Coming this fall
Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light...
How does the son of sharecroppers from the Jim Crow South grow from loneliness, bitterness, and heartbreak into a man of God living a life full of hope and belief in the promise of better days?
Long is the Way is the dramatic, true story of Alton Hardy and his harrowing journey from the dirt roads of Selma, Alabama to the streets of Louisville, Kentucky and Grand Rapids, Michigan — back home, to inner-city Birmingham. It is a story about poverty, racism, fatherlessness, sadness, loneliness, and a constant search for belonging.
It is a story about hope.
Alton Hardy's beautiful memoir reminds us how far we've come, and the great distances we still have to go. Together.
Long Is The Way asks the question: Has there ever truly been a manifold of God's people — from every race, color, tongue, and tribe — standing in gospel unity?
Long is the way, indeed.
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About the Authors
Alton Hardy is an ordained teaching elder of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He has been a pastor, church-planter, community leader, and bridge-builder for nearly two decades. Alton and his wife, Sandra, are passionate about addressing the conditions facing urban communities and living out true gospel reconciliation. The couple currently serve their community of Fairfield, Alabama where Alton is the pastor and founder of Urban Hope Community Church, co-founder of Urban Hope Development, and the visionary behind the Urban Hope Leadership Initiative. Long Is The Way is his first book.
Billy Ivey is a writer, creative director, and co-founder of Small Stories Studio in Birmingham, Alabama. He earned his BA in English Literature from Samford University, and enjoyed a long career in advertising before starting Small Stories. When he is not writing, Billy can be found on stage speaking to businesses, churches, students, and trade organizations about influence, storytelling, and finding small ways to make a big difference in the lives of others. He lives just outside of Birmingham with his wife, Bethany, and a varying number of their five children.
Billy's first book, A Sea between Us (Tyndale, 2022) is available wherever great books are sold.