DISQUS

I just did an interview with a pastor who confessed his struggle to his whole church. They were very receptive to him and showed a lot of grace. Granted, he also confess to his wife and close accountability partners first, and they helped him gain a measure of victory over the underlying sins that fed his addiction. But I found the whole story very inspiring altogether - http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2009/04/17/cov...

I also have a 5-part interview with a worship pastor and his wife about his porn addiction and case of adultery. Very interesting story: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2009/05/26/pod...

Thanks for writing this!

Hello again, Ben,

Thought you might want to see the new video that Covenant Eyes just finished making:

http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=84...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ICTrHtUkx8

If you like it, please splash it up on your blog some time and help us take this message about the importance of accountability all over the Internet! Thanks!

You may like this new video from Covenant Eyes, by the way. We just finished it. We're trying to get it out there to everyone we can, so if you like it, put it up in a blog post for us:

http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=84...

Thanks!
Luke Gilkerson
CovenantEyes.com

Hey Barry, thought you might want to know about the new video that Covenant Eyes just finished. Its all about the power of pornography and the need for accountability. We're hoping to blitz the Internet with this video! Pass it along on your blog if you like it! Thanks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ICTrHtUkx8

Thanks for the glowing review of CE! I wrote up a blog post a while back about how X3 and Covenant Eyes compare: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/02/14/x3w...

I am the blog editor for Covenant Eyes. Would you be interested in writing up a guest blog post for our blog? I think others can really benefit from your thoughts. Please contact me if you are interested: luke.gilkerson@covenanteyes.com

Thanks for the links!

I'm glad Covenant Eyes is a program that you really benefit from!

Luke Gilkerson
Internet Community Manager
Covenant Eyes

Thanks for this list of helpful resources. Another thought: Have you ever heard of accountability software? Accountability software is specifically for adults who want to guard where they go online without any blocking or filtering. Combined with filtering, it's a great Internet safety solution for the whole family. If you want more info about it check out my post “Is Filtering All There Is?” - http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/06/12/is-...

Blocking pornography websites for children is a difficult process. In the end, it is so important that parents and guardians recognize the dangers of pornography not just on children, but on people in general.

Have you ever heard of accountability software? Accountability software is specifically for adults who want to guard where they go online without any blocking or filtering. Combined with filtering, it's a great Internet safety solution for the whole family. If you want more info about it check out my post “Is Filtering All There Is?” - http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/06/12/is-...

This concept may go a bit beyond the traditional filtering approaches, but have you ever heard of accountability software? Accountability software is specifically for adults who want to guard where they go online without any blocking or filtering. Combined with filtering, it's a great Internet safety solution for the whole family. If you want more info about it check out my post “Is Filtering All There Is?” (http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/06/12/is-...)

We have another video: an interview with Mark Hall of Casting Crowns about Internet porn temptations among youth. Check it out some time: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/05/22/mar...

Luke Gilkerson
Internet Community Manager
Covenant Eyes

In the end I think the focus should be "Internet responsibility" or "Internet exploration" not just safety issues. This way it could be incorporated alongside the regular curriculum that teaches kids how to do research, network online, etc.

As Virginia sees the importance of educating teens and parents about Internet safety, it is more important that parents take the need for this seriously: be informed, be involved. I urge parents to take advantage of the helpful resources out there about Internet safety. A little knowledge goes along way.

For more information on children's Internet safety, check out some of these blog posts. I'd love to hear your comments:
1. Safety Tips for Parents: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/03/25/a-p...
2. Online Predators: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/03/pro...
3. Cyberbullying: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/07/cyb...

As Virginia sees the importance of educating teens and parents about Internet safety, it is more important that parents take the need for this seriously: be informed, be involved. I urge parents to take advantage of the helpful resources out there about Internet safety. A little knowledge goes along way.

For more information on children's Internet safety, check out some of these blog posts. I'd love to hear your comments:
1. Safety Tips for Parents: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/03/25/a-p...
2. Online Predators: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/03/pro...
3. Cyberbullying: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/07/cyb...

Thanks so much for your helpful posts. You've got great advice for parents and teens.

I'd love to hear your thoughts about one of my recent posts about cyberbullying: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/07/cyb...

Thanks for posting the quote. Very insightful. I love the part where he says, "We must have the Spirit, men, and we must strive for holiness, both personally and in the embrace of the local church."

Often we think of "having the Spirit" as being a purely individual promise of the New Covenant. I've not done an exhaustive study of this, but in several cases in the New Testament, the idea of the Spirit's ministry is spoken of in the context of the Body of Christ.

"Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple" (1 Corinthians 3:16-17).

The "you" is plural in the Greek language. To some degree the reason why accountability and confession are important features of the Christian's life is that the power of the Spirit, to some measure, is found in the church, not merely as an individual trying to stand in the Lord's strength alone.

Discipleship also plays an important role in all of this as well. I blogged about this at http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/02/11/whe...

Thanks again for the thoughts!

Luke Gilkerson
Internet Community Manager
Covenant Eyes
www.covenanteyes.com/blog/

Thanks for the helpful information. I work for a company called Covenant Eyes and we make Internet accountability and filtering software. This legal issue is a sticky one for sure. I hope that in the end the government can help to put good resources in the hands of parents to protect children.

Thanks again!

www.covenanteyes.com