Weblog Entry - 12/07/2003: "Bible goes mobile"

12/07/2003 Entry: "Bible goes mobile"

A new text message service launched yesterday in Sydney allows mobile phone users to receive Bible passages direct to their handsets.
The project – Daily Verse SMS – was developed by religious group Church Resources along with the Bible Society in Australia.
It aims to bring "prayerful reflection" into people's daily lives, Church Resources chief executive Father Michael Kelly said.
"Mobile phones offer an immediate and very personal way of engaging with people. You've got to yell if you want to sell," he said. "Now they are a way of encountering the word of God."

What a great idea! I wish they did that here in Britain!But wait a minute -- I've got a Bible just here. Maybe I could just look up a verse or two for myself. I shouldn't be cynical. I wish I thought this was a useful evangelistic tool. But I don't.

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