One-Way Trip

“Jesus sends us out on a one-way street: away from ourselves and towards others. It is a one-way trip, with no return ticket. It involves making an exodus from ourselves, losing our lives for his sake,” finding ourselves in God and in others."

      - Pope Francis

No Low Cost Version

The Aimless Passing of Idolatry

"Once man has lost the fundamental orientation which unifies his existence, he breaks down into a multiplicity of desires; in refusing to await the time of promise, his life’s story disintegrates into a myriad of unconnected instants. Idolatry, then, is always polytheism, an aimless passing from one lord to another. Idolatry does not offer a journey but rather a plethora of paths leading nowhere and forming a vast labyrinth.”

                           - Pope Francis in Lumen Fidei

HT: The Anchoress

Interesting Links

Links worth a look:

The Global Mission Shift: Should the North American Church Lead, Follow or Both?

Myths about Bible Translations

China Cracks Down on House Churches

Pope Francis Open to Charismatics

Bama Group  Annual Study of what Americans Think About the Bible

Worth a Look

Some links that are worth a look:

How Protestants Can Justify the Doctrinal Development of the Reformation

Links in a Chain - Lisa Allen's Amazing Life

The Blogs, the Battles & the Gospel (Rules for Internet Controversies)

Five Signs We Might Take Ourselves Too Seriously

The New Pope: Novelty Following Precedent (A very good analysis)

Luis Palau's Friendship with New Pope Francis

A Gay Man Come Out Against Same Sex Marriage

Why Do We Recite the Apostle's Creed