Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #15 April 18, 2022 Homeless During Holy Week In the Christian community we refer to the week between Palm Sunday and the Sunday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus as “Holy Week.” By tradition it is a time of contemplating Jesus’ suffering and death as well …
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Marked as Belonging
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #14 April 11, 2022 Marked as Belonging We are now in the beginning of Holy Week which is the most sacred week of the Christian year. It is a time of reflection and repentance. It is a time to celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus, God …
Do the Next Thing
Our daily devotional is a re-post with permission from Words Of Hope. Come view our website at http://www.clintonave.org. Do the Next Thing By Jon Opgenorth on April 6, 2022 Read: John 6:1-14 Have the people sit down. (v. 10) I tend to be more like Philip than Andrew. As I look over the tasks on my to-do …
Holy Disruption
Our daily devotional is a re-post with permission from Words Of Hope. Come view our website at http://www.clintonave.org. Holy Disruption By Jon Opgenorth on April 5, 2022 Read: John 5:1-18 He was even calling God his own Father. (v. 18) John recorded fewer miracle stories than other gospel writers, but each one is full of meaning and …
Polish Hospitality
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #13 April 4, 2022 Polish Hospitality I have recently read that 2.3 million people fleeing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine have found safe haven in Poland. This number of refugees dwarf the amount of people fleeing Afghanistan following the rise of the Taliban there in 2021. …
Ukraine: One Refugee’s Story
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #12 March 28, 2022 Ukraine: One Refugee’s Story Several years ago the organist at the Clinton Avenue Reformed Church was a Ukrainian national. She was a rather talented organist who did well for our congregation. She ultimately left this position and returned to Ukraine where …
I respect President Zelensky
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #11 March 21, 2022 I respect President Zelensky People who know me know that I rarely have anything good to say about politicians. In fact, I’m told that my face contorts when I speak about them or even think about them. I don’t know that …
Respeto al presidente Zelensky
Reflexiones ministeriales del lunesPor el reverendo Mark William Ennis2022 Blog # 1121 de marzo de 2022Respeto al presidente Zelensky La gente que me conoce sabe que rara vez tengo algo bueno que decir sobre los políticos. De hecho, me dicen que mi cara se contorts cuando hablo de ellos o incluso pensar en ellos. No …
Assyria, the Rising River of Plunder
Our daily devotional is a re-post with permission from Words Of Hope. Come view our website at http://www.clintonave.org. Assyria, the Rising River of Plunder By Gordon Van Wylen on March 15, 2022 Read: Isaiah 8:1-15 But the LORD of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your …
Rescue Buses in Ukraine
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #10 March 14, 2022 Rescue Buses in Ukraine I don’t travel on buses very much but in my younger years I did. I took city buses every day in high school. I remember a bus ride when I was very young. It might have been …
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