Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 4 January 25, 2021 Waiting For The Vaccine All over town, as well as from friends across the country I hear the same tale of woe. “I can’t find a place that is administering vaccines.” It is true. There is a real shortage of …
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Faithful Christian Children
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 3 January 18, 2021 Faithful Christian Children It was seven years ago that I was thrilled when one of my daughter’s was ordained as a minister of word and sacrament in the Reformed Church in America. She is part of a lengthy tradition. Both …
American Exceptionalism
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 2 January 11, 2021 American Exceptionalism I know that this is not politically correct but I do believe in American Exceptionalism. I do think that our historic succession of power, in a world that had monarchies, was exceptional and is now imitated. I will …
Politics and Religion
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 1 January 4, 2021 Politics and Religion On December 22, 2020 John Gabriel wrote an opinion piece for USA Today. This article which was titled, “God help us: We’re losing our religion and filling void with politics.” In this article he argues that religious …
Persons of the Year?
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 45 December 28, 2020 Persons of the Year? I have been a subscriber to Time Magazine since the 1970’s. In high school I took a class that examined current global political issues. Our textbook was Time Magazine. I discovered that a subscription was cheaper than …
A Tradition With A Twist
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 44 December 21, 2020 A Tradition With A Twist For decades one of our deacons has been making Christmas Deacon ornaments. These are made as members order them. It is a fine tradition and my tree displays every ornament for the past fourteen years. They …
Reflections on A Charlie Brown Christmas
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 43 December 14, 2020 Reflections on A Charlie Brown Christmas A while ago I was asked what my favorite Christmas movie was. My answer is simple. I have two. My favorite is “The Nativity Story” from 2006 and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” from 1965. I …
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 42 December 7, 2020 An Advent Tragedy On Saturday a beloved and historic church was ruined from a fire. The church, Middle Collegiate Church in New York City has been a Christian presence in New York City since its founding in 1628 and has been …
God’s Ripples of Mission
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 41 November 30, 2020 God’s Ripples of Mission From the beginning of the Corona plague until mid-October, we held our worship service only on-line. We held a re-opening on October 15. How this happened was that in September a number of church members requested this. …
Dozens blessed from throw-aways
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 40 November 23, 2020 Dozens blessed from throw-aways Not so long ago I received a phone call from a woman in the church. She works at MPS Enterprises, a marketing company. Frequently this company has food products for their use. What to do when the …
