{"id":19997,"date":"2015-09-04T11:50:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T16:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/?p=19997"},"modified":"2015-09-04T11:50:32","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T16:50:32","slug":"pope-francis-and-billy-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2015\/09\/pope-francis-and-billy-graham.html","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis and Billy Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Evangelist Billy Graham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My post for Aleteia this week<\/a> compares the preaching method and message of Billy Graham and Pope Francis.<\/p>\n

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I sometimes think the Pope is more Evangelical than Billy Graham.<\/p>\n

Like most Evangelicals of his generation, Graham was famous for inviting people to turn from their sins and have a \u201cpersonal relationship with Jesus Christ.\u201d Time and again Pope Francis uses similar language. Echoing his two predecessors, Francis invites his hearers to the \u201cencounter with Christ.\u201d For both Billy Graham and Pope Francis, Jesus Christ is not a dead martyr, but a living Master, and like every good evangelist, Pope Francis explains the key that unlocks a dynamic encounter with Christ the Lord.<\/p>\n

In one of his informal homilies this week the Pope spoke about \u201cthe astonishment of the encounter with Christ.\u201d He points out that the sharp reality of the encounter with Christ opens up a new dimension of reality for the person. How does this astonishing encounter take place?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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