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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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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 9 March 1, 2021 Trauma in Boonton My daughter, Rev. Leah Ennis participated in a memorial “drop-in” vigil in Boonton, the town where she pastors the First Reformed Church of Boonton. The whole town is in grief because of a tragedy that the town …
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2021 Blog Number 8 February 22, 2021 Don’t Touch That Piano! One of the most beautiful things I ever saw as a child was a grand piano that my Aunt Rena had. It was a grand piano, not a baby grand but a grand piano. She had …
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