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Testing a Podcast

PREACHER’S COMMENTARY

I don’t know how this will work, but since I’d like to include little podcasts on this blog while I’m on sabbatical I thought I’d make a trial run without any help from Scott or Dan (although I know you’re both out there and willing to help, bless your hearts). In the future the podcasts will be short, pithy interviews with people, or just little musings from the road.

This podcast is something I call “Preacher’s Commentary.” The rest is self-explanatory. You can read the actual sermon here if you’re interested, or listen to it here, especially if you want to hear me warble “Tomorrow” at the end of the sermon (when the congregation joins in, bet you’ll get a big ole lump in your throat).

Hearing these, I realize we could be doing a much better job with sound quality, but this is a learn-as-we-go process. I’m pretty pleased with how much we’ve been able to do with a $40 digital recorder, actually. I also recommend recording, and listening to yourself if you’re a preacher, ’cause it’s pretty humbling. In this one, for instance, I caught a couple of factual errors (e.g., TVUUC is in the Thomas Jefferson District, not the Southwest District), a few grammatical mistakes, and a head-smacking moment of regret that I failed to mention all of the Sources of our liberal religious wisdom in favor of focusing on our Christian and Humanist heritage. Well, we’re works in progress, people. We’re works in progress.