Aaron Marcelli | November 1, 2011
You probably know that I’m a pretty heavy reader (After all, I did get excited to be summoned for jury duty because I knew it would let me read all day). I read about 25 books a year. For a long time reading a book was simply one more thing I could check off my [...]
Aaron Marcelli | September 12, 2011
I set a goal for myself this year to read 30 books. With so much going on I have got behind on my reading and will probably finish the year closer to 25. But I have read some great books this year as well as some not-so-great ones and have certainly read on a broader [...]
Aaron Marcelli | September 2, 2011
In July I finally read the highly acclaimed Radical by David Platt. The book was certainly challenging and bold. So when I saw Platt had written a follow up book titled Radical Together I immediately requested a copy. The short book was very obviously written from the same burden for the poor, un-reached and spiritually [...]
Aaron Marcelli | July 15, 2011
Nearly five months after the book was released I finally ordered my copy of the much debated Love Wins by Rob Bell. Before it was even released there were tons of online reviews and accusations going on about both the book and the author, including several well known pastors writing Bell off for stances they [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 11, 2011
When my blogger book review club offered me Doing Virtuous Business by Theodore Malloch, I was excited. Many leaders in Churches and other Christian organizations talk about business methods but none have written about it. Before receiving the book I looked up some of its online reviews, both good and bad. Sadly to say, most [...]
Aaron Marcelli | February 11, 2011
I just finished reading The Grace of God by Andy Stanley*. Andy’s teachings and writings continue to amaze and challenge me as he communicates in such a simple yet profound way. This book was completely different than I expected. Rather than expounding on principles or ideologies, Stanley tells the story of grace. He propositions that [...]
Aaron Marcelli | September 29, 2010
I recently received a copy of John Maxwell’s “A Leader’s Heart.” The book is a 365 page journal (for non-math majors that would be 1 page a day). Each page/day is a simple layout of a Scripture, and excerpt from one of Maxwell’s leadership books, and then a question based of the excerpt with room [...]
Aaron Marcelli | August 29, 2010
Allow me to take another break from the posts on “Leadership from Nehemiah” to share something else with you. In college I developed a healthy desire for reading and now that I am out of school books are my main source of new learning. A year ago or so I became very intense in my [...]
Aaron Marcelli | July 17, 2010
I was given this book sometime ago and read it in spurts over the past months. I love anything leadership, anything Maxwell, and was really attracted to the title, as I believe leaders must earn the right to be called so. There were a few disappointments though in the books contents. The book is divided [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 11, 2010
I received a copy of The Voice New Testament from Thomas Nelson Publishers to review. I’m always open to new translations and was excited to get a copy of this devotional Bible. The Voice is a compilation translation with many modern scholars coming together to provide the Bible text translation and than many major voices [...]
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