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 […]
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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. […]
Read more...Forgetting the Former Things
Posted: September 12, 2018 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Executive Function, Flooding, 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...Asheville Women’s March
Posted: January 28, 2018 by Tamara Puffer
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The second annual women’s March in Asheville was Saturday, Jan.20 – a week ago. I didn’t attend last year but was determined to go this time. Michael had the flu for ten days so he couldn’t go with me. I don’t do well in large crowds due to brain injury limitations so I called a […]
Read more...Advent
Posted: December 4, 2017 by Tamara Puffer
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Yesterday was the first day of Advent, a time of expectation. It’s funny because I never really understood Advent as expectation before worshiping at Grace Covenant Presbyterian. When I was a kid, I expected to get lots of gifts but I knew that wasn’t what this meant. Under Mark Ramsey’s leadership, the sanctuary remained plain […]
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