Pain and Promise
Posted: September 17, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
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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 […]
Read more...Beach
Posted: September 7, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
Michael and I went to Myrtle Beach for a few days this week. I think this is the best time to go since hotels are cheaper and we can take Sparky. Pictured at left is Michael and Sparky as they romped on the beach. I’ve never really understood the need for vacations. Oh I like going […]
Read more...“Seeking Imagination”
Posted: August 31, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
This past Sunday at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Kristy Farber preached a sermon that really affected me. Her title was Seeking Imagination and I remembered thinking to myself that morning, “What does Mark 8:27-38 have to do with imagination?”On top of that, the following quote by Anne Lamott was printed in the bulletin by the picture […]
Read more...Music
Posted: August 23, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
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Michael and I purchased an electric piano last weekend. It is pictured on the left with the anthem by Ralph Vaughan Williams that the choir at Grace Covenant Presbyterian (GCPC) is going to sing on Sunday morning. It’s a wonderful piece and I can’t wait to hear it. New choir members must wait three weeks […]
Read more...“All or Nothing”
Posted: August 22, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
The picture at left is of a book by Kathleen O’Connor called Jeremiah: Pain and Promise. I’ve always disliked Jeremiah and I’ve tended to skip it because it is so violent. The God it depicts is not a God I want to serve so I’ve ignored it and focused on other parts of Scripture. In the preface […]
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