Welcome to this blog, in the name of Him whose  revelations of glory we celebrate at the Feast of Epiphany.  I am Brother James, a professional, a scholar (see below), a lover of music and beauty, an amateur photographer, a father and husband, and above all, a Christian believer.  It is my faith that has propelled me to undertake this endeavor.  Within the church I have worn many hats (teacher, worship leader, choir member, preacher, and now, a kind of cyber-missionary).  I hope that you will be blessed by what you find here.  Regardless of the current condition of your faith, I wish you well.

(Full disclosure here: My scholarly activities are not in theology; and I use the moniker “brother” as a way of emphasizing my equality with other believers, rather than adopting other titles that I cannot claim a right to use (such as “reverend”, or “bishop”), however, by this use I am not suggesting that I have taken vows in any monastic orders).