Aaron Marcelli | December 17, 2010
A little over eight months ago my book was released. I worked on writing the manuscript for almost three years and utilized the help of two editors. The book has not hit the bestsellers list (yet) but I have enjoyed the feedback I have received. A couple local book stores have decided to carry the [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 14, 2010
If you follow me on twitter you know that this past weekend Katy and I looked at some houses in Chattanooga. What we thought would be casual looking in order to narrow our preferences took an unexpected turn when we found ourselves drooling over a flipped home in East Ridge. Our realtor has been great [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 10, 2010
The following is an old journal entry of mine from October, 2007. At the time I was meeting with a small group of men who served as my restoration team after my resignation from my ministry position. After meeting with them on October 23rd, I wrote this: I never understood what the Bible meant when [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 7, 2010
Becoming a critic is a trap. It starts with “speaking out” one time where you want to share your opposing thoughts (perhaps even done with good intentions). Then you begin to give your negative feedback more often and on a wider range of topics. Finally you become a full-blown critic where you want to share [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 2, 2010
In my last post I kind of went on a rant (sorry about that) on pastors who over-receive criticism. In this post I want to discuss the other side of that – giving criticism. Mainly, when is it appropriate to criticize others? The answer: rarely. I do not think we are called to “speak out” [...]
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