Off the Cuff
Tonight I am posting an experimental podcast. It is an “off the cuff” recording based upon a series of lessons God has been teaching me lately. While I had been thinking about posting such material for quite some time, I could never find an opportunity to get a clear, quiet recording in my very busy (and noisy) three-child home. It seems the only free moments in my day recently have been in the car; so I took my favorite portable recorder on an errand tonight and captured the audio below.
Here’s a rundown on the topics we discuss:
- Purpose of my trip. (00:00)
- The difficulty of raising children. (01:58)
- How God uses children to teach us things about Himself. (05:10)
- Dumpster diving. (06:48)
- Military ministry opportunities. (09:07)
- Contentment during small sacrifices. (11:15)
- Off the cuff broadcasting. (15:50)
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I don’t know if I will ever record a feature like this again – it was an experiment – but I found it just interesting enough to post online. It is extremely impromptu, very roughly recorded and edited (note the cars passing, turning signals, etc.), but it gives you a real-life Harper family update that is purely Alaskan; like us. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.
One note of clarification on the content of the recording: at about 06:10 I say that “God doesn’t work”. I understand the theological problem with this assertion, and only meant that He doesn’t work “in the same manner” we work. More specifically; He is void of all the fatigue and frustration that often comes along with human work.
June 11, 2008 12:36 am 
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