Cover Story

Demetria Martinez 5-01-1996

THE TASK of the novelist is to give the devil his due. I will leave it to the saints to manifest God's presence in their words and deeds. That is the art of saints.

Rose Marie Berger 5-01-1996

IN MY AUGHT YEARS (that time before teen-dom), somebody in my family left a hamburger on the stove, which proceeded to catch afire.

Kari Jo Verhulst 5-01-1996
The power of God in the creative vocation.
Garth Hewitt 5-01-1996

GOD'S CREATIVITY can be reflected in innumerable ways in our world, but artists have a particular role. Artists often instinctively sense changes in society first.

Linda McCarriston 5-01-1996

About 10 years ago, I fulfilled my great childhood wish to own a horse.

Sex, fidelity, and freedom.
Vincent G. Harding 1-01-1996

Pilgrims on the Mall.

A call to address the black church leadership crisis.

It's time for a new conversation on race in America.

Prathia Hall-Wynn 1-01-1996

A black woman's perspective on the Million Man March.

Jim Wallis 11-01-1995

Stopping the sellout of democracy--before it's too late.

Ellen S. Miller 11-01-1995
What campaign money buys, and who it sells out.
Michael Smith 11-01-1995
The blurring lines between Pat Robertson's money and politics.
Pete MacDowell 11-01-1995
What it takes to restore a functioning democracy.
Questions for study and discussion
Gwen Patton 11-01-1995
How money determines policy.
Vincent G. Harding 11-01-1995
Democracy's history is one of perseverance.