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Friday, August 11th, 2006Session 2, Jim Collins (Good to Great, Built to Last): “When Business Thinking Fails the Church” Published a monograph after Good to Great regarding social sector leadership (long form essay). Offers “penetrating insights” re. differences b/w business and social sector leadership. It’s a well-intentioned idea to say that churches should be run like a business, [...]
Cub – His Hands and Feet
Saturday, August 5th, 2006A video tribute to Caleb Stevens, a little warrior who went home too soon.
God owes us nothing
Saturday, August 5th, 2006“I’ve come to some conclusions, though, over the course of this past year. God owes us nothing. Every single day is a gift. If it’s a good day, then it is a bonus. Even the ten years we had with Caleb – it was a gift. We didn’t have to have any years at all, [...]
Bittersweet
Thursday, July 6th, 2006My parents, Judah and I returned from Puerto Rico this morning. What a bittersweet experience. I’ll reflect more later, but for now more links and a few early observations. Photosets: I’m related to everyone in this picture. Puerto Rico 2006 (76 photos, and growing, from both trips to PR in the last month) Don’t try [...]
All things work together
Friday, June 16th, 2006Last December, the NFL family was rocked with the news that the Colts’ classy head coach Tony Dungy’s son James had committed suicide. (I blogged about it here and here.) In the months since then, Coach Dungy has coped with the tragedy with his usual grace and dignity. ESPN chronicles his story in a moving [...]
He left a mark
Tuesday, November 1st, 2005Pastor Kyle Lake of University Baptist Church in Waco, TX, tragically died performing baptisms at his church on Sunday. While I never knew him, some of my blog friends did. We join our prayers with them for his wife, kids, and church family. posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 11/01/2005 09:55:00 PM 0 commentsday pay [...]
Leaving a legacy
Friday, September 23rd, 2005Tonight, Concerts of Prayer Greater New York will present my father and me with a “Legacy Award” at their annual gala. It’s always a privilege to be recognized for anything alongside my dad. He’s my hero and best friend, a mentor in ministry and role model in life. That’s why I don’t mind when people [...]
Caleb Stevens sparked a Chain Reaction
Saturday, August 27th, 2005From the Marion Star newspaper (Ohio), 8/26/05: “Caleb of the Bible gave his life entirely and completely to God. … It wasn’t until he was 85 years old that he finally received his inheritance of land and was rewarded for remaining true to God’s command and promise. Caleb Stevens received his inheritance in heaven in [...]
“Give me this mountain”
Thursday, August 11th, 2005“Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the [giants] were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD [...]
Too poetic to be missed
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005Sometimes God speaks with the gentleness and symbolism of a poet. Here are two divine musings from this weekend. Saturday morning, Matt and Katy discovered that a dove built a nest outside Caleb’s bedroom window and laid two eggs.Cradling his son Caleb at the accident scene, Matt told him it was okay to go home [...]
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