by Starlette Thomas | Nov 30, 2022 | Opinion
Koinonia Farm celebrated 80 years of commitment to a simple life, a common purse and relationships that cross racialized boundaries on November 26. The vision of two couples – Clarence and Florence Jordan and Martin and Mabel England – the land continues to extend a...
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 17, 2022 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Following Jesus can result in you getting kicked out of a church. It’s an experience that both Clarence Jordan and I have in common. Ironically, American discipleship doesn’t come with that warning or many examples. I would offer more details of my experience with a...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 7, 2021 | Opinion
A convicting question arose while watching an otherwise warm-hearted news story about four young men making an unselfish choice at a time when choosing selfishness over the common good seems to be in style. While Braves fans were celebrating their World Series...
by Doug Weaver | Apr 24, 2002 | Opinion
Most Baptists concerned with social justice have heard of Clarence Jordan and Koinonia Farm. Powerful anecdotes abound about the author of the Cotton Patch Gospels. On one occasion, Jordan spoke to a Southern congregation about racism, and an elderly woman retorted,...
by Robert Parham | Feb 13, 2002 | Opinion
Every good Baptist needs to read Cotton Patch for the Kingdom, the newest book about Clarence Jordan and Koinonia Farm. It’s a painful reminder of the racial meanness that oozed from Baptist churches, and a hopeful witness of what God can do with a transformed...
