Today, I had the opportunity to hang out with Rhett (@rhetter) and Drew (@surferdrew) today after I touched down into Dallas.
What’s so great about all of this is that Rhett has become a great friend of mine over the last couple months… and this was the first time we have been able to meet up in the real world.
You see, our relationship started on Twitter. Read more and see more pics after the jump.
They picked me up and we headed out to get some grub at Cafe Brazil. Unlimited coffee, an amazing meal, and candid, fun, and challenging conversations about technology, web, and theology.
This is what community is all about, and what’s so great is that it felt as natural as hanging out with a long time friend.
Twitter has made the world smaller. It has created relationships that I would never have been able to have created and built bridges that could have never been built.
After hanging out and chowing down we headed back to his digs and then headed out to Irving Bible Church where we had a great time of worship and teaching and then had communion.
Just think about this: Could you imagine feeling comfortable having communion with someone you just “met” physically for the first time and worshipping and praising (you know how awkward it can be during praise… you know what I’m talking about…).
Then met up with another Twitter dude (@johndyer). It just doesn’t stop!
It was awesome. What a great first day in Dallas. Now I need to find a good breakfast burrito.
twitter rocks. I have got to talk to a ton of folks about life, parenting and my latest is finding more how to's for illustrator from all my tweets. I would be lost with out twitter!
Well Actually I do know how it feels. I met my wife online, so I know the feeling of having a relationship online, and then meeting that person for the first time. It’s pretty amazing when you can see the connection that God has made.
I can understand the feeling, because I met my wife online. Not many people know, but everyone who reads your blog will know now. lol
hehe.! that's awesome!
I have decided that Twitter and the blog world are the best things to happen to me in building community. Although my community is small at the moment, I am confident that I will see it grow tremendously in 2009. I'm glad you are a part of it
I agree… Twitter and blogging go hand-in-hand in my opinion. Facebook follows, but it's really just for keeping up to date on old friends who are NOT on Twitter
not many of my "old" friends are on these systems… that's interesting.
hehe! 2009 is a big year… seriously.
Sounds/looks like you guys had an awesome time! Seeing that food is making me hungry now…
Saw a comment on Twitter last week that read: "Facebook is about people you used to know; Twitter is about people you'd like to know better" – Ivor Tossel (via @LeroyJames)
… huh. that's an interesting way to spin it.
They're not technically breakfast burritos, but Los Lupes has GREAT breakfast tacos. I eat there almost every week with some guys from church. There are about 8 locations around Dallas, but one not too far from DTS. Yelp it: http://www.yelp.com/biz/los-lupes-restaurant-dall…
dude, you rock. thanks!
i heart twitter. it's how i landed my job. i, like you, have also found amazing irreplaceable friends via twitter. in fact, one of them is flying out to visit in may.
i'm so excited!
sweeet!!!!
you'd be lost?
i have an iphone. what do you have?