"The power of Clarence Jordan's words comes mostly from the fact that he lived out the Gospel rather than just preaching it, and he did that with courage and a sense of humor."

Joyce Hollyday served for fifteen years as an associate editor for Sojourners magazine. An ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ, she is the author of several books, including On the Heels of Freedom and co-author with Anne Morrison Welch of Held in the Light: Norman Morrison's Sacrifice for Peace and His Family's Journey of Healing.