Today brings us to the end of our pilgrimage through a little portion of the wisdom in Rev. Adam Hamilton's Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It. We rest from our learning like St. Francis above, as Caravaggio depicts him in ecstasy. It has been a delight to learn from Rev. Hamilton's book as I have blogged through it. If you've been following along with my posts, I thank you and hope it has been worthwhile for you as well. In case you're finding this series only now at its conclusion, or might have missed a post or two, there are links to each installment below.
I won't leave you in suspense about Rev. Hamilton's last chapter: It is really good. We're shown Wesley's perseverance in the face of opposition, Wesley's late teachings on wealth and in opposition to slavery — including an account of a sermon Old Wesley gave which started a fistfight among British Methodists themselves! Last, we're shown Wesley's holy death, which is quite an inspiration.
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