I recently read an article written by an Orthodox Christian theologian who talked about “giving up God for Lent.”  His position was that he has, and continues, to spend a lot of time defining God, worshipping the God of his “rigid ideologies [and] complacent Theology… who validates his unwillingness to explore heresies and rewards him…

Diversity – Care – Serving – Helping – Learning – Giving – Love – Welcome – Invitation – Sharing – Tradition – Newness – Growth – Opportunities What do all of these words have in common? They are just some of the values identified as being important to the community of St. James’ Episcopal Church.…