The Faith Behind the Story

The Man Who Whispered Thunder


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Before most kids mastered their multiplication tables, he was writing scientific essays on how spiders could fly… so precise that modern biologists still reference them. By six, he was studying Latin. By twelve, he was reading Greek and Hebrew. At thirteen, he entered Yale. By seventeen, he graduated as valedictorian. But instead of chasing accolades, he became a quiet country pastor. Then, on a summer morning in 1741, he delivered a sermon in near-monotone that sent shockwaves through the colonies. Grown men wept. Women cried out. Revival began. In this episode, discover how Jonathan Edwards - child prodigy, theologian, and preacher - became the voice of the First Great Awakening. He spoke of wrath, but lived a life of grace. This is the faith behind the thunder… whispered.

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The Faith Behind the StoryBy Brickhouse Ministries