One of the joys of being part of St. James is getting to read the thoughts of those who express themselves each week via the Stewardship and Evangelism messages that show up in the online and printed announcements. If nothing else, these efforts give us all opportunities to think about our care and feeding of the gifts with which God blesses us, as well as, our willingness to proclaim Jesus as Lord. As regards the latter, I know how very difficult a time most all of us have sharing the faith within us. Interestingly enough, that difficulty gets fed by the erroneous notion that our relationship with Jesus is a very private matter. Nothing could be further from the truth, of course. In the grander scheme of things, aren’t we fortunate that those who came before us were under no such allusion? If you simply cannot bring yourself to tell the Story of God’s saving grace through the Lord Jesus and your experience of it at St. James, let me suggest that you at least be willing to mention the web site (www.saintjamesonline.org) to family and friends alike. Our web site speaks volumes, in print and visually, about almost every facet of the life and times of St. James Episcopal Church and School – no door knocking or Bible thumping required. Perhaps they will like what they see and will want to come and see…