Beam me up, Scotty!

Over lunch with the pastor of Rappahannock Christian Center, where I spoke on Sunday morning, we had a laugh about the technology of the original Star Trek. It seemed so futuristic with their handheld devices and their computer programs on the spaceship. He commented that most of the technology that seemed so futuristic and cool on that show now actually exists. We all have personal computers; most people have simple cell phones, if not Blackberries and Palm Pilots, that we use to pull up all sorts of information or send messages instantly, even around the world.

My comment was that I'm still waiting for teleportation. The day that I can "beam" myself to other locations, rather than driving for hours or sitting in crowded airports and airplanes, is the technological advance that I long for!

I had a busy weekend, driving from home to Ocean City for the Women in Ministry retreat there on Friday afternoon. I wasn't able to stay for the whole retreat, so I drove back home on Saturday for a few hours of my brother's birthday party before I drove down to Tappahannock, VA. It ended up being nearly 500 miles. Thankfully, not every service is so far away, but I'll be hitting the road pretty heavily in the next few months. Nearly every weekend, I'll be driving for hours, and I can't help but wish for a little more Star Wars technology!