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 […]
Read more...Challenges
Posted: August 17, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
I know I have fewer neurons in my brain now so it takes much less to wear me out. Perhaps I got too excited these past few days and have tried to do too much. In any case, it is time for me to regroup. I loved the choir rehearsal Wednesday night. My old “perfectionism” got in the […]
Read more...Living Water
Posted: August 13, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
When I selected John 4 (The Woman at the Well) for a first-person sermon to preach at Circle of Mercy last year, I realized it refers to water. Whether it is a river, lake, ocean or a pool, it doesn’t matter to me. I love everything about water. Perhaps this is why I enjoy swimming […]
Read more...Grass Trimmer
Posted: August 6, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: mental fatigue, resting brain
<div arial="arial" class=" I had it out with the Grass Trimmer this morning. I preached yesterday at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church and I have some thoughts about this that I will share later this week. It always helps me to let things ruminate in my mind first before putting them down on paper. But first, […]
Read more...Transformation
Posted: July 30, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: cognitive overload;, mental fatigue, overstimulation, Presbytery, resting brain, spatial orientation
Yesterday at Circle of Mercy Mahan Siler preached a sermon titled When the Power Goes Out. I must say I could really relate to it. He spoke about powerlessness and how this drives us to prayer. In his sermon last night Mahan reminded us of I Corinthians 12:7 where Paul writes about the “thorn in his […]
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