The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III Happy New Year! We actually have three New Years around here: January 1, the actual start of each calendar year The first Sunday of Advent, which is the start of the liturgical year (and) Today: the start of the program year Today is Rally Day — the day we […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III I remember the events of September 11th as if they happened yesterday, which mystifiers me knowing that tragic day unfolded twenty-five years ago. That’s a quarter of a century ago! My daughter, Sarah, was in kindergarten. I had just dropped her off at school. As I stopped to get […]
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 […]