063 Jeremy: As a Child He Preached & Gave Altar Calls. Raised Apostolic Pentecostal Christian. When God Doesn't Heal a Blind Man, His Faith is Challenged. He's Now an Atheist.
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I've never met anyone so committed to Christianity at such a young age. He understood his faith incredibly well. At 7 yrs. old his friends ask him to debate an adult atheist! By 10 yrs. he's preaching & giving altar calls. This was a child who loved the Bible & lived his faith. Things continue like this into college.
One night at church Jeremy watched a preacher call forward a blind man for healing. After a while, the man was not healed. This troubled Jeremy & became an important turning point in faith.
Today I speak with Tom Boulton from the U.K.
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