Jim Somerville: "I remember baptizing a man in one of my churches who came back later to see if he had left a ring around the baptistery, because he had been such a notorious sinner..."

Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, November 6, 2016.

Jim Somerville: "[I want to] talk to you about something that seems to be affecting most of us, and that is... this election."

Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, October 30, 2016.

Jim Somerville: "Someone once pointed out to me that not many people are trying to get to God. It's not like we're all standing at the edge of the chasm, looking longingly toward the other side, wondering how we can get across..."

Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, October 23, 2016.

Jim Somerville: "Science does a wonderful job of answering questions like 'what' and 'how.' But the Bible is more interested in questions like 'who' and 'why,' and in the end I believe those are the more interesting questions..."

Jim Somerville's "Talkback" from Sunday, October 16, 2016.

Jim Somerville: "When Jesus called those first disciples he didn't say, 'Do you believe I was born of a virgin?' He didn't say, 'Do you believe I will rise from the dead?' He didn't say, 'Do you believe I will someday come again?' He just said, 'Follow me.'"

Jim Somerville: "[Today] I've invited Osama Al-Masiri to be my conversation partner. Osama grew up in Iraq, and like most people from that country he grew up Muslim. But since he's been in Richmond he’s been spending a lot of time at First Baptist Church, and he's been asking a lot of questions..."