Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2020, Dr. Tamilio Today is the first Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday. I always felt that this was one of those days when preachers are tasked with the impossible: to explain what appears inexplicable. How does Christianity, which is a monotheistic religion, explain how God can be one yet […]
Sermon: “It’s Good to Be Back Home” (Acts 2) Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor John Denver said it best: Hey, it’s good to be back home again Sometimes this old farm feels like a long lost friend Yes, and hey, it’s good to be back home again It’s good to be back at the […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Gospel Lesson: Matthew 28:1-10 © 2020, Dr. Tamilio So, let me state the obvious first: I do not think any of us can remember Easter Services being cancelled in our lifetime. Even those of you who lived through World War II were able to worship on the Sabbath. The September […]
Second Sunday of Lent Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor The Book of Genesis is one of my favorite books in the Bible. It begins “in the beginning” and follows us all the way to the story of Joseph in the land of Egypt. The first three chapters are mesmerizing. Actually, these chapters tell two different […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Gospel Lesson: Matthew 17:1-9 When I was eight years old, my parents bought a camp on Mousam Lake in Maine. It remained in the family until recently. In later years, my siblings and I would divide weeks throughout the summer to spend time at “the camp” with our respective families. […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Next Sunday, we will reflect upon the Transfiguration of Jesus. Three days later, we will enter the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Then, we will walk the penitential path of deep spiritual reflection and formation for forty days. So, this really is the last Sunday of Epiphany. It sounds […]
Fifth Sunday After Epiphany Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2020, Dr. Tamilio When I was working on my Master’s in English, I took a course in utopian literature. We read authors such as Sir Thomas More, Jonathan Swift, and Voltaire. One of the first things that an author of a utopian narrative does is […]
Third Sunday After Epiphany Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2020, Dr. Tamilio I began writing this sermon last Monday on Martin Luther King Day. I thought about a different day, almost fifty-two years ago, when he was gunned down in Memphis. I thought about the hate that must have filled the heart of James […]
Second Sunday After Epiphany Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2020, Dr. Tamilio As much as I enjoyed the incredibly short commute to the Church in the Cove in Beverly last Sunday as part of the Massachusetts Conference of Congregational Christian Churches annual pulpit swap — I think it took Cindy and I seven minutes […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Gospel Lesson: Matthew 2:1-12 © 2019, Dr. Tamilio Even though the lights have been taken down and the trees have been thrown to the curb, it’s still Christmas. Christmas music no longer plays on the radio 24/7 and there are no TV ads for THE BEST CHRISTMAS DEALS IMAGINABLE, but […]