Last week we discussed Jabob’s Ladder: the patriarch’s dream in which he saw the heavens opened and a ladder stretching from earth to heaven with angels ascending and descending upon it. This week, we have another legendary story in Jacob’s saga. As he prepares to be reunited with his long-lost brother Esau with whom he […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor I wrote these words yesterday: on the fourth of July — the day that our nation celebrated its 250th anniversary. This is a time for people across the United States — regardless of our political differences — a time for Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike to celebrate our […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor I live about a mile from Gordon College, a private Christian school. I use their library frequently and recently check-out a book called What If Christianity Is True: Evidence Beyond a Reasonable Doubt by Dr. Patrick Morley. This is part of that whole philosophy of religion subject that […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, we read: The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes The dictionary definition of mercy is “compassionate […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor I’ve mentioned Dietrich Bonhoeffer before and have recommended the film recently made about him that is available on the Angel Network (I believe). He was a Lutheran pastor and part of the neo-Orthodox movement in Christianity. He lived during the time of the Nazi regime. Bonhoeffer and Karl […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2026, John Tamilio III There’s an old saying among pastors that the Christmas and Easter sermons are the hardest to write. I mean, how many different ways can you say that Jesus was born and that he rose from the dead. I mean this in all seriousness. […]
Easter Message The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III At Bible Study the other night, we read the account of the resurrection in all four Gospels. We compared and contrasted them to see what was unique to each and what details they shared. We noted the central role that the women who followed Jesus played in […]
© 2026, Dr. Tamilio The Palm Sunday story is pretty straight forward, and most preachers say (roughly) the same thing about it every year. Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey. It is the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecy from Zechariah 9:9, which reads, Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III There’s something interesting about the story of Lazarus before we even get to the miracle itself. Jesus waits to go to him. He waits two days to see his friend once he gets word. By the time he gets to Bethany, which is on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Lazarus […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Three days ago, a man drove a truck through the front of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The man was shot by a security guard before he could take any lives. The synagogue houses a school that has 140 students. There was an armed guard on site, […]