The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2024, Dr. Tamilio As an ordained minister, I often find myself in curious conversations.  Let’s say I am at some event, or a party or a get-together, and I am just relaxing or engaged in a casual conversation, the minute someone finds out what I do, they […]

The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2024, Dr. Tamilio  Today is Pentecost: the day that the Church was born.  After Jesus ascended into Heaven, he sent the Holy Spirit to the believers in Jerusalem.  Tongues of fire appeared over their heads, and they began speaking in tongues.  Actually, they began speaking in such […]

The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2024, Dr. Tamilio Jesus is up or he’s down.  He’s in or he’s out.  There was a time when our culture thought worshipping him was a core American value.  Now, in some circles, we are seen as an antiquated prescientific spiritual worldview that upholds intolerance — and […]

The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2024, Dr. Tamilio I was reading the Gospel Lesson for today and it struck me: I think I know why people are not going to church the way they used to, although the trend seems to be changing.  Actually, there are several reasons why, but there is […]