“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 […]
Read more...Future
Posted: July 24, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: prayer, Romans 8: 26-27, spatial orientation, Spirit
After I swam at the Y this morning, I stopped at Earthfare to pick up seltzer water. After shopping, I always have difficulty finding my car. (spatial orientation) It’s become natural for me to always find some sort of landmark on the row where I park and then look for that landmark when I return. […]
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