Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 9 March 1, 2021 Trauma in Boonton My daughter, Rev. Leah Ennis participated in a memorial “drop-in” vigil in Boonton, the town where she pastors the First Reformed Church of Boonton. The whole town is in grief because of a tragedy that the town …
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Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 8 February 22, 2021 Don’t Touch That Piano! One of the most beautiful things I ever saw as a child was a grand piano that my Aunt Rena had. It was a grand piano, not a baby grand but a grand piano. She had …
Why Me?
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 7 February 15, 2021 Why Me? Two horrible tragedies were featured in our local news this week. Both involved 11-year-old-children. It is always sad to see children sick or injured. I have seen enough such cases during the six years that I was a …
Mixed Messages
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 6 February 8, 2021 Mixed Messages I had a yen for Wanton soup a few weeks ago. I get craves once in a while and the only way to stop the crave is to give in and eat whatever it is that I am …
Ripples of Suicide
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 5 February 1, 2021 Ripples of Suicide I was celebrating the birth of a new baby. He was a boy, the son of a woman who grew up in our congregation and has since moved out of the area. My heart was rejoicing when …
Waiting For The Vaccine
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 …
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 …
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