Comments on: The Loss Of A Virtual Friend http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend Business Development & Communications Thu, 02 May 2013 14:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Guest http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/#comment-2017 Guest Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:08:00 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/?p=148#comment-2017 Damn it. This is such a shock. I with I had heard earlier, but I haven't been on Twitter. Damn damn damn.nnThanks for posting this Jonathan. Damn it. This is such a shock. I with I had heard earlier, but I haven’t been on Twitter. Damn damn damn.nnThanks for posting this Jonathan.

]]> By: Kay http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/#comment-458 Kay Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:08:09 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/?p=148#comment-458 Damn it. This is such a shock. I with I had heard earlier, but I haven't been on Twitter. Damn damn damn.<br><br>Thanks for posting this Jonathan. Damn it. This is such a shock. I with I had heard earlier, but I haven't been on Twitter. Damn damn damn.

Thanks for posting this Jonathan.

]]> By: Guest http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/#comment-1768 Guest Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:08:09 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/?p=148#comment-1768 Damn it. This is such a shock. I with I had heard earlier, but I haven't been on Twitter. Damn damn damn.<br><br>Thanks for posting this Jonathan. Damn it. This is such a shock. I with I had heard earlier, but I haven't been on Twitter. Damn damn damn.

Thanks for posting this Jonathan.

]]> By: Nichola Torbett http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/#comment-457 Nichola Torbett Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:25:26 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/?p=148#comment-457 Thank you so much for this, Jonathan. I am less of a Twitter addict than many, so I am just now logging in and finding out about this, and I am reeling, too. While I didn't know Gideon well, I always looked for his posts and so appreciated his mind and heart. I can't believe he's gone. Thank you so much for this, Jonathan. I am less of a Twitter addict than many, so I am just now logging in and finding out about this, and I am reeling, too. While I didn't know Gideon well, I always looked for his posts and so appreciated his mind and heart. I can't believe he's gone.

]]> By: Nichola Torbett http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/#comment-1769 Nichola Torbett Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:25:26 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/?p=148#comment-1769 Thank you so much for this, Jonathan. I am less of a Twitter addict than many, so I am just now logging in and finding out about this, and I am reeling, too. While I didn't know Gideon well, I always looked for his posts and so appreciated his mind and heart. I can't believe he's gone. Thank you so much for this, Jonathan. I am less of a Twitter addict than many, so I am just now logging in and finding out about this, and I am reeling, too. While I didn't know Gideon well, I always looked for his posts and so appreciated his mind and heart. I can't believe he's gone.

]]> By: Andrew J. Schleicher http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/#comment-456 Andrew J. Schleicher Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:23:13 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/?p=148#comment-456 It is a sad day when any of God's children take one's own life. Feeling a sense of loneliness even in the midst of a community of believers is not an impossible thing. I have felt that as well, successfully moving through times of depression and now be treated for anxiety. While I, too, have followed Gideon, it has been some time since I directly interacted with him. I cannot speak to all the circumstances in his life, but his death is a reminder that we need to remind our virtual friendships that their connection in our lives is real. And, if you feel pain, don't hesitate to reach out. Friends are here for you. I have said a prayer for Gideon and all his friends and family, online and off. It is a sad day when any of God's children take one's own life. Feeling a sense of loneliness even in the midst of a community of believers is not an impossible thing. I have felt that as well, successfully moving through times of depression and now be treated for anxiety. While I, too, have followed Gideon, it has been some time since I directly interacted with him. I cannot speak to all the circumstances in his life, but his death is a reminder that we need to remind our virtual friendships that their connection in our lives is real. And, if you feel pain, don't hesitate to reach out. Friends are here for you. I have said a prayer for Gideon and all his friends and family, online and off.

]]> By: Andrew J. Schleicher http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/#comment-1770 Andrew J. Schleicher Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:23:13 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/?p=148#comment-1770 It is a sad day when any of God's children take one's own life. Feeling a sense of loneliness even in the midst of a community of believers is not an impossible thing. I have felt that as well, successfully moving through times of depression and now be treated for anxiety. While I, too, have followed Gideon, it has been some time since I directly interacted with him. I cannot speak to all the circumstances in his life, but his death is a reminder that we need to remind our virtual friendships that their connection in our lives is real. And, if you feel pain, don't hesitate to reach out. Friends are here for you. I have said a prayer for Gideon and all his friends and family, online and off. It is a sad day when any of God's children take one's own life. Feeling a sense of loneliness even in the midst of a community of believers is not an impossible thing. I have felt that as well, successfully moving through times of depression and now be treated for anxiety. While I, too, have followed Gideon, it has been some time since I directly interacted with him. I cannot speak to all the circumstances in his life, but his death is a reminder that we need to remind our virtual friendships that their connection in our lives is real. And, if you feel pain, don't hesitate to reach out. Friends are here for you. I have said a prayer for Gideon and all his friends and family, online and off.

]]> By: Doug Robertson http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/#comment-445 Doug Robertson Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:50:14 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/?p=148#comment-445 Well said, a personal loss not a virtual one. I of course didn't know him either, I found this from Jay Bakker's tweet and followed through having just over the past few months lost a friend to suicide. I've lost both real world and virtual friends the same way, the loss is felt the same. Well said, a personal loss not a virtual one. I of course didn't know him either, I found this from Jay Bakker's tweet and followed through having just over the past few months lost a friend to suicide. I've lost both real world and virtual friends the same way, the loss is felt the same.

]]> By: Doug Robertson http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/#comment-1782 Doug Robertson Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:50:14 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/?p=148#comment-1782 Well said, a personal loss not a virtual one. I of course didn't know him either, I found this from Jay Bakker's tweet and followed through having just over the past few months lost a friend to suicide. I've lost both real world and virtual friends the same way, the loss is felt the same. Well said, a personal loss not a virtual one. I of course didn't know him either, I found this from Jay Bakker's tweet and followed through having just over the past few months lost a friend to suicide. I've lost both real world and virtual friends the same way, the loss is felt the same.

]]> By: Jamie Arpin-Ricci http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/17/the-loss-of-a-virtual-friend/#comment-455 Jamie Arpin-Ricci Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:16:36 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/?p=148#comment-455 This is so tragic. Even as little as I knew him, the loss is and will continue to be felt. Lord have mercy... This is so tragic. Even as little as I knew him, the loss is and will continue to be felt. Lord have mercy…

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