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Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 28 July 13, 2020 What You Don’t See Can’t Hurt You? I was told as a child that “what you don’t see can’t hurt you.” This was in response to my fear of my basement, where I was convinced a monster hid. This monster hid […]

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 27 July 6, 2020 Do No Harm! I don’t like restrictions. They annoy me. Yes, it is annoying that our climate of social distancing precludes us from reaching out and hugging one another. Yes, I miss leaning on a lunch counter and enjoying a diner […]

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 26 June 29, 2020 The Reformed Church At Its Best On Sunday afternoon I had the privilege of spending time with a group of people from many area Reformed Churches. We gathered at Van Saun Park, a very beautiful park here in Bergen County, NJ […]

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 25 June 22, 2020 Juneteenth; Not Just For Black People Only Last Friday much of the nation celebrated Juneteenth while much of the nation did not. Many of those who did not this holiday had never even heard of it. It really has only come […]

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 24 June 15, 2020 Appropriate Anger May 25 rocked our nation when George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis. I saw the video. If I were on the jury at a trial for Police Officer Derek Chauvin, the defense would be hard pressed to convince me […]

By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 23 June 8, 2020 Heroes in Hard Times Part Ten We are inundated with bad and scary news. During this month I will be doing blogs that celebrate heroes in our congregation. I hope that you gain some inspiration from these and receive a respite from the bad […]

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 22 June 1, 2020 Heroes in Hard Times Part Nine We are inundated with bad and scary news. During this month I will be doing blogs that celebrate heroes in our congregation. I hope that you gain some inspiration from these and receive a respite […]

By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 21 May 25, 2020 Heroes in Hard Times Part Eight We are inundated with bad and scary news. During this month I will be doing blogs that celebrate heroes in our congregation. I hope that you gain some inspiration from these and receive a respite from the bad […]

We are inundated with bad and scary news. During this month I will be doing blogs that celebrate heroes in our congregation. I hope that you gain some inspiration from these and receive a respite from the bad news that the media continues to feed us. Parents with small children have hectic lives. Now with […]

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 19 May 11, 2020 Heroes in Hard Times Part Six We are inundated with bad and scary news. During this month I will be doing blogs that celebrate heroes in our congregation. I hope that you gain some inspiration from these and receive a respite […]