Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 37 September 13, 2021 Twenty Years after 911 I wrote this blog as I watched television coverage of the 911 Memorial. This, of course, is the twentieth anniversary of that murderous act. When I see it, I still get angry as I did twenty …
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A Bitter-Sweet Vacation
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 36 September 6, 2021 A Bitter-Sweet Vacation One of the benefits of pastoring churches is the wonderful vacation packages that pastors receive. I am given a month of vacation. Usually I take off all of August. It is wonderfully refreshing to get a month …
What Would Jesus Do or Not Do?
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 35 August 30, 2021 Vacation Blog #5 Pastor Mark is on vacation and is not writing blogs now. He pre-wrote and uploaded these vacation blogs before leaving on vacation. Because they are dated they may or may not reflect current event. What Would Jesus …
Shakespeare Is Timeless
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 34 August 23, 2021 Vacation Blog #4 Pastor Mark is on vacation and is not writing blogs now. He pre-wrote and uploaded these vacation blogs before leaving on vacation. Because they are dated they may or may not reflect current event. Shakespeare Is Timeless …
Vacation Blog #3: Where Did The Women Go?
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 33 August 16, 2021 Vacation Blog #3 Pastor Mark is on vacation and is not writing blogs now. He pre-wrote and uploaded these vacation blogs before leaving on vacation. Because they are dated they may or may not reflect current event. Where Did The …
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Ocean Grove Non-Methodist Worship
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 32 August 9, 2021 Vacation Blog #2 Pastor Mark is on vacation and is not writing blogs now. He pre-wrote and uploaded these vacation blogs before leaving on vacation. Because they are dated they may or may not reflect current event. Ocean Grove Non-Methodist …
You Have A Weapon! Hurt No One
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 31 August 2, 2021 Vacation Blog #1 Pastor Mark is on vacation and is not writing blogs now. He pre-wrote and uploaded these vacation blogs before leaving on vacation. Because they are dated they may or may not reflect current event. You Have A …
Healing Hands?
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 30 July 26, 2021 Healing Hands? It was difficult for me to refrain from hospital calling during the Covid-19 pandemic. I have done a lot of hospital sick calls in my thirty-seven years of ordination. For me, hospital calling is more than part of …
Holy Name Hospital and Visiting Clergy
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 29 July 19, 2021 Holy Name Hospital and Visiting Clergy It has been a common practice for hospitals to allow visiting clergy free parking privileges, and often extensions above and beyond visiting hours. This has been my experience since I was a seminary student …
1776, 1833, 1865 and Slavery
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 28 July 12, 2021 1776, 1833, 1865 and Slavery This week I finished the last of my July 4 rituals. There are three that I have. Of course, I have a party. That is the most important one. It was family only a year …
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