On the flip side, my own Bible has been gathering dust lately. To be honest, I probably haven't brought it to church since before Annika was born. With having so much kid-related stuff to carry around (and the convenience of often having the Scriptures displayed on the overhead screen), it was one thing that got left behind. These days I do a lot of my Bible reading on my phone or the iPad, on our Bible app. It's convenient, but not quite the same. And when I pull out my phone in church to look up a passage, I want to announce to everyone "I'm not checking Facebook - I'm really following along!! I'm listening!!!"
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I feel the same way in church when I use my phone! BTW which bible did she get? I just bought 2 new devotion books for my classroom and the one books seems to follow a kids bible from the same publisher.
I feel the same way about reading the Bible on a device as I do reading a book that way. It's just not the same. that being said, it's better than not bringing your Bible to church at all - something that I desperately need to change too! I also do feel that it looks inappropriate to be on your phone during church, even if it is for reading the Bible passage. It's all a part of how lazy our society is becoming - myself included! thanks for the nudge - however unintended - for me to start bringing my Bible to church again! :)
ps: I could tell how excited Annika was about her Bible...after potluck, she was dragging around her purse, loudly exclaiming how HEAVY it was, and with only THREE things in it. :)
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