tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post6101077980764584883..comments2023-10-18T09:38:27.290-05:00Comments on Time 2 Change Churches!: Very serious post todaypastorbrianculverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325788116682801754noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-67042585156513289412012-06-07T09:56:45.745-05:002012-06-07T09:56:45.745-05:004 years have passed since this incident. I wonder...4 years have passed since this incident. I wonder how the girl is doing now. I wonder if the girls mother wishes she had been stronger with her back then. I pray that she is doing okay and that God is first in her life. It is sad to see the way people are drawn towards the dark side of the internet. Sorry I don't have an update on the situation. I am now living in Jacksonville, FL enjoying the beautiful beaches of the Atlantic Ocean!pastorbrianculverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325788116682801754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-8076721651078604292008-02-04T07:32:00.000-06:002008-02-04T07:32:00.000-06:00Not everyone is called to minister in an environme...Not everyone is called to minister in an environment like MySpace. I view it like I do the world in general. There are places I'd go to and places I wouldn't. But that doesn't mean it's wrong for someone else to take the gospel to a particular place. <BR/><BR/>It's a call each one of us has to make. It would be easy to say "No one should be on MySpace to share the Gospel". But sometimes the darkest places are where the message shines the brightest.<BR/><BR/>I do have an account there but I rarely visit. I used to have maybe 10 or more friends but now I'm down to two...one being the guy who runs the thing. Don't know if my old "Friends" left or eliminated me because they never heard from me. <BR/><BR/>But I think it's a valid mission field. Just don't compromise the message.Tim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771868540726222826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-23019243109023307432008-02-02T16:07:00.000-06:002008-02-02T16:07:00.000-06:00Thank God for your intervention, Brian! What on ea...Thank God for your intervention, Brian! What on earth is a nine year old girl doing with access to a computer and the internet?! Have we all just lost our minds?! I shudder to think what horrors could have occured had you not stepped in and done the RIGHT and RESPONSIBLE thing. Where were this girl's parents? The internet and especially the Myspace are just cesspools of sin and sex! I don't understand why you have a Myspace, Brian, do you see what goes on on there?! (I don't have one, never have, never will, thank you very much.) It's all pictures of teenaged girls and men engaging in sin!<BR/>Again, thank God for your intervention Brian. And if the girl gets angry or "hates" you, don't let it get you down. You did the right thing.speaking_ashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02611434070789798693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-13713003337156822132008-02-02T15:30:00.000-06:002008-02-02T15:30:00.000-06:00It was disturbing that you quoted so much of her p...It was disturbing that you quoted so much of her post. I think that was dangerous and potentially erotic as well...but I am praying...Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794867095737353768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-11660802485538187702008-02-01T10:34:00.000-06:002008-02-01T10:34:00.000-06:00I remember when the computers first came out (not ...I remember when the computers first came out (not the one's my dad worked with that were the size of behemoth) but the personal computer, I used to be on it all day long. Myspace and facebook are kind of the same way. You get stuck on it and it draws you in. Your time gets consumed by it and you neglect the more important things in life. Like evangelizing!!<BR/><BR/>thanks for your comments!pastorbrianculverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325788116682801754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-83853868299779374012008-02-01T10:07:00.000-06:002008-02-01T10:07:00.000-06:00Noticed the mother's comment over at crn.info. Aft...Noticed the mother's comment over at crn.info. After her giving you credit for your concern, one wonders if your detractors will do the same...<BR/><BR/>Also noticed Nathan's comment about "things getting shadier and shadier". Well, in light of his backstabbing, I'd assume he understands "shadiness".Tim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771868540726222826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-63597983328091406752008-02-01T09:48:00.000-06:002008-02-01T09:48:00.000-06:00Yeah, I'm pretty anti myspace and facebook altoget...Yeah, I'm pretty anti myspace and facebook altogether now. I have a facebook account. I'm getting pretty sick of stuff on there. It's a big world of web out there. SO much to watch out for, and you don't know if it's real or not because it's all words from...somewhere and someone.Kurtis, Aimee - Nadia & Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620029280347748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-30678767104938707162008-01-31T23:34:00.000-06:002008-01-31T23:34:00.000-06:00Yay! We're a link! That's exciting. I was beginnin...Yay! We're a link! That's exciting. I was beginning to think that no one was going to read our site :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144910846284431972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-24544154204245664232008-01-31T19:48:00.000-06:002008-01-31T19:48:00.000-06:00Here's something I posted just a bit ago. I think ...Here's something I posted just a bit ago. <A HREF="http://reformedgadfly.blogspot.com/2008/01/where-are-elders-who-guard-flock-bob.html" REL="nofollow">I think it is appropriate at this time...</A>Tim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771868540726222826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-72554401052895306212008-01-31T18:37:00.000-06:002008-01-31T18:37:00.000-06:00Jessie and Jason have a brand new site, give them ...Jessie and Jason have a brand new site, give them a look and support them over there too. They are young and anxious to witness to the lost.pastorbrianculverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325788116682801754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-38564712784058876462008-01-31T17:29:00.000-06:002008-01-31T17:29:00.000-06:00LeeC, thank you for sharing. I have a friend who ...LeeC, thank you for sharing. I have a friend who met someone on the Internet and she was going to drive four hours down to St. Louis to meet this man. I was able to talk her out of it. It is too dangerous to meet people on the Internet. She was going to meet this man at his house. She had only known him through the Internet and she was going to drive down there by herself. I am so thankful that she did not go. It amazes me that people think I want to exploit this little girl. I only want people to pray for her so some Internet guy doesn't show up at her house trying to meet her. That bulletin she left was so dangerous for her, that she does not understand how dangerous it was. Thanks again for adding your commentpastorbrianculverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325788116682801754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-84510375544625593512008-01-31T17:24:00.000-06:002008-01-31T17:24:00.000-06:00just a quick clarification...the mother of the gir...just a quick clarification...<BR/>the mother of the girl I talked to was the little girl's best friends mom. Her best friend wanted to evangelize. I hope that clears it up. <BR/><BR/>I have done all I can to help her out. If she is safe, then to God be the glory! If nothing has ever happened to her and I overreacted, then praise God for her safety, and I am sorry for over reacting. This has not been easy for me. When you worry about the safety of a child, it eats at you constantly. Continue to pray for her as this is not going to be easy on her to lose her myspace account. She will be mad and angry at me. I know that. But so long as she is safe, healthy and happy, then that is all that matters.pastorbrianculverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325788116682801754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-88018837075338362702008-01-31T17:18:00.000-06:002008-01-31T17:18:00.000-06:00Wayne:Thanks for clarifying that. We were starting...Wayne:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for clarifying that. We were starting to worry about you... We can all breathe easier now... (Kidding)...Tim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771868540726222826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-26318963471526072082008-01-31T16:20:00.000-06:002008-01-31T16:20:00.000-06:00I am praying for her.When I was ten I had a foster...I am praying for her.<BR/>When I was ten I had a foster aunt that was a few years older than me. She ran away to see her dad (a member of a notorious outlaw bike gang)She called the week before Christmas to say she was sorry and would be home by Christmas.<BR/><BR/>Christmas eve my parents got to help ID her body. She was tied to a tree and shot.<BR/><BR/>The day I get a whiff that my children are playing around with myspace is the day the internet is turned off. Better to pluck out my own eye than cause one of these little ones to stumble, with food and clothing be content, we dont NEED the internet.<BR/><BR/>That said, God is good, and he IS in control.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for loving her enough to do this.<BR/><BR/>LeeLeeChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540608568274871363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-23777452081102097712008-01-31T15:42:00.000-06:002008-01-31T15:42:00.000-06:00Yes, that's what I meant. Typed too fast.......Yes, that's what I meant. Typed too fast.......Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-15268141895833595532008-01-31T14:44:00.000-06:002008-01-31T14:44:00.000-06:00I understand where you are coming from That Man......I understand where you are coming from That Man...<BR/><BR/>when the girls came up and asked me if I would add them, the first thing I did was went to the mother of the girl that was at church that day. I told her that her daughter wanted to put me in her friends list and wanted me to put her on mine. I told her I did not want to pursue this for the very reason you mentioned. The mother assured me it was okay with her. If I talked to her it was to encourage her to evangelize (she wanted to hand out tracts to people at WalMart and so I encouraged her and we saw to it that she had some tracts to hand out)<BR/><BR/>I again want to stress how much I appreciate everyone praying for this little girl. The threat of some crazy guy out there trying to set up a rendezvous with her was a real threat. Myspace has removed her account so that ought to keep her safe. How anyone can read her post and not think it was dangerous for her to do so, amazes me!pastorbrianculverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325788116682801754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-38443511353323597262008-01-31T13:22:00.000-06:002008-01-31T13:22:00.000-06:00No doubt this little girl is playing wih fire. How...No doubt this little girl is playing wih fire. <BR/><BR/>However I would say as a grown man and a Minister you should have wisdom to not add young girls to your friends list. And further you should not be sending them messages.<BR/><BR/>I am not saying there is any impropriety on your part. But a Minister of the Gospel should always use wisdom under such circumstances and always be above reproach.<BR/><BR/>myspace blurs the lines a little too much of what is proper. It can create appearances of "guilt by association" because of the links that can be built via a friends list.<BR/><BR/>A friend of a friend on your list may not be someone you would want to direct anyone towards or create a path to.That man will not look towards men but towards Jesus!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15075494734530788029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-75684666332115467552008-01-31T13:07:00.000-06:002008-01-31T13:07:00.000-06:00I wouldn't recommend anyone go to the link in my m...I wouldn't recommend anyone go to the link in my message to Nathan. Not unless you can resist the temptation to post anything. All they want to do is defend weak pastors at all costs. <BR/><BR/>One commenter even implied Paige is similar to Judas...she would have defected even if she had a pastor preaching the truth...and this is in the midst of accusing Brian of taking advantage of Paige...<BR/><BR/>You'd be throwing your pearls at swine...Tim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771868540726222826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-67275392584529675282008-01-31T12:33:00.000-06:002008-01-31T12:33:00.000-06:00Wayne:We know you meant "apology" and not "Judas k...Wayne:<BR/><BR/>We know you meant "apology" and not "Judas kiss"...Tim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771868540726222826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-13072804507990038612008-01-31T11:43:00.000-06:002008-01-31T11:43:00.000-06:00Nathan - Tim B. is spot on. You owe Brian a BIG Ju...Nathan - <BR/><BR/>Tim B. is spot on. You owe Brian a BIG Judas kiss.......Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-5406316049554438052008-01-31T09:58:00.000-06:002008-01-31T09:58:00.000-06:00BTW minors IMO should not even have an account of ...BTW minors IMO should not even have an account of this sort. Her parents really need to be on top of this if they aren't part of the problem. Sadly, it sounds as if this girl would welcome the 'thrill' of being accosted by some older man on her way home from school, only because she has NO idea what fire she's playing with. Praying.terriergalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801794520433439408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-22283051682515872072008-01-31T09:55:00.000-06:002008-01-31T09:55:00.000-06:00Re: contacting her parents -- I hope not but it ve...Re: contacting her parents -- I hope not but it very well could be this is where she learned this sort of thing. I don't want to speculate though, and I do hope that you contact the police to let them know what is going on IMMEDIATELY.<BR/><BR/>It does kind of sound like a sting though too, almost. Keep us posted.terriergalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801794520433439408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-13655257244353375012008-01-31T09:34:00.000-06:002008-01-31T09:34:00.000-06:00Nathan:Regardless of you "words of support" ("than...Nathan:<BR/><BR/>Regardless of you "words of support" ("thank you for being a concerned person :)"), I think you <A HREF="http://christianresearchnetwork.info/2008/01/30/a-good-scapegoat-an-inappropriate-rebuke/#comment-48255" REL="nofollow">owe Brian a profound apology for this Judas kiss.</A>Tim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771868540726222826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-19330788544163278202008-01-31T07:15:00.000-06:002008-01-31T07:15:00.000-06:00I am calling the police detective today!I am calling the police detective today!pastorbrianculverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325788116682801754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591518369598505341.post-52819604147125611932008-01-31T06:39:00.000-06:002008-01-31T06:39:00.000-06:00P.B.Maybe this was not the little girl who posted ...P.B.<BR/><BR/>Maybe this was not the little girl who posted that. My guess it was one of those things that I have seen on TV where the police lure people by acting as a child.<BR/><BR/>Whatever the case, you have done the right thing. It might be wise to go ahead and contact the police anyway.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667201139980869656noreply@blogger.com