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About Philip E Jenks

Philip, a synodical deacon in the ELCA Metropolitan New York synod, is a retired communicator for American Baptist Churches USA, the U.S. Conference for the World Council of Churches, the U.S. National Council of Churches, and two Philadelphia area daily newspapers. He and his spouse, the Rev. Dr. Martha M. Cruz, are the parents of six adults and are members of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rye Brook, N.Y. They live in Port Chester, N.Y.

Easter 2019

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Philip E Jenks
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Saint David, Patron Saint of Wales

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Philip E Jenks
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Reconciling Churches

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Philip E Jenks

I never miss a copy of LivingLutheran, the monthly magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, in part because it’s a superb denominational magazine. As I leafed through the February 2019 issue I came across the lead in an … Continue reading →

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Alternate Life Style 1973

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Philip E Jenks

This article appeared in The American Baptist magazine in May 1973 to report a seminar on “Homosexuality and the ABC.”

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Entering the UK as Sir Winston Departs

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Philip E Jenks

January 24, 2019 – Winston Churchill’s death 54 years ago today marks a week of vivid personal memories. Sir Winston died as I was preparing to leave home for a three-year Air Force posting at RAF Stations Bentwaters and Woodbridge … Continue reading →

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Cana

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Philip E Jenks
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But I mean that in a good way …

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Philip E Jenks
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Martin

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Philip E Jenks
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Slow Down, Dems

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Philip E Jenks
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Santa and Jack: Keep the Myth

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Philip E Jenks

John F. Kennedy had been dead 13 years by the time the first of our six adult children was born. By the time they cracked their first high school history book, JFK had long since passed from flesh to myth. … Continue reading →

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