Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #47 November 28, 2022 Tears For The Holy Land I have recently arrived back from the trip of a lifetime. I took a continuing education journey with other members of the Reformed Church in America to the Holy Land. It has been years since I …
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Thanksgiving: The Fruit of the Spirit
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #46 November 21, 2022 Thanksgiving: The Fruit of the Spirit Thanksgiving is just a few day away. I always love the Thanksgiving Holiday. I have some long-standing traditions every Thanksgiving. On the day before Thanksgiving our congregation hosts a Thanksgiving Dinner for those who have …
Working Together
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #45 November 14, 2022 Working Together I have been intrigued by Amish culture for decades. I first heard about them in grammar school but never saw them or met them until I was in the eighth grade. Our eighth grade field trip was to Lancaster. …
Halloween Outreach
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #44 November 7, 2022 Halloween Outreach Years ago I was told that “Halloween is a Satanic holiday, and no real Christian would celebrate it.” I was a little curious about this statement when I first heard it. I had enjoyed Halloween my whole life. Since …
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PastorMarkCast In this week’s episode Pastor Mark discusses the shortness of life and how life can change in a split second and ask what would we want our last words, thoughts and actions to be. Pastor Mark is a Christian Pastor, author, blogger, and sometimes background actor. He brings all of his years of life …
Life can change in a second
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #43 October 31, 2022 Life can change in a second More than twenty years ago I heard the shocking news that a great friend, mentor and minister in the Albany area suddenly collapsed while jogging. He had died instantly of a burst aneurism. It had …
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Pastor MarkCast In this week’s episode Pastor Mark discusses the mentality of “us and them” and asks the questions how does this event give meaning to our lives, bless those around us and help us honor our creator? Pastor Mark is a Christian Pastor, author, blogger, and sometimes background actor. He brings all of his …
Reflections on “Us” Vs. “Them”
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #42 October 24, 2022 Reflections on “Us” Vs. “Them” Every Thursday morning you can find me in places around town handing out lunches to day laborers who come to town for work. In conjunction with another congregation we make the lunches on Wednesday and distribute …
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In this week’s episode of Pastor MarkCast, Pastor Mark discusses the movie “Father Stu” and asks the questions how does this event give meaning to our lives, bless those around us and help us honor our creator? Pastor Mark is a Christian Pastor, author, blogger, and sometimes background actor. He brings all of his years …
Reflections the NY Mets and Adaptability
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #41 October 17, 2022 Reflections the NY Mets and Adaptability As I have said before I am a life-long fan of the NY Mets. I was ten years old when they pulled off the miracle in 1969 and the team ignited the NJ/NYC area. I …
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