Before suffering on the cross, Jesus prayed for us. He said, "I pray they will be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be in us, so that… read more

Let no one say, brethren, that in our times there are no combats for martyrs. For our peace has its martyrs also. - Abbot Smaragdus of Verdun, 9th century Some of our brothers and … read more

At the risk of alienating large segments of the Ministry Matters audience, I'm going to continue our conversation on Adam Hamilton's Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It with a… read more

John Wesley is a saint. He wasn't sinless, though I think he is now. He lived life in the throes of God's grace to a degree and with a level of zeal that let him accomplish… read more

Stanley Hauerwas, the great Methodist theologian, used to tell his students a story about the time St. Paul visited the Vatican. It went something like this. One day recently at… read more

Adam Hamilton's new book, “Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It,” appeared prominently on my radar screen after my friend Shane Raynor told me it is Hamilton's best book… read more