as we sat in church today, someone's cell phone started ringing.
i don't look anymore for fear that i might give a very non-christian vibe to the offender and for the most part i like to think that the poor person just forgot that it was in their pocket or turned on, but when this one went off a second time less than 10 minutes later i had the following thought:
our young womens group went to see 'twilight' on friday night and before the previews began, i counted 4 ads urging attendees to TURN OFF THEIR CELL PHONES! another such ad ran at the end of the previews leaving my final count at 5. how can we reverence movies (most of which tout standards that are so far removed from ours that i sometimes wonder why i give my hard earned money to the filmmakers) enough to leave the outside world behind when we can't spend more than an hour learning about our savior without making sure anyone not in attendance in our meeting might need to reach us.
i can't think of any good reason to bring a cell phone to church. if you are expecting something bad to happen - sick relative in the hospital on the brink of death? maybe you should be at the hospital by their side. what about some good news - answer to the job interview? pretty sure they know how to use voice mail (and if they don't, do you really want to work there?)
so, hopefully my rant will be forgiven, maybe if i share a quick story....
- our church has a lay ministry, which means that each of the members take turns speaking in our meetings. a couple of weeks ago, a woman (who we don't see much of) showed up to speak to us all. she stood and shared her thoughts, which may have been very uplifting and spiritually fulfilling. i wouldn't know because she couldn't be bothered, at the time, to take her bluetooth out of her ear. which meant i couldn't be bothered to stop looking for her phone number! i mean really, how great would it have been if her phone had started ringing!
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No seriously -- that bluetooth in the ear drove me crazy!! I almost blogged about it...and I was trying to convince Adam to take a picture with his cell phone the entire time!!
I don't even bring my phone to church -- I don't see the point. I'll survive for three hourse!
Hey that was my phone and I can't find it. Someone must have brought it to church for me because they thought I still lived in CA. I call it every ten minutes.
WOW... :)
I really wish that Adam had gotten a photo of this! I feel so sorry for the folks who were sitting in the back of the chapel and couldn't see the darn thing!
Yeah. It's pretty sad to me that people can't just live without their cell phones for a measly one hour.
Yeah. It's pretty sad to me that people can't just live without their cell phones for a measly one hour.
maybe her mother was on the other end listening to her talk?
Hey, I was in the back and I still saw it. I too heard none of the talk. I could say more but for once I will refrain.
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