In addition to those faithful millions who have prayed, sung, studied the Bible, and witnessed to their faith, there have been a few exceptional saints in every age who have altered the shape and course of the Christian church in their days and in the days to come. These few, through whom the Spirit of God did mighty acts, walked ten feet tall. They were spiritual giants while they lived. They have followed in the footsteps of such as Moses, Jeremiah, Amos, Hosea, Peter, John, and Paul. Their vision for God’s people was the greater view, the grander insight, and the wider horizon for his "body alive" called the Christian church.

Through these saints God reached down, and often not so gently shook the very foundation, theology, and organization of his saved in the world. Through them he of…