Dayenu – When is it enough?
Posted: October 18, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
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The picture on the left is of a shelter that the children of Circle of Mercy congregation made a few weeks ago. Missy Harris preached about Sukkot -the Festival of Booths/Shelters and the children constructed one. She said, “In the Jewish tradition, each year families construct makeshift shelters outside their homes… The shelters are to be built […]
Read more...Memorial Service
Posted: October 13, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
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Today I helped lead a memorial service for a charter member of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. I really don’t have a lot of experience leading them. I assisted a bit when I served a church in Atlanta but as the newest Associate Pastor at the church, I never had an opportunity to lead one. It […]
Read more...Church
Posted: October 4, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
I have a birthday tomorrow and birthdays always drive me to reflect on my life. My reflections this year are about all the different churches in which I’ve been a part. I grew up Methodist, directed a small church choir at a Disciples of Christ Church, and ended up joining a huge Presbyterian Church (Village Presbyterian) in Kansas City. (6000+ […]
Read more...A Journey
Posted: September 28, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
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This is the picture that was printed in the bulletin at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church last Sunday (Sept 23, 12). There is always a picture printed longside a quotation of some sort. This Sunday I didn’t see any connection between the picture and the quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It’s funny, but sometimes I think […]
Read more...Pain and Promise
Posted: September 17, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: TBI history
On August 22, 2012 I wrote a blog post called “All or Nothing.” In it I mentioned Kathleen O’Connor’s book Jeremiah: Pain and Promise. I had only read three chapters of it at the time but this morning I read chapter 9 “Encoding Catastrophe” about the sermons in Jeremiah. Pictured at left is O’Connor’s book […]
Read more...Ordination Anniversary
Posted: September 13, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
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I was surprised when I received a congratulations from the Columbia Seminary Alumna office recognizing my ordination on September 12 1993. I knew it was in September but I didn’t know what date. That was yesterday. Wow!I’ve struggled with what being ordained means to me now. I had only been serving a church for three years […]
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