"Be still, and know that I am God;Wow. Suddenly I thought about increasing connectivity and multi-tasking brought on by more technology. Sure, technology has the potential for simplifying our lives and making time for important things, but who actually is able to resist using that added efficiency to increase gross output?
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
Here's a vision for the next five years: Software-defined radios will enable mobile devices like laptops to detect available networks and seamlessly switch connections. Currently, mobile devices are hardwired for specific networks, such as Wi-Fi, cellular, Bluetooth, and other wireless standards so that you are pretty much stuck with a particular connection for that session. With software-defined radio, you'll be able to use the Wi-Fi network in your home or at the coffee shop, then go outside and continue browsing the Web using cellular connections. The result will be ubiquitous connectivity. You can be online all the time, anywhere.
An observation about broadband Internet at home: it started out as a time-saver cause I didn't need to go through the dial-up process. I could easily check driving directions, movie showtimes, use Biblegateway.com instead of my concordance, and Google instead of my dictionary. But now? Sheesh ... I'm online all day during the work week, and even for a good part of the weekend. What happens when I go wireless?
It seems that being still is harder than ever. I need to cut my mind free from the informational supernova that is the Internet and the 24-hour media cycle. I need to take time to meditate on God's word and listen to the Holy Spirit. Yes, it's possible to do those things with help from resources like Shizuka Blog, but that's not enough. Connected Christians need to learn the discipline of being still before God, which often means unplugging.
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