Someone had to do it, right?
Click the image for a larger view of a minister rocking the iPad during an Easter service! Sweet!
Here’s the backstory:
When I showed my mother-in-law the iPad, the first thing she asked was if she could recite her Easter bible reading with it. She’s a church officer at Messiah Lutheran Church in Vancouver, WA, and she knew the pastors there would appreciate the moment.
We downloaded Bible HD from the app store—a free and incredibly thorough connected bible reader—but there was a catch: Out of 16 English language editions (and quite a few in other idioms), there was no New Revised Standard Version, the translation favored by the church. I did find NRSV on iBooks, but it cost $10—per Testament. So she emailed me her verses in a Word Doc, and once I had installed Pages, the Mail app directed me to open the attachment with that. A few font adjustments and voila, the bible verses were ready.
My mother-in-law may not care a fig for most of what Gizmodo covers, but she does see the iPad as a tool to help her in her work—and in her faith.
I think that’s pretty cool.
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Stuart says
I’m trying to decide if that’s sad or awesome 😉
Graham Brenna says
I’ll go with awesome
Stephen Bateman says
WhatWhat! That’s funny. I got to hold one last night, and it was gorgeous. Magical, not quite, but it was beautiful.
Stephen Bateman says
P.S. I heard a story today:
Evidently (and this is hearsay) a church on Easter asked everyone to raise their hands to say that they’d accepted Christ. One of them was brought on stage, and presented with an iPad.
That’s horrible.
Josh Miles says
Nothing goes better with the iPad than a pipe organ, for sure. 🙂
Brian Barela says
i need to get one. my college students would love me 🙂
Jim Martin says
John, you are right, somebody had to do it! I love Apple and have been keeping an eye on the iPad. However, when this person says that his/her “mother-in-law” is using it, I really feel behind! One more reason to get one. 🙂