"Tweeting" the Bible in 140 Characters or Less
What if Jesus could've used Twitter? One ministry leader muses on some possible "tweets" the Lord would've sent: "Just healed ten lepers, only one came back to thank Me. Nothing worse than ungrateful ex-lepers"; "Watching My disciples as I ascend to Heaven. They look helpless. Will send Holy Spirit soon."
Over 3,000 German Christians saw the project they'd participated in come to fruition this week, at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where the newly released "Twitter Bible" was featured. (Graphic: evangelisch.de)
The super-condensed version of the Bible, formally named And God Decided to Chill (Und Gott Chillte), summarizes the normally 31,000 plus verses into nearly 4,000 "tweets" (the Twitter form of micro-communication).
According to the reports by German newspaper The Local, and the Christian Post, the project was finished ahead of the scheduled completion time—by 37 hours—and has achieved a world record.
The website which launched the initiative is: www.evangelisch.de. The site's portal manager, Melanie Huber, explained the thinking behind the project:
"We want with this action to encourage a debate about the Bible and to simultaneously show the modern possibilities that exist to receive and make known the Word of God," she said, according to Ecumenical News International.
To read the full Christian Post article, and some "tweets" that Jesus might have sent if He would have had the service available, follow the source link provided.
