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Join Adam Hamilton on a transformative journey that bridges the gap between the head and the heart, exploring the collision of faith and life’s biggest questions. Making Sense of Faith isn’t just another religious podcast—this thought-provoking conversation offers a fresh take on life’s big questions, blending intellectual curiosity with heartfelt exploration.
In each episode, Adam wrestles with the questions that keep us up at night:
Drawing from his experience as a best-selling author, world-renowned speaker, and leading Resurrection from four people in a living room to the largest United Methodist Church in the country, Adam offers a fresh, honest, and compassionate exploration of Christianity.
This isn’t about easy answers or blind faith. It’s about wrestling with doubt, embracing questions, and discovering a hope that can withstand life’s toughest challenges.
Making Sense of Faith stands in the radical center—embracing an understanding of God that is built on foundational truths but also progressing toward a future full of love and hope.
How do we stay informed in today’s media landscape without losing our peace—or our ability to love people we disagree with? In this episode, Adam Hamilton shares practical strategies for reading the news in polarized times, explaining why critical thinking is actually a spiritual practice and how to guard your heart from hatred while staying engaged with current events.
Wondering if church is really worth it? Adam Hamilton combines surprising research with his own story – from teenage atheist to pastor – to reveal why faith community might be exactly what we’re missing in our isolated, digital age. The data may surprise you, and the stories will move you.
Married at 18, Adam Hamilton shares what 43 years has taught him about love when feelings fade – including the late-night prompting that changed his heart. Discover why doing loving things before you feel them might be the secret to lasting relationships, and how daily prayer rewrote his entire marriage story.
On the 35th anniversary of Church of the Resurrection, Adam Hamilton shares his very first sermon asking life’s most fundamental question: “Is this all?” Discover why the resurrection isn’t just about the afterlife—it’s about how we choose to live today, and what we’re willing to do about it.
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Rev. Adam Hamilton is the founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. He grew up in the Kansas City area, earned a B.A. degree in Pastoral Ministry from Oral Roberts and a Master of Divinity Degree from Southern Methodist University, where he was awarded the B’nai B’rith Award in Social Ethics.
Hamilton was named one of the “Ten people to watch in America’s spiritual landscape” by Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. For his efforts in Kansas City, he has been recognized with the first Founder’s Civility Award by American Public Square at Jewell in 2020. He’s received numerous other awards for community service.
Hamilton launched Resurrection with his wife and two children in 1990. It has since grown to over 23,000 adults and children under his leadership. Today the church is the largest United Methodist Church in the United States and has eight locations in the Kansas City area and a presence online and on television.
Hamilton has written over 35 books including with Abingdon, Random House, Harper Collins and others. Titles include Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws, The Lord’s Prayer, Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, Making Sense of the Bible and Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times. Adam and LaVon have been married over 40 years and have two adult daughters and a granddaughter.
