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The founder of Methodism, John Wesley turns 344 today! Join us in wishing this theologian, philosopher, and preacher a happy birthday. What a guy! To celebrate, here are some fun facts about John Wesley. 1. John Wesley rode far enough on horseback to circle the earth 10 times. (An estimated 250,000 miles to preach the gospel!) 2. Methodism grew from four to 132,000 members in Wesley’s lifetime. 3. John Wesley wrote one of the all-time bestselling medical texts, "Primitive Physick." This book det