Did you know that it is possible to be a Christian, be soaking yourself in the word daily and yet rarely or never use a paper Bible?

Having done the little series on Tablet PC's (part 1, part 2) and OneNote, I hope you can see how this is possible:

• Use a Tablet PC or UMPC
• Take notes in OneNote or Windows Journal
• Use one of the excellent Bible software packages for Bible reading, notes, journaling, prayer lists, etc
• Sync your mobile data

Cons

It is not all roses (yet). There are some serious shortcomings of doing this. Here is My quick list

• It is expensive, and for many (most) people hard or impossible to justify
• You need to carry your tablet or UMPC with you - wherever you want to use it
• You become tightly dependant on the life of your battery and power supply
• Starting your computer is slower than opening your Bible (unless you use standby/sleep rather than shutdown/hibernate)
• Sharp learning curve for many people

The last point is one that we'd like to address with this website to a certain extent if we can

Pro's

Having got all the bad stuff out of the way... there are some great benefits to doing this:

• Instant, exhaustive search - where you are- anytime
• All your notes and possibly entire library where you are - anytime
• You are not restricted to just reading, you can also listen and watch good content
• You can also consume relevant information from the Internet and watch trends and learn form others

The trade off is flexibility vs simplicity.  This is where technology typically fights it out with traditional solutions.  Technology still has a long way to go to make this as easy as it should be, but it is getting there, and it is possible today - for a price.

For many believers the cons will out weigh the pro's, however, it is possible to be completely digital today and there are advantages to it, In reality this could be in your future. The world is changing and technology is becoming more affordable. If we have access to technology we need to start to use it to grow in Christ - the time will come when we could be much more dependant on it.