Aaron Marcelli | January 31, 2010
“A dream is an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it.” That self-made definition of John Maxwell’s serves as the hinge of the introduction to his book, Put Your Dream To The Test. While underlining it, I reflected on the [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 30, 2010
The first book I chose to read in 2010 was John Maxwell’s Put Your Dream To The Test. Of course, I’m all about having dreams, living with goals, making plans, and believing in the passions of your young aspirations rather than just letting them fade away. That’s why this book title appealed to me. Just [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 28, 2010
When someone asked me why I started this site and blog regularly, I responded by explaining that writing is my current outlet to teach and share the things I am experiencing and learning. Preaching used to be that for me. I thoroughly enjoy public speaking and used to have a position where I would sometimes [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 22, 2010
My fiancé and I started premarital counseling this past week. One of the things we were asked to do was make a list of all the things we feel are strengths of our relationship. I really liked the way Katy described us when she was reading her list and said, “We agree on most things [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 15, 2010
A couple months ago Perry Noble posted on his blog a list of ways to kill the vision of your church. Number nine was simply “Vote!” Just reading that struck a nerve and made me want to write about it. Actually I’m surprised I have gone this long without blogging on congregational voting before as [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 12, 2010
I have mentioned on this site before that I am someone who sees meaning and a message behind everything. Those who know me well are aware that I can become emotional over about anything. Now, I don’t blog to be a media critic or give music or tv reviews, but when something touches me, I [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 9, 2010
It was probably during my last years of high school that I came to appreciate people who encouraged me. Having been home schooled for ten years, I enrolled in a private school for my junior and senior years. I began to value real friendships, get involved in sports and extra-curricular events, and also about that [...]
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