Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 19 May 10, 2021 Clutch-Walking I love driving with a manual transmission. I realize that driving a clutch is rare. Fewer and fewer people know how to drive a clutch. Indeed, ten years ago when my car, who calls herself “Irma,” came to live …
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Violence Against Asians
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 18 May 3, 2021 Violence Against Asians For months now I have been hearing media stories of “Asian bias” and “Asian Violence.” The stories certainly had me disturbed. I was raised with the American ideal that people are to be treated equally. I was …
A Letter to my grandsons about staying alive
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 17 April 26, 2021 A Letter to my grandsons about staying alive This week officer Derek Chauvin we convicted of murder for killing George Floyd. Floyd was 46 and had been arrested for passing a counterfeit bill. It was painful to watch the video …
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Putting God To The Test, Not!
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 16 April 19, 2021 Putting God To The Test, Not! I’m grateful that I have now received my second Pfizer shot. I felt a bit ill for a day but that is a small price to pay to help my body resist COVID 19. …
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 15 April 12, 2021 My NY Mets Sabbatical and Return I took a sabbatical from the Mets last year. I only watched two games and felt completely un-excited. I even completely skipped watching any of the World Series. I’m not quite sure why but …
If you were Pontius Pilate what would you have done?
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 14 April 5, 2021 If you were Pontius Pilate what would you have done? I was raised to hate Pontius Pilate. For me, Good Friday was a day to trash-talk pilate and condemn his action. If you did not grow up with Bible stories, …
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Perfection! Not!
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 13 March 29, 2021 Perfection! Not! What is your credit rating? Is it good? Is it great? A gentleman I knew in New York State told me once that he thought credit checks should be made on all ministerial candidates. According to him, a …
Food Bags on Hotel Doors
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 12 March 22, 2021 Food Bags on Hotel Doors Most of us have stayed in hotels from time to time. Usually on vacations. Yes, the room get crowded but on vacation who stays in the room for any length of time? There are places …
A Jewish, Franciscan, Calvinist Conspiracy
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 11 March 15, 2021 A Jewish, Franciscan, Calvinist Conspiracy The conspiracy happened right under our noses but most of us did not see it until it was almost over. Now I am revealing the truth of this well-conceived and well-performed scheme. It began a …
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The Pope Visits Iraqi
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 10 March 8, 2021 The Pope Visits Iraqi I was surprised and amazed to hear last week that Pope Francis was visiting Iraqi. I never thought that such a visit could ever possibly happen. I can only hope that his presence in the nation …
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