Today is EVANGELISM SUNDAY on our Presbyterian calendar. That is a relatively new emphasis for our denomination. To be sure, Presbyterians have always SAID evangelism is important, but our action (or lack of action) spoke even louder. One stuffy Presbyterian once called Dwight L. Moody to task for relying so much on emotion to win converts during his revivals. Moody's response? He admitted that his methods were not perfect, but he concluded, "I like my way of doing it better than your way of NOT doing it." Sad to say, that IS us...or at least it has been!

What do you get when you cross a Jehovah's Witness with a Presbyterian? Answer: Someone who will ring doorbells but then, when someone answers, doesn't know what to say. Hmmm.

In a way, I understand that. For many of us, what passes for…