"There is a resounding faith among folks that I'm talking to out there that God's still in control of this and that he will carry us through this ... with inflation and everything else, and ...

God is going to see us through and carry us through the next phase of Loyal Baptist Church," said Austin. When Sunday came, they did not let the fire damage stop them from still meeting for church.

Without God, despite whatever ... may manage to achieve through our powers alone, everything would just be an exercise of self-indulgence and vanity that would lead us nowhere other than the ...