Billy Graham is not the great Oz, but he does rely on a lot of technological stuff behind the scenes to make him larger than life: to wit, the gadgetry that allows the multitudes to see him on dual Jumbotron screens. Last summer's crusade in Nashville was the first to be broadcast via the Internet, albeit tape-delayed (see webcast.billygraham.org for the Fresno crusade in October and www.billygraham.org for updates on Graham crusade activity generally).

Behind the powerful public presence there was a little man, Rodney Morris, hidden away in the sound module of a video truck, who ensured that Graham's voice boomed appropriately throughout Adelphia Coliseum and, later, in local tv broadcasts throughout the nation. A brief peek at the inner workings of the devices that electronically handle God's message of hope.