God’s Sovereignty
Posted: March 23, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I led Sunday School again on Sunday and I shared the following quotation from Stan Saunders’ book “Preaching the Gospel of Matthew.” “Again in these stories we see God’s sovereign control of the events that lead to Jesus’ death and resurrection. The human actors…all play their roles of their own volition, seeking their own ends […]
Read more...Shopping
Posted: March 19, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: overstimulation, prayer, resting brain
I hate shopping. Even before my brain injury I hated it but at least I could spend several hours going to the various stores in the mall until I found what I was looking for. I would then continue my day by going to my other appointments. Now this is impossible. The lights and sounds […]
Read more...Public Prayer
Posted: March 16, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: prayer, word finding
Public prayer is difficult for me. It used to just flow but since I don’t think on my feet anymore, it’s difficult for me to pray in front of others. For this reason, I always write my prayers down when I know I’m going to pray before a group. All this came back to my […]
Read more...Sunday School
Posted: March 13, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I attend a Sunday School class at Grace Covenant Presbyterian called Knowing and Applying the Bible Every Day. We are studying a book on Matthew by Alyce M. McKenzie and different members of the class take two weeks to lead each chapter. I enjoy discussing the Scripture passage and we have some wonderful thinkers and […]
Read more...Ash Wednesday
Posted: March 9, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
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Every year during Lent I use one of Edward Hays’ devotional books. Hays is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Kansas City and his Lenten books are not typical ones. The book I’m using this year is The Ascent of the Mountain of God. He uses the image of scaling a mountain to get […]
Read more...Stressed
Posted: March 7, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: stress
I’m stressed out again. I’m reminded of something one of my brain injury therapists has told me. “When you feel anxious, the brain releases chemicals that cause you to have difficulty thinking as clearly. This can make things especially difficult for someone with a brain inury.” Yep. The way I have handled this for the […]
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