Mobile Ministry Magazine

I've had a good deal of thoughts the past days as to what next to write about here at MMM. I get these lulls at times. Sometimes I have things to write about and they are far more techie than I'd want them to be, so I write on my personal site some and then journal a bit before coming here. Other times, I am just sparked with something new and sit and write. The thing for me is making sure that content that MMM presents to you is not only fruitful to helping you see something within faith that you may have not considered before, but also something that you can feel comfortable with taking to another person.

Right now I am at a Borders bookstore and just letting some aspects of life live by. I am using the new Palm Wireless Keyboard with Bluetooth to type on. This is a pretty impressive keyboard, and much better than the Universal Wireless one they still sell. What really gets me excited about this keyboard is (1) that it uses BT, meaning easy connectivity, and (2) that the keys feel really great. I've had other BT keyboards that have a mushy feel, and the Universal Wirless one has a hard plastic feel (much like a laptop keyboard), but this one combines the best of both of those and makes for easy touch typing, or not-so-touch if you are so inclined. Like the Universal Wireless keyboard, there are several shortcuts to various apps and functions, so you almost never need to use the styus, even though it might make for an easier going about of things. You can purchase the Palm Wireless keyboard with Bluetooth from the Palm Store and other retail outlets ($99).

But other than a keyboard, I am thinking about my pending move to NC, and what I will engage in there in terms of ministry. With the number of people moving there from all parts of the country, mobile technology might take on a different focus than it has in some other areas. Items such as USB keys that hold browsers and word processors and their respective information from computer to computer might come in handy. I think about lower income areas, and in getting them acquainted with technology thru education and traiing programs and what that looks like when working with the local churches. I have this overwhelming thought that anywhere I go, part of my responsiblity of knowing this technology is to encourage the Body to edify and be a light for its appropriate usage to their communities.

Of course, I am also thinking about packing, driving, finding a place, and a job. And those things really do sit high on my brain, I just cannot shake that there is more than God has yet to reveal to me about the move that I haven't yet seen; and it just might be something that blows my mind.

So what do you think? I am pretty sure that I am not the only one who comes here and reads a bit and gets something to think about. What things roll through your hearts and minds, and then what do you do afterwards?