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Sunday, December 11th, 2005One of the highlights of the CCDA conference last month was pinch hitting for Rudy to co-present the City Blogging workshop with Neil Cox. Neil’s a blog machine while I’m still a relative newbie, so it made for a fun presentation. Neil just posted a question from Linda Dyer, one of the workshop participants, and [...]
Next Wave E-Zine …
Sunday, December 11th, 2005… published “Barnyard Births” and “I Went to See U2″ in its December issue. posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 12/11/2005 11:00:00 PM
He melts me
Sunday, December 11th, 2005Judah suffered a 4-year old meltdown at church this morning when he got nervous singing with the other children at their Christmas presentation. After the service, he looked at me tenderly in the eyes and said: “Dad, thanks for helping me try to sing this morning. You’re a little tough, but you’re still the best [...]
Shayla’s got a message
Saturday, December 10th, 2005Jesus is her boss … … so she wants you to know she loves you. With her daddy, my cousin Steven Brattli, youth pastor of Word of Christ International Church and, unofficially, Bradenton’s entreprenuer of the year. If you’re in Florida, check out one of WOCIC’s Encounter Retreats for a life-changing experience. posted by Jeremy [...]
Why Santa should give Judah everything on his Wish List
Friday, December 9th, 2005Today was Judah’s first snow day from school, so I took him sledding. Afterwards I thanked him for a great time and for being my son. His response: “Well, I didn’t decide to be your son. God made me your son. So I can’t say, ‘You’re welcome.’ God should say, ‘You’re welcome.’”Well said, Einstein. Check [...]
I’m not sure what to think of this
Friday, December 9th, 2005From today’s New York Times, “When Christmas Falls on Sunday, Megachurches Take the Day Off.” “Megachurch leaders say that the decision is in keeping with their innovative and ‘family friendly’ approach and that they are compensating in other ways. Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., always a pacesetter among megachurches, is handing out [...]
Happy Birthday …
Thursday, December 8th, 2005… to this blog. At 11:06 p.m. last year it received its first post, and has been linking to Rudy ever since. 642 posts later, and Sitemeter tells us that since January it’s had: 11,952 ……………………….. Total Viewers 56 ……………………………… Average Viewers/Day 3:47 …………………………… Average Visit Length 394 ……………………………. Visits this Week 94% to 6% [...]
Email me, Andrae Gonzalo
Thursday, December 8th, 2005Andrae Gonzalo, a contestant on the new season of Bravo’s “Project Runway,” was a friend of mine at NYU, but we lost touch after our freshman year together when he transfered in part to pursue his fashion career. We were introduced through mutual friends. He came to New York out of Hollywood Presbyterian Church and [...]
The Silver and Black
Thursday, December 8th, 2005The Oakland Raiders are in town this weekend to play the Jets. Saturday night, I’ll be offering unconventional Christmas greetings at the team’s chapel service. Judah (and I) can’t wait! Anyone have a Jets jersey I can wear? posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 12/08/2005 02:20:00 PM 2 comments
Big week for Jamie
Thursday, December 8th, 2005[Jamie's Police Academy graduation, with Jonathan, mom, Taina, and dad. Click image for larger photo.] My baby brother turns 26 on Saturday, and yesterday was officially crowned a rising star of the NYPD at the 5th Precinct’s Awards Ceremony. He just finished his third year as a cop and received 6 commendations including: Cop of [...]
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