A Bible Problem

It really was not funny (at least not to the person involved), but several people in the Bible class were laughing.
Jan and I were visiting another church, sitting near the back of the auditorium which was only sparsely populated. In the middle of the Bible class we began hearing someone speaking. At first I thought it was interference with the microphone system and that we were hearing feedback from other channels, shortwave, police, etc. Before long, I could tell that the voice was coming from a pew two rows in front of us. It seemed the noise was getting louder.
Finally, the person sitting in front of us got up to exit the class. As we she walked by us she explained, “The Bible on my phone is reading the text to me and I can’t figure out how to turn it off.”

The situation got me to thinking about possible uses for a Bible ap that reads the Bible to you and cannot be turned off. Equally useful would be an ap that turns the Bible on and begins the Bible reading automatically when the owner is contemplating some negative action. Even better, the ap could choose especially appropriate verses.

A more practical thought: In reality, the Bible cannot be turned off. We may choose to read it or not, to hear it or not, but the Bible is still there, and God’s Word is still God’s Word.