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By now you would think that I'd know how a Jewish guy ends up preaching Sunday sermons at a Presbyterian church, but I don't. The original idea, years ago, was that I'd do some brief bible-based children's messages every so often. It didn't take long at all for that to morph into longer "family sermons" aimed at everyone. (They're more like extended Sunday School lessons than sermons, but sermons is easier to pronounce.)
The most recent of these I've gotten to do was delivered this past Sunday, Father's Day. On the video linked below, note please the following:
1. A rudimentary kind of sub-titling has been added; it's a beautiful old church, and its classic reverberation is great for organs, choirs, and Enya, but not so much for the spoken word. Besides, I think it gives the video kind of an art-house European movie feel, don't you?
2. I know I need to get better at standing still. This is due in part to the adrenaline rush of public speaking, and in part to a deep-seated fear that this is finally the day I no longer get away with preaching. (Besides, it makes me a harder target to hit.)
3. Ok, I have a Jersey accent. You got a problem wit dat, or what?
Now cue the organ music...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqOIBnYFN6A
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Oh yes, you should be practicing what you preach - be STILL! I bet there were people in th congregation would have gladly given you their chair. As an English woman through and through I don't got no pwahblem wid a Noo Joysy accent at ALL. I can't tell one from another! You should hear some of the stuff we churn out over here and call dialects.
That was very well done. And I wasn't distracted by your accent. I think using a podium would help you keep still in future. lol
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