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    Long Is the Way
    Long Is the Way
    Long Is the Way
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    Long Is the Way

    By Alton Hardy and Billy Ivey

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    "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

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSmall Stories
    Release dateOct 2, 2023
    ISBN9798218263973
    Long Is the Way
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    Alton Hardy

    Alton Hardy is an ordained teaching elder of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). 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. He and his wife, Sandra, live in Fairfield, Alabama and are passionate about addressing conditions facing urban communities and living out true gospel reconciliation.

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