The Angel Gabriel
Posted: December 22, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: quick temper; advent
This past Sunday at Grace Covenant, Mark Ramsey preached a sermon about Gabriel and how he came to Mary that affected me greatly. (Luke 1:26-38) It was called Nothing and you can read it here: http://storage.cloversites.com/gracecovenantpresbyterianchurch1/documents/sr-18dec11-alt.pdfOf course listening to a sermon is always better so if you have time, go to http://www.gcpcusa.org/ and click on […]
Read more...Homeless Remembrance and Cookies
Posted: December 21, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
Today there was a Homeless Remembrance service at the Haywood Street Congregation. The church has worship services on Wednesday at 12:30 and many members attend who do not have homes. A free lunch is provided for everyone as well as a clothes closet. Folks are not required to go to the worship service in order […]
Read more...Occupy Wall Street
Posted: December 16, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
First, I want to say that I still am unable to respond to comments in the comment section. I really appreciated the comment yesterday since sometimes I wonder if my writing affects anyone. As I said before, I may switch to WordPress (although I’ve been putting it off because learning another system is hard for […]
Read more...Exaggerated Startle
Posted: December 15, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: startle Response
I was sitting in my car today in a grocery store parking lot looking at my Android. I’m afraid I’ve become a little addicted to using that thing. This time I was checking my various groups on Facebook to see if there was a message for me. Suddenly, there was a knock on my car […]
Read more...Authority
Posted: December 10, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Advent
I have a subscription to The Sun magazine. (http://www.thesunmagazine.org/) It contains no advertisements and the stories and photography are wonderful. The magazine always contains a section called “Readers Write” where people submit a short writing about a certain topic. Often the stories affect me greatly and this month was no different. I’ve included one by […]
Read more...Advent
Posted: November 29, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Advent
The first day of Advent was this past Sunday. I guess I’m a scrooge because I don’t like this season. There’s too much fake happiness and high expectations. There is too much tinsel and Holiday madness. It’s difficult for me to find God in December which is why I don’t like this month at all. […]
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