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PastorMarkCast — 187 episodes

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Memorial Day isn’t just about those in combat

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Background Acting

3

Blessings and Faith Affirmation

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I'm going to wash your mouth out with soap.

5

God joined Glen Rock with Nairobi

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Our nation's 250th birthday

7

Celebrating a job well done

8

I don't celebrate Easter

9

Wanting Jesus to conform to our expectations

10

Lenten presentation at the Second Reformed Church of Hackensack.

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Putting our trust in horses

12

Painting immigrants with broad brushes

13

My hospital encounter with student nurses

14

Trust

15

Honoring the scouts of troop 15

16

Fear leads to anger, anger to hate, hate to suffering

17

Is church cancelled?

18

A Christian killed a Christian in Minneapolis

19

Happy or Healthy New Year?

20

Beating the war drums at Christmas

21

Hearing, Not Reading The Christmas Story

22

Trading places in Bethlehem

23

Thanksgiving Cookies

24

The United Nations and Gaza

25

A parable about a diner and the United States Congress

26

Celebrating 150 years of a theological library

27

Who am I? Who are you? Who are we?

28

The Cease Fire in Gaza

29

What I learned from a Jewish Funeral

30

Political Assassinations are Evil

31

My 911 Grief and Some Hard Questions

32

We haven't learned anything from Anne Frank's diary

33

I wish I had the brain of a bird

34

Where is Ellis Island When We Need It?

35

An American Family Reunion

36

A generational roof rack

37

A generational Roof Rack

38

Irish Myths

39

Myths of Ireland

40

Pub Meetings

41

A caregiver gets cared for

42

The big, beautiful, bill passed congress

43

How many days will you live?

44

We reap what we sow, Iran and the United States.

45

An apology to the LGBTQIA Community

46

Baptismal Vows

47

Being there for the LGBTQIA Community

48

Memorial Day: making up for the guilt that I feel

49

Blessed Pets are Good for us.

50

Selling my mother’s house a day after Mother’s Day

51

A Healing Liturgy?

52

Pope Francis was a role model for all Christians

53

Peter and Judas in Contrast on Resurrection Day

54

A sword for Palm Sunday?

55

Lenten Reflections on Child Abuse

56

The sacredness of Ordinations

57

Failure and Success, A Lenten journey?

58

Room at the dinner table

59

Ash Dash

60

Prosperity meets Poverty in Hackensack

61

1918 and 2025, Listening to Politicians or Physicians?

62

What kind of world will my new grandson live in?

63

Christian Worship and the Superbowl

64

I am happy with the presidential inauguration

65

There aren't any ghosts in the Bible, right?

66

We still need Dr. King's Dream

67

Suicide

68

It is sad when Christmas comes to an end.

69

The Music and Lights of Christmas are to Share

70

One generation helping another.

71

My angel has a broken wing.

72

I’ll play the bells at Christmas

73

A Common Ground of Faith in Glen Rock

74

Giving Thanks

75

My second Christian-Muslim Wedding

76

The election is over, what do we do now?

77

The Challenges of a third-generation minister

78

I was part of a conspiracy

79

This prayer circle has gone to the dogs

80

Kid Friendly Worship

81

It's not over until it's over

82

Standing and Doing Nothing

83

Ministerial Retirements

84

Friday the 13th? Really!

85

The Nine Eleven Memorial is more real for me this year

86

On Call

87

Grieving WCBS Radio

88

A sister that will feel guilt

89

Mutual Blessings

90

What to pack and what to leave behind

91

A Family Reunion

92

God’s Preaching Plan

93

Walking toward where?

94

Walking toward where?

95

A Parable of Christian Gracelessness

96

Farewell But Leaving a Legacy

97

One Hundred Years of Ministry

98

Two saints from Canada

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Parsonage Robins

100

Returning to the Warwick Conference Center

101

A Sorrowful Memorial Day

102

Generations of Christ’s Faithful

103

You Don't Know What Love Is!

104

Human Seeds and Human Flowering

105

A Stabbing in Bergenfield

106

What I learned from the Amish in my kitchen

107

Pushed by the Holy Spirit

108

Eclipse and Earthquakes

109

Holy Week Presence, Touch, and Prayers

110

Holy Week or Hell Week?

111

God, Our hearts are broken

112

Celtic Hispanics

113

Jesus T-Shirts

114

The Oldest Church in New Jersey

115

Let's take this outside

116

Repentance and Carmela Soprano

117

Knights in name only

118

Politics and Fear

119

"Mother, May I?"

120

Finishing the work of Dr. King

121

Results of the death of my cat.

122

New Year Reflections on the movie "The Student Prince"

123

Reflecting on Christmas Gifts

124

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

125

A Christmas Play Transcending Language and Culture

126

The Brooklyn Archdiocese Suspended a Priest for What?

127

Thanksgiving Controversy

128

A different Thanksgiving This Year

129

What a difference a year makes

130

Trick or Treat for Prayers

131

Prayerful Playing

132

The Influence of Saints

133

“Trauma and Race: A Path to Wellbeing” by Rev. Dr. Micah McCreary

134

Hamas is hurting the Palestinian Cause

135

Dr. Pam on "The Pulse"

136

Welcome Home Party/Fiesta

137

Latin Leadership

138

They don't know enough to come in out of the rain!

139

Sabbath blog 5 of 5; Sabbath is for God's Creation

140

Vacation Blogs 4 of 5 Sabbath Is For Refreshment

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Sabbath is for hospitality

142

Sabbath is for Family

143

Vacation Blog #1 Sabbath part 1 of 5

144

Passing the Torch, What's Next

145

Theological Reflections On My Cell Phone

146

Where did you leave your DNA

147

The Theology of the Cape May Light House

148

God has blessed America: pass on the blessing

149

"Taken Under Care" of Classis

150

A Concert at Parkside Community Church Westwood, NJ

151

General Synod of the Reformed Church in America

152

I got to wear a Super bowl ring.

153

A Memorial Day tribute to my Godfather

154

An unintended spiritual legacy

155

Blocking Others

156

A story of two kings

157

Beauty and The Beast

158

The Spiritual Legacy of New Brunswick Theological Seminary

159

Hispanic Outreach in God's Time

160

Grandpa Mentoring

161

Marriage is not a Thanksgiving Dinner

162

Ordination, The "Laying on of Hands" and The Holy Spirit

163

Celebrating 50 years of Women in the Reformed Church in America

164

A Tribute to Saint Patrick

165

Food Insecurity

166

Lent, Ash Wednesday and Worthiness

167

An ordination first in Old Jerusalem

168

Donations for Turkey/Syria

169

What’s In A Number?

170

Imitating Elvis

171

An unexpected reunion

172

One Hundred Five Years of Christian Living Dr. Irving Pitman

173

Take the test. Are you a Christian?

174

Two Hundred Fifty Years of Amazing Grace

175

Going to Church on Christmas Day? You have to be kidding me.

176

The Original Hallmark Movie: A Christmas Carol

177

A shout out to Second Reformed Church in Hackensack

178

Indiana Jones and Holy Communion

179

Tears for the Holy Land

180

Thanksgiving for the fruit of the Holy Spirit

181

Working together

182

Halloween Outreach

183

Life can change in a second!

184

Us Vs Them

185

Reflections on the NY Mets and Adaptability

186

Reflections on Aaron Judge

187

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