Aaron Marcelli | June 29, 2010
Yes, yes I know that the title of this post is a complete contradiction to the title and message of my last post. I write this post though because I have seen and experienced much that leads me to believe that in many businesses, churches, and even families, it is all about position! Of course [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 28, 2010
An excuse I’ve heard a lot, and perhaps even used a few times, is, “I’m not in the position to do that.” Often people will use their job level or position within an organization as reason for why they cannot do this or that. Lower level workers will say, “well if I had his [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 25, 2010
Growing up, I was lead to believe that being a follower was a bad thing. Even now, much of what I read or hear in our culture sends a subtle message that if you are a follower it is because you are weak. Whether in church, school, work, or media, it is the people who [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 17, 2010
Though I said in my last post that I no longer sweat over trying to figure out how God reveals His will, I am still fascinated by the idea of the concept, as well as how people misunderstand it. Allow me to share the following illustration that I have totally stolen from a Donald Miller [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 11, 2010
God’s will was always a stressful and confusing issue for me growing up. I had enough Sunday school teachers tell me that God was not holding His will behind His back that I believed them but I did imagine God’s will to be something very specific and if I missed I may wonder in the [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 8, 2010
Last weekend Katy and I finished our church planting school. Thanks to all of you who have sent encouraging emails and messages via facebook! Though we are still early in the game, we are being aggressive in pursuing any opportunities that could get us into Chattanooga or having us better prepared once we get there. [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 7, 2010
There is a lot of buzz in professional basketball world about free agent Lebron James and which team he will play for next season. After the Cleveland Cavs were dismissed early from the playoffs I was 90% sure James would play somewhere not in Ohio next year. After hearing Lebron and others talk though, I [...]
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