Gospel of Mark
Posted: April 20, 2019 by Tamara Puffer
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The gospel of Mark has two endings. The first ending is in 16:8 while the second adds ten more verses. I won’t go into all the reasons there are two endings but I will say, the first one speaks to me. The following is Mark 16:1-8 in the Common English Bible (the women’s edition). I […]
Read more...Final Manuscript of My Book
Posted: March 16, 2019 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: book, formerthings, Vulnerability
Joyce sent the final manuscript of my book – Forgetting the Former Things: Brain Injury’s Invitation to Vulnerability and Faith to Wipf and Stock publishers on June 1. At first, she was going to edit my work but as the days progressed, it became clear my brain injury challenges made this impossible. I needed her […]
Read more...Wilderness II
Posted: December 6, 2018 by Tamara Puffer
Lately, I’ve noticed my brain injury challenges are more present than they sometimes are. I’m trying to manage them but it is very hard. Yesterday I said to Michael, “Why don’t I ever see other survivors dealing with over-stimulation and cognitive issues? I see brain injury folks all the time attending meetings, workshops and other […]
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Vulnerability
Posted: November 24, 2018 by Tamara Puffer
A couple of Sundays ago, Marcia Mount Shoop, pastor at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, preached a sermon that really impressed me. I was out of town that Sunday so I read it. (here) (picture above from bulletin) In it she tells the story of Ray Hinton – a man who spent 30 Years on death row […]
Read more...On the Path of Liberation
Posted: October 27, 2018 by Tamara Puffer
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Last Sunday I led the “Call to the Table” at Circle of Mercy, the church I attend on Sunday evenings. In it I quoted part of the evening’s “Call to Worship,” written by Ken Sehested. “A life in Christ is an invitation to live according to a different rhythm. It stimulates the courage to move […]
Read more...Walking Through the Wilderness
Posted: September 23, 2018 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Michael Moore, resting brain, wilderness
As I come out of the wilderness, my tendency is to begin participating in too many things. This is a symptom of much of upper class, upper- middle class and middle class American culture. As our society becomes more stratified this is happening right now under Mr. Trump – although it began happening much earlier. […]
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