The Rev. Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2023, John Tamilio III When I was a kid, I always knew that Easter was approaching because the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille classic The Ten Commandments was on TV. It wasn’t time to celebrate the resurrection unless Charlton Heston came down from the mountain carrying the two […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2023, John Tamilio III Let’s talk about what’s going on. Let’s talk about what is happening in the Middle East. We talked about anti-Semitism Last week. That sermon was delivered in the immediate aftermath of the attack on Israel by Hamas. Since then, everything has been exacerbated. The attacks […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2023, John Tamilio III Serendipity. It means accidental discovery, or when something desirable occurs accidentally. Maybe this sermon title is wrong then because what I am about to share is not something that is accidental. I think God’s hand was involved. It began Wednesday night. I was watching a […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2023, Dr. Tamilio When I was twelve years old, I played Little League. I only played for one season. The reason might have been (might have been) that the year I played, I was on the worst baseball team in the history of the Beverly Little League organizations. I […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2023, Dr. Tamilio Let’s just jump right into it. At the heart of today’s Gospel lesson is a concern about forgiveness. It really begins with Jesus being asked by Peter, “How many times do I have to forgive someone who wrongs me?” Peter throws out a number he thinks […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2023, Dr. Tamilio Things looked a little different when you came into the church today. I do not mean that we are now worshipping in the sanctuary as opposed to the chapel. I do not even mean that it is Rally Sunday — the day that we kick off […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2023, Dr. Tamilio I think the pendulum may now be swinging the other way. For decades, we have been talking about how mainline Christian churches are in a state of decline. Many prognosticators predicted that denominations would soon be dead — relics of the past. However, the pendulum may […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor © 2023, Dr. Tamilio There is a moving song by Sting (singer, songwriter, bassist, and former frontman for the ‘80s British trio The Police), and there is a song by Sting entitled “Fragile.” Its chorus proclaims: On and on the rain will fall Like tears from the sky Like tears […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor On the surface, today’s Gospel Lesson seems to be about dietary restrictions that the Jews followed. The Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament) enumerate foods that are considered unclean for Jews to eat, such as pig and shellfish. In this passage, is Jesus saying that all foods […]
Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor When we think of what Jesus did during his lifetime, we often think of the miracles he performed. After all, this is how he proved to the masses that he was who he said he was. Only the Son of God could turn water into wine and heal the sick […]