radio moment
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Radio was once something that I wanted to do for a living. In fact, I used to be pretty proud of my acceptance to Ball State University's communication program back in 1990. Lara said that she would be my biggest listener fan ... I've learned that life almost never goes they way I want it too. Especially if it involves my "plans". That's why I ended up in the Navy back then. It wasn't even on my radar, let alone part of my life goals and plans at the time ... At the same time, I am convinced that God directs our paths. When we let Him. So much for radio ... And then there was this morning (and the 30 & 60 second mortgage commercial spots I wrote and recorded in 2000) .... Through a series of events that I did not pursue, I found myself on the radio with a regional "pure" country radio station. And I don't even listen to country ... But at least it was a radio moment ... |
| For 10 minutes I had the privilege of chatting on-air with the "on-air personality" (aka DJ). I decided to save my joke about how my initials are also DJ ... It seemed pretty funny to me when I was 17 ... Good thing he didn't challenge my limited knowledge of country music trivia ... My deep "morning radio" voice was also in full swing while chugging on my home-brewed Christmas Blend from Starbucks in my stainless steel travel mug with the warped base from going through the dishwasher ... Instead, I seized the opportunity to share with the listeners that church is not about religion. It's about a relationship. With God. And with people. It's that simple. I encouraged the listeners to consider checking out the upcoming live nativity that our community of faith is offering this weekend on Friday and Saturday night. I let them know that we don't do this as a gimmick or "hook" to get them to come to church. We do it, for no other reason than to be a blessing to them. The funny thing is, Lara forgot to turn the radio on and only caught that last few seconds .... So much for the "listener fan" thing ... At least I had a radio moment ... | |
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