Mobile Ministry Magazine

I was just sitting here at work reading a few sites talking about newer phones that are availiable, and had this thought: Paul could have had a blog, but what if David had a smartphone. I am not talking about the David tending sheep, or even the David who was a prospering king (though needing a PDA to manage that court would have probably helped). I think of when he was off and running from Saul. Could the Psalms have been written differently if we had more of a look into the heart and mind of David. Would his family relationships been less strained because he would have been able to call and send text messages. Would he even go as far as shooting a bluetooth message to Saul while Saul slep instead of that oh so scary 'I will cut a piece of your hair and leave a message' thing that he did.

You see, I look at smartphones in part as ways to keep connected to those issues that matter most. But they can, and sometimes are, probably the most intrusive technology. Getting email at anytime, does one feel the need to respond immidiately? Or, there is a paper that has to be emailed to the church office (in David's case, to one of Johnathan's aides) and can be written and sent immidiately, instead of when its more convenient.

I do feel however, that we would have probably gained a lot more about the effects of the calling to be king had on David. I write poems/psalms and know that sometimes, I am ready to write before history is ready to write about me. There are things that he probably wrote in his quiet times, or not so quiet times, that would have been an encouragement and a surprise to those who would rather put him on a pedistal. Indeed, having a communicator like a smartphone is hardly something ground breaking, but the fact that you can be that much more accessible has to mean something more than a few less emails per day. Maybe the propensity is there for a few more blessing to give.