wade warns us of the dangers of evangelism without the evangel
Francis of Assisi has little to answer for.
Although the quotation of ‘preach the gospel at all times; use words if necessary’ has been attributed to him, the historical truth of the matter is that Francis was a prolific gospel preacher1. However, in a contemporary world of increasing political (and seemingly ecclesiastical) correctness, the unspeak-ing Christian is a welcome guest at the public square party; and as such, a ‘nice’, domesticated Francis sits better within this context than a fiery gospel-preaching Francis.
