Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 32 September 21, 2020 A Role Model of Class, Persistence and Justice Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this week. There are those who celebrate her decisions and those who condemn them but this is not about politics. This blog is about character. …
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Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 31 September 14, 2020 R & R a.k.a. Sabbath I am back from my vacation and now my weekly blogs have begun again. I hope that you missed reading them as much as I missed writing them. I never had the honor of serving in …
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 30 July 27, 2020 NY Mets, Baptisms and Confirmation On Friday it finally happened. The New York Mets began their season. In this crazy time of Covid we all had to wait four months longer than usual to begin the baseball season. It was hard …
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 29 July 20, 2020 What Is Your Sign? “What is your sign?” is a question that I have been asked when meeting someone new. This question obviously refers to the astrological signs. I know a bit about these. My Godfather used to do extensive star …
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 …
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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 …
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