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Clarence Jordan, a distinguished American farmer, was born on July 29, 1912, and passed away on October 29, 1969. He is renowned for his passion for agriculture and his steadfast commitment to social justice.

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Famous Clarence Jordan Quotes

“The measure of a Christian is not in the height of his grasp but in the depth of his love”

Christian Christianity Depth Height His Love

Author:Clarence Jordan

“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.”

God Christian Father Waiting Son Keys Prison Seeking Bunch Sheep Coins Celestial Shepherds Wardens

Book:The Substance of Faith: and Other Cotton Patch Sermons

Source: The Substance of Faith: and Other Cotton Patch Sermons

“The resurrection of Jesus was simply God's unwillingness to take our 'no' for an answer. He raised Jesus, not as an invitation to us to come to heaven when we die, but as a declaration that he himself has now established permanent, eternal residence here on earth. He is standing beside us, strengthening us in this life. The good news of the resurrection of Jesus is not that we shall die and go home to be with him, but that he has risen and comes home with us, bringing all his hungry, naked, thirsty, sick prisoner brothers with him.”

Source: The Substance of Faith: and Other Cotton Patch Sermons

“The crowning evidence that he lives is not a vacant grave, but a spirit-filled fellowship. Not a rolled-away stone, but a carried-away church.”

Believe God Christian Spiritual Spirit Faith Jesus Belief I Believe Church Religious Lord Alive Evidence Stones Filled Graves Scholar Fellowship Carried Away Vacant I Love Jesus

Author:Clarence Jordan

“One wonders why Christians today get off so easily. Is it because unchristian Americans are that much better than unchristian Romans, or is our light so dim that the tormentor can't see it? What are the things we do that are worth persecuting?”

Light Today Christian Wonder Unchristian

Book:Essential Writings

Source: Essential Writings

About the Author

Born: July 29, 1912
Died: October 29, 1969
Known for: Farmer
Quotes: 16

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The Substance of Faith: and Other Cotton Patch SermonsRelated source material

Cotton Patch Gospel: Hebrews and the General EpistlesRelated source material

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