Sermon
Posted: April 4, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I’m going to preach at Circle of Mercy congregation on May 1. As I wrote earlier, I like to preach but I never was able to get into a groove so writing a sermon is always difficult for me. A neuropsycologist once told me that I’d never be able to write them because of all […]
Read more...Android
Posted: March 30, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: resting brain
A few months ago I bought an Android phone. I switched from my land line to my bottom-of-the-line cell phone a little over a year ago. I thought having an Android would help me stay better organized. However now I can’t just push a button to hang up the phone but I have to slide […]
Read more...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 […]
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