In recent weeks my job has been shifting a bit. In some ways it’s been unnerving…I’m not a person who likes change…but in other ways there have been some unexpected blessings to the change. One of the blessings is that transcribing and writing is sort of like therapy for me. The rhythm of it soothes my anxious soul, and the concentration on producing a good transcript takes my mind off of more troubling things.
The other blessing is that I am continually being fed the Word of God from a man God has used to reach the world for over sixty years. I have been struck at just how timely messages that Dr. Graham preached 30 to 40 years ago are to the present day. If somebody had just handed me these transcripts without dates at the top I would’ve believed they were given just last week! It’s really quite amazing.
The reason I am doing this project is because we have a new database into which we are pouring all of the transcripts. Some of the electronic files are…for lack of a better word…jibberish as they were scanned hastily when the offices were moved from Minneapolis to Charlotte. Fortunately, most of the hardcopy is scanning well, but hardcopy that was typed on thinner stock does not scan well. The only option left is to retranscribe them. While that can be a tad monotonous I feel as if I’m going to seminary for free! What a blessing….
