klampert – I, too, am impressed with Kindle.

chuckk – Please don’t tell me you had your Harley with you!

Terry – ‘Cardboard testimony’ is making the rounds around the staff at our church his week, and yes I did cry.

Mine would say “the greatest sinner of all” / “serving Him anyway!” How about yours?

I see the benefits….yet there is a part of me that still feels like something is funny about it. It feels like it should be ‘in addition to…’ instead of a replacement for interacting with your small group or people that can actually pray and stop by and drop off a casserole.

I think it is a balance…there are times when you blast every person you know to pray for something major and tragic…and ‘the more prayer the better’. The internet is an unbelievable way to post a need quickly, efficiently, and spread the word fast. Request prayer from people you barely know…or don’t know at all. I have seen that up close and personal with my friend Katherine (had brain hemhorrage)…as I was able to update people 1000’s of people from the hospital through a facebook group (“praying for katherine wolf”). It was an extremely fast and efficient way to get the word out and the specific prayer needs from the family.

I can also envision a person that is already disconnected from the body of Christ, prone to isolation, and sitting at their computer sending out prayer requests…and perpetuating their isolation. They don’t go to church because they feel like they already do go to church online….and then they miss the hug or contact with someone who can look them in the eyes, put their hand on their shoulder and pray for them and connect…

As with most things internet…it can be used for good or go down a strange road…so trust with the ’site’ is a key factor for me as more and more becomes available at the touch of a button.