Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sunday, October 28, 2018 ~ All Saints Sunday  Sermon: “The Unfriendly Atheist” © 2018, Dr. Tamilio This has been a very interesting week.  After my recent article appeared in The Canton Citizen, an organization called The Friendly Atheist wrote an article bashing me and what I wrote.  These “Friendly” Atheists […]

Sunday, October 21, 2018 ~ Pentecost XXII  Sermon: “The Problem with Evil, Part II” Gospel Lesson: Job 38:1-7 (34-41) © 2018, Dr. Tamilio We’re not playing it today, but there is that great contemporary Christian song by Rich Mullins that declares, “Our God is an awesome God, he reigns from Heaven above with wisdom, power, […]

To Pray or Not to Pray: That Is the Question Dr. John Tamilio III The church I am proud to serve, the Congregational Church of Canton (in Massachusetts), has been in the news as of late.  Some background to the story is needed. I was invited to deliver the prayer of invocation at the Canton […]

Sermon: “The Problem of Evil” Hebrew Bible Lesson: Job 1:1, 2:1-10 © 2018, Dr. Tamilio “The Book of Job has to do with the most painful and unavoidable questions which can arise in human experience.  These questions arise in connection with experiences of arbitrary suffering, but in their most extreme form they go on to […]

Sermon: “Radical Spiritual Surgery” Gospel Lesson: Mark 9:38-50 © 2018, Dr. Tamilio Ladies and Gentlemen, It is time for some good ol’ hyperbole! If you do not remember that term from English class, let me refresh your memory: hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally. Or, as Reader’s Digest […]