We released these episodes on Wednesday and today Wednesday October 5, 2016 is the date of Jonathan Edwards birthday.

Well, happy number 313, Jonathan Edwards, and in honor of your 313th birthday,

I thought we'd revisit you and talk a little bit about your life.

Edwards is no stranger to our time here

at five minutes in church history.

We've talked about him numerous times.

I thought I'd go back and pick up five of his letters. These aren't the typical

letters we turn to. These are some letters that even engage the mundane and

ordinary things of life, but they remind us that Edwards was above all a person a man who lived in the 1700s

He was born October 5 1703 the first extent letter that we have from him comes from May 1716.

Edwards is 12 years old going on 13.

He writes to his sister Mary and the first paragraph tells her about a revival happening

there in his father's church and this is what he says through the wonderful mercy

and goodness of God there hath in this place been a very remarkable stirring and pouring out

of the Spirit of God.

And likewise now is.

But I think I have reason to think it is in some measure diminished but I hope not much.

About 13 have been joined to the church and in a state of full communion.

So there it is, a little revival breaks out in the East Windsor Connecticut Church and

13 people express their profession of faith and become full members of the church

and partake of the Lord's Supper.

At the end of that paragraph we get a little insight into some family issues with the Edwards's.

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