Chester Alexander White was born 27 September 1885 in Coldwater, Mississippi. His parents were Ichabod W. White (1846-1911) and Martha Ann Millstead (1851-1922). He married Effie Arilla Sullivan (1889-1971), daughter of Rezin Fowler Sullivan (1843-1902) and Mary Lucinda Finley (1853-1926), in 1907 in Scurry, Texas. They had four children. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Texas and California.

The Hidden Face of Terrorism raises serious questions about the contentions of self-anointed terrorist experts that populate orthodox academia. From ancient Rome to the WTC, Paul Collins presents largely ignored or understated facts to show that the majority of terrorist acts throughout history have been state- sponsored enterprises. In turn, the national governments that sponsor terrorism are merely implementation instruments of a criminal elite suffering from Olympian delirium. The final objective of this ruling class conspiracy is the completion of an enormous social engineering project, the outcome of which could hold serious ramifications for human civilization as we know it.

In honor of what would have been Clarence Jordan's one hundredth birthday and the seventieth anniversary of Koinonia Farm, the first Clarence Jordan Symposium convened in historic Sumter County, Georgia, in 2012, gathering theologians, historians, actors, and activists in civil rights, housing, agriculture, and fair-trade businesses to celebrate a remarkable individual and his continuing influence. Clarence Jordan (1912-1969), a farmer and New Testament Greek scholar, was the author of the Cotton Patch versions of the New Testament and the founder of Koinonia Farm, a small but influential religious community in southwest Georgia. Roots in the Cotton Patch, Volume 1 contains Symposium presentations addressing Clarence's influence as a storyteller and contextual preacher and prophet, his pacifist witness in a violent and segregated South, and the contemporary meaning of his life's work in Christian community. Uniting these powerful essays is the obvious impact Jordan's life has had on so many. His life and work continue to inspire a new generation of activists, seminary students, and people in search of the meaning of Christian community.

The Cotton Patch Gospel recasts the stories of Jesus and the letters of Paul and Peter into the language of the mid-20th century South. Born out of the Civil Rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the New Testament bring the far-away places of Scipture closer to home: Gainesville, Selma, Birmingham, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. As Jordan once wrote, "While there have been many excellent translations of the Scriptures into modern English, they still have left us stranded in the long-distant past. We need to have the good news come to us not only in our own tongue but in our own time. We want to be participants in the faith, not merely spectators."

Lambert Mims, former Mayor of Alabama's second largest city, traces his life from cotton patch to city hall, through false incarceration, and beyond. His true story of surrender, service, and survival proves one can succeed despite life's difficulties.

Trace Burdette is a Texan who fought for the Union. He returns to claim the farm left to him by his brother who died in a mysterious accident. Trace meets Anne Michaels, his brothers sweetheart and learns she is pregnant. He marries her to save her reputation. Regina Mills, a young woman from Indiana, is recruited by the Freemens Bureau to teach the Negro children. She decides to live at the hotel owned by Annes father. She and Anne become good friends. With the Klu Klux Klan terrorizing the country side, and a yellow fever epidemic raging through Texas, Trace and Grady, his partner, are caught up in the turmoil. The obstacles Trace and Regina face are finally resolved. The north won the war but it was a bitter victory.