AaronMarcelli.org

journal entries from an emerging follower of Christ

Jesus, The Poor And Me

| August 30, 2011

Last week I introduced a video clip from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in which he shows Fox News reporters and guests blaming America’s poor for our economic problems.  I got comments, emails, and tweets about the post, most of which were surprisingly approving of the clip and my comments about it.  However, I [...]

Fox News, Jon Stewart And The Poor

| August 26, 2011

I try to avoid getting political on this blog as posting about politics has caused conflict in the past. However, the following is something I feel deeply burdened to address. Since watching the August 18th episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart I have been unable to get the following video clip out of [...]

(Sometimes) When It Rains It Pours

| August 22, 2011

A lot of good things have been happening for us in the last few weeks and a couple big opportunities have presented themselves.  Allow me to share them with you. – Katy and I were asked to lead a small group at our church.  The group we have been part of for about a year [...]

Guest Post – Is blame undermining your marital bliss?

| August 18, 2011

The following is a guest post by Amanda Kidd.  She is a blogger for wedding sites and frequently writes for Wedding Clan.  Presently she is on a look out for new trends related to wedding seasons.   Marriage and relationships were not meant solely for physical intimation; rather it is a basic structure of the [...]

Lack Of Fear

| August 15, 2011

About a week ago I joined in my church’s staff prayer meeting.  The team circled up on the auditorium platform and took turns praying over the weekend’s services.  The popcorn prayer time included several staff members asking for God’s presence and blessings on the services among other requests.  And then our pastor broke in and [...]

Sometimes I Over-explain

| August 8, 2011

Most of my blog posts could probably be twice as long as they are.  Several of them are already quite lengthy.  This is because I have the tendency to over-explain.  In writing my book I would reread sections and realize I was leaving little room for imagination because I was going into great detail to [...]