Results of my Cat’s Death

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2024 Blog #2 January 8, 2024 Results of my Cat’s Death Ivan, my cat with a lot of personality, died this week. One morning he was sitting on my lap purring and demanding my attention. In the evening, when I returned home from the office, he was …

New Year Reflections on “The Student Prince”

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2024 Blog #1 January 1, 2024 New Year Reflections on “The Student Prince” I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic this holiday season. My mother has been dead for ten years now and she died just a few days after Thanksgiving. I have been having a lot of …

Today I’ll be reflecting on Christmas Gifts

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2023 Blog #51 December 25, 2023 Today I’ll be reflecting on Christmas Gifts I hope that some people read this blog. I suspect that I will have fewer readers than usual. Given that Monday is on Christmas Day, I imagine that most people will be opening presents, …

“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” makes sense to me

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2023 Blog #50 December 18, 2023 “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” makes sense to me Since I can remember I have loved the Christmas Carol, “I heard the bells on Christmas Day.” I don’t know what attracted me to this carol when I first heard …

A new episode of Pastor Mark Cast

In this episode, Pastor Mark celebrates a Christmas play that transcended culture and language as well as kept the focus on Jesus. Go to this link to hear the podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/pastormarkchat/1261227/ Pastor Mark is a Christian Pastor, author, blogger, and sometimes background actor. He brings all of his years of life experience to ask spiritual …

A Christmas Play Transcending Language and Culture

Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2023 Blog #49 December 11, 2023 A Christmas Play Transcending Language and Culture For thirty-nine years, as pastor, I have been part of Christmas plays in various congregations. Prior to Pastoring during these plays, I participated in many others as a child. I played various roles. I …