Karen Brown: "We live in hope here on earth. We live every day with the expectant hope of what Christ can do through us -- every day. We live with the expectant hope that Jesus is coming back but we are doing our part to make the world more like Jesus until his final return..."

Jim Somerville: "Even though [Christians] are not always being persecuted, we are always dealing with something. In every time and in every place we cling to the hope that we have not been forgotten in our suffering, and that someday God himself will wipe every tear from our eyes..."

Dr. Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, November 5, 2017. In this visit with the Builders class, discussions include the nature of the Holy Trinity, why Baptists usually don't talk about speaking in tongues, and the power of faith at the time of death.

Scott Biggers: "Can we, or should we, be happy when we're mourning? How can [we] reap the rewards of God's kingdom here, on earth? The kingdom begins with us. We bring the kingdom to the people..."

Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon to the children from Sunday, October 29, 2017.

Josie Carver: "How easy it [is] to become prideful over beautiful clothes, jewels, and other visible trappings. Not that God denies us these physical things, but how we order them in our lives, what significance they take in our lives compared to God and to others, is important. Because it's difficult to fully love God with all our heart, all our soul, and all our mind if physical things take precedence..."

Jim Somerville: "This may be the logical outcome of the Protestant Reformation: after 500 years of preaching that God loves us and wants to save us, we may have lost our fear of hell. And that may be a good thing..."

Dr. Jim Somerville's sermon to the children from Sunday, October 22, 2017.

Dr. Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, October 22, 2017. In this visit with the Journey class, discussions include what it means to be a "big tent" church; the inspiration of scripture and the apocrypha; if Jesus is the only way to God.

Jim Somerville: "It seems to me the authority of Scripture has been waning recently, that the preacher holds up the Bible and says, 'This is the word of the Lord' and more and more people say, 'So what? Why do you preach from that old, dusty book? Why don't you preach from something more contemporary, like this morning’s newspaper?'"