albert thurman says that life is purposeful. there is a tribe within us to have a sense of purpose and it is a determination in us to have life. his expression is life is alive. that is what church can bring, a community that is alive to some of the issues we have talked about. and having people behind you to address it, not just the individual efforts. >> people behind you to address it. that means, what? >> as we say, sisters and brothers in the faith that have similar beliefs and values. want to see justice prevail. i want to see truth, the kind of truth that sets people free. salvation, the root word is operation, let my people go. i think that is possible when you have some people working to let people go and not just your own individual efforts. >> ron swisher, some thoughts on individual virtues and the church when we come back. we will push him a little bit on how he gets through some difficult stretches. we will be right back. - lift the clouds off of... - virtual weather, only on kpix and pix+. >>> as we look into 2014