Pastor Tom's Community

As a long time admirer of Clarence Jordon, Koinonia Farms, the Cotton Patch Gospels, The Fullers, and Habitat for Humanity, I was thrilled to see Briars in the Cotton Patch on PBS the other night. Check your listings and their web site. This is an eye opening documentary, narrated by Andrew Young, and tracing the history of a Christian movement for social justice and equality that was firmly rooted in scripture and the convictions of an often ostracized Southern Baptist preacher. I have loved Jordon since I first heard of him.
Did anyone see it?

You can discuss it in the Fellowship or Religion Fora on CompuServe/Netscape.

You can actually read the Cotton Patch Gospels online at the RockHay website. You can read a biography there of Jordon or at the Koinonia Partners site.

As a convenience, you can purchase books by and about Clarence Jordon by downloading the link below. You can also get the DVD there of "Briars in the Cotton Patch" and Harry Chapin’s wonderful musical, "The Cotton patch Gospel."

Download cotton_patch.html

You may also purchase most of these materials directly from Koinonia to help support their work.

Transformation is one of the underlying themes of the documentary. Namely. the community which once rejected Clarence and Koinonia now relishes its reputation as the home of Habitat of Humanity. It is truly a story of deep Christian commitment, perserverance, and the power of the gospel to change the hearts of human beings and communities.