The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2022, Dr. Tamilio Have you ever noticed that certain parts of Scripture just seem…too idealistic? Let’s be honest. It’s not blasphemy to point out the obvious. Some of the things Jesus says just seem, well, too hard to even imagine, let alone practice. Do we really love […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2022, Dr. Tamilio I had just finished my Master of Arts degree in English. It was the spring of 1992. I should have already applied to Ph.D. programs in English but found myself twiddling my thumbs instead. Something was holding me back and I did not know […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2022, Dr. Tamilio If you’ve heard me preach in the past for any length of time, you’ve probably heard me say (every so often) that none of the readings in the Lectionary struck me that week. This is rare, but it happens. This week, it’s the opposite. […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2022, Dr. Tamilio As we approached Christmas, we finished our Bible study on the Gospel of John. John’s account is interesting. After his highly philosophical introduction — “in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” — John the […]
The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2022, Dr. Tamilio We are stuck in between two days. Epiphany, the day that the Magi come to the manger to present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, was last Thursday, and since we do not have worship on Thursdays, we commemorate this twelfth day of […]