I would not want to live in any other period.
The seed of sin is in us when we are born.
Live each day as if it were your last for some day it will be.
We must never minimize the suffering of another. Scripture's mandate to us is, "Weep with them that weep." (Romans 12:15, KJV)
The Bay Area is so beautiful, I hesitate to preach about heaven while I'm here.
Be to the world a sign that while we as Christians do not have all the answers, we do know and care about the questions.