The measure of a Christian is not in the height of his grasp but in the depth of his love.
Clarence Jordan Quotes
God is not a celestial prison warden jangling the keys on a bunch of lifers-he's a shepherd seeking for sheep, a woman searching for coins, a father waiting for his son.
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| Birth: | 29th July, 1912 |
| Death: | 29th October, 1969 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Farmer |
About
Clarence Jordan was born in Talbotton, Georgia. He was an American author and farmer. He was the founder of Koinonia Farm, a small but influential religious community in southwest Georgia and the author of the Cotton Patch paraphrase of the New Testament. Hoping to improve the lot of sharecroppers through scientific farming techniques, Jordan enrolled in the University of Georgia, earning a degree in agriculture in 1933. He earned a Ph.D. in the Greek New Testament in 1938.
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