I was planning on waiting until December to post this, but do to recent discoveries I feel it appropriate now. Here is a link to the Gospel of James. Yes I realize that it is not canonical in any church, however, it is an important text because it explains a lot of what the Catholic and Orthodox churches believe about Mary and the Incarnation of Jesus. So please read and for what it is tradition, not fact or fiction, just…
Setting: Appalachian Traditional Music Festival Phelps-Stokes Auditorium Berea College Berea, Kentucky As you walk into the turn of the century auditorium with and the old creaking floor that is common to so many buildings of this era you look up and notice a wrap around balcony, as your eyes travel upward thirty feet, you notice one of the most beautiful ceilings around, a giant grid-work with deep inlaid wood. There is a sense that great moments for Berea College have…