Glenn Clark, spiritual visionary

"I believe that the gifts of God are many thousands of times greater than I am now capable of receiving, and that I should therefore pray to increase my capacity both to receive and to give, for my power to receive is as great as my power to give, and my power to give as to receive. Gifts of God always bring peace, contentment, and joy, and therefore anything in which I find a natural harmony and peace and which does not interfere with anyone else's natural expression of life belongs to me, and my work for which I feel a natural call, by gift or inclination, is mine to do. When I am attuned to that which is mine, I find no barrier in God's Kingdom; hence I accept none."

From the Thought Farthest Out:

The world was ready for prayer, and God used a man who believed with all his heart and mind in the power of prayer to change mankind and, therefore, the world. Glenn Clark became a channel for carrying the Water of Life to the spiritually thirsty of the land.

He was a dreamer of vast dreams that came true, plucking ideas out of the very hat of heaven. For thirty years, he served as a professor of literature and an athletic coach at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, where a Department of Creative Living was established for him. Possessed of a soul's sincere desire to know God experientially and not by hearsay, this drive kept him seeking a pattern by which he could help himself and others. The Farthest Out movement is the result of that pursuit.

Layman, author, professor, coach, Christian mystic, man of prayer and faith—Glenn Clark believed that men and women could become "Athletes of the Spirit". His dedication to that ideal has provided him with a lasting monument and us with a viable and unique training ground: Journey Farthest Out.

Glenn Clark's life is best described as "a continuous quest for spiritual power.... He believed in God's great creative power from which flowed the fruits of the spirit; he believed in prayer as the most creative means of communing with God. Not only did he believe, but he could and did teach these lessons to thousands of others." As one of the most widely published authors on the life of prayer in the 20th century, Glenn Clark has left an unforgettable mark on the spiritual life of our day. He has influenced all kinds of people - the sick at heart, the discouraged, the unchurched, and those who were angry at the church. Through such books as The Soul's Sincere Desire, I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes, and more than fifty others, Glenn Clark enriched the lives of millions.