Greetings, Friends! I want to send you an update on what’s been happening in the office lately. I’ve been quite busy with worship, Bible studies, funerals, visitations, and the work that I do as the Moderator of the Massachusetts Association of Congregational Christian Churches (MACCC) and as the Chairperson of the MACCC’s Clergy Standing Committee. […]
“Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.” ~ Jeremiah 29:21 My best friend has a saying: “I never learned anything from speaking.” The reality that this statement highlights is powerful: we typically learn by listening to others, and, of course, by reading what others […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2023, Dr. Tamilio I always know when spring has arrived. It isn’t because we change the clocks — we spring ahead and watch the days get longer. It isn’t because the weather seems a bit more mild — no more sub-artic blasts coming from the north. It […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2023, Dr. Tamilio Pastors often struggle with Christmas and Easter sermons. Their churches are filled with more people on these days, so they want to make a big impression, but there are only so many different ways to say that Jesus was born, and he rose from […]