Jesus—Mose Tolliver

Mose Tolliver began painting in the early seventies, several years after a load of marble crushed his legs and left him unable to walk without assistance. He lives in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Church Members Seek Asylum

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Sword Drills and Stained Glass

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The Last Deist

National Baptists' Lyons Convicted

Mike Wilson in St. Petersburg.

Better Disability Access Urged

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State Capitol Rallies Scrubbed

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Strict, Conservative Churches Growing

Scott A. Mathias.

School Permits Abstinence Choice

Doug Trouten in Minneapolis.

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The Last Good War

Peter T. Chattaway

Broadcasters Seek Partners Overseas

Apology Crusaders to Enter Israel

First Messianic Synagogue Built

Ralph Tone in Buenos Aires.

The Selling of 'Miracle City'

Stephen R. Sywulka in Guatemala City.

Christ Is King—Lila Graves

Fear Not—Matt Lamb

Crucifix—Ian Pyper

Glory Be to God—Oswald Tschirtner

How Healthy Is Fasting?

Letters

Republican Candidates Court Conservatives Early Often

Partial-Birth Abortion: Legislative Bans Stymied in States

Besieged President Resigns

Mark A. Kellner.

Dissidents Push Churches to Withhold Contributions

Shelly Houston.

NAE Selects New President

John W. Kennedy in Orlando.

Family Films Make Big Money

Christine J. Gardner.

Editorial

Not a Fast Fix

What Would J. Christy Wilson Do?

Michael Maudlin, Managing Editor

Outside the Gate Outsider artists interpret the cross.

How Green Is Easter?

Loren Wilkinson

Can the Graham Anointing Be Passed?

Not Your Father's Evangelist

Wendy Murray Zoba

Angel in the Pulpit

Wendy Murray Zoba

Truth and Consequences in South Africa

L. Gregory Jones

Jesus Wasn’t a Pluralist

James R. Edwards

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I can’t find any footage of my escape from Manhattan that horrible day. I looked and looked—and finally asked what I wanted to prove.

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