Comments on: Forsaking Reality For Virtual

By: Pornography takes the focus off of your spouse

Pornography takes the focus off of your spouse — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:41:32 +0000

[...] I have heard it said recently that Satan loves that. When we eject from real life and jump into imaginary worlds, we tend to lose focus on the real life that we have. Sometimes those decisions to eject from the [...]

By: Porn Takes Your Focus

Porn Takes Your Focus — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:00:42 +0000

By: Mitch Ebie

Mitch Ebie — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:24:11 +0000

In the case of the two people in South Korea…that is crazy. I can’t make much sense of that. All the texting and tweeting is getting out of control, but it is a reflection of the fact that people want to connect even if it is 140 characters or less. I am moving along with this cultural trend, because I think it can be done appropriately. For example, I do not read a text or send a text when I am talking to someone else, that is just plain rude. And, I never let my virtual friends on Facebook or Twitter become more important than my actual friends that I meet with face to face.

By: Angus Nelson

Angus Nelson — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:22:28 +0000

Great challenge Pete. My wife and I have tried to model this for our teen daughter because we’ve been guilty of this in the past… I wish I could say we’ve arrived, but we’re still holding each other accountable. Thanks for the reminder.
.-= Angus Nelson´s last blog ..Self Abuse is Confusing Love With Enablement =-.

By: This Week’s Top 5 « The Church Girl Next Door

This Week’s Top 5 « The Church Girl Next Door — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:30:40 +0000

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By: Kristina Graber

Kristina Graber — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:20:32 +0000

Online virtual world are just a newer, more high-tech version of an old problem. People have been escaping their realities for centuries. Some escape by drinking their lives away. Others escape real life and bury themselves in their work. Some escape the real world and constantly disappear into novels and books where life is more interesting. The key here is to consider who we are neglecting when we choose to ignore those around us for an alternate reality.

By: diane

diane — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:38:35 +0000

Pete –
Just a follow-up to this post. I forwarded it to my husband, and we both took it to heart. Last Friday night, we went to a local pizza place and let our 2 year old eat pizza and play games. Then, we went to get ice cream for dessert. Honestly, it’s the most fun I have had in a long time. Saturday, instead of playing on the computer all morning long, I made sure to give my son plenty of tickle fests, we watched a movie, and just hung out and played. Technology will be there after he goes to bed… but my son will not be 2 forever and want to call his Mama on the phone just to tell me bye like he did this morning. (He woke up after I left for work.) Thanks for posting this and allowing my heart to open to what God needed me to do – be a mother!
.-= diane´s last blog ..Snow Day Again! =-.

By: Child Dies as A Result of Parents Addiction to Virtual Child « Mark Sayers

Child Dies as A Result of Parents Addiction to Virtual Child « Mark Sayers — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:07:43 +0000

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By: a.B.

a.B. — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:16:20 +0000

This is very sad.

I’m an internet type. I find it easier to be online than in real life and I think there are 3 different reasons.

1. It’s convenient…. so convenient that my real life friends think so too. It fosters a sense of friendship without commitments, even for real life relationships. My birthday is next week and I know that I’ll get a bunch of Facebook online “Happy Birthdays” yet not a single phone call, card or invitation to lunch by my real life friends. The bar has been lowered and now all that is required is just a quick, 20 second attempt at connection. I expect this from online friends…. is it wrong to expect more from my real life friends?

2. Online is a great equalizer. It doesn’t matter what a person looks like, dresses, or how much they make or how successful they are. In this regard, online wins.

3. Online is not as messy. There are no expectations, commitments, or “true” confrontations. Of course, this is the very thing that keeps it shallow and unfulfilling.

Yet… if a persons real life relationships are just as shallow and lacks fulfillment, what is so much better and compelling about real life?

By: Sharing some links…13 March 2010

Sharing some links…13 March 2010 — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:23:54 +0000

[...] of that concept (or at least what I recognize as a continuation of the thesis of the book), Pete Wilson shared a story about a couple whose real life baby died while they spent their time keeping a virtual baby [...]