Over the years I have heard the proliferation of good reasons why people should use tracts as part of their witnessing toolbox. A lot of people that I respect use them as their first preemptive strike. nonetheless, I have always hated them. I found them cheap and cheesy. (Not just gospel tracts, any tracts or adverts.) For the most part, deep down, I guess I sort of thought people who threw out tracts were just trying to make themselves feel better, whilst avoiding embarrassing themselves by engaging in the harder conversations.