The Gospel & One Last Lesson from Pope Francis

How the public related to Pope Francis, what it says about the human heart, and the truth Charles Dickens could only express through his fiction.On Monday, I took my kids to the park and ran into a friend. As she and I began discussing the news of Pope Francis’s death, she said she felt like she never truly knew Pope Francis. She commented that she sent too much time comparing him to Pope Saint John Paul II, and wished she hadn’t done so. I nodded my headed in agreement. I too only knew the Pope through sound bites and headlines. Isn’t this all of us? How many of us knew what Pope Francis thought about God, Jesus, prayer, and the Christian life? What did we know? We thought we knew his political stances, and made decisions on whether or not we liked him accordingly. This says so much more about us than it does about him. Join me for this week’s episode of the “Gospel &…” as we dig into one more lesson from the Pontiff. He is hopefully in Heaven, or at the very least, well on his way there. We, however, are still here and there is much to learn. As always, I would love to hear from you so let me know what you think as you listen!If you want to dive into my other work you can purchase my book Rekindled, or one of my Bible Studies.Also, if you need a refresher on the Gospel message, check out the first episode of this podcast.Did this episode speak to you? Please share it with a friend so we can grow the show!Praying for Pope Francis,Mallory Smyth