AaronMarcelli.org

journal entries from an emerging follower of Christ

Five Celebrities I Would Like To Meet……..Now

| March 19, 2013

One of my first posts when I launched this blog was a listing of five celebrities I would like to meet.  Though it was just for fun the list was not well thought out an included two too many female pop singers.  So three years later here is my updated list of the five celebrities [...]

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Warnings Wanted

| November 13, 2012

Have you ever noticed what a huge part warnings play in our society? Warning messages, labels, announcements, and memos flood our daily routines.  You can’t watch a product commercial without tiny type at the bottom of the screen providing legal warnings.  Most food labels provide a long list of allergy warnings.  Many magazines and TV [...]

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Talent > Integrity

| June 21, 2012

Earlier this week I asked you to share the first thing that comes to mind when you think of any or all of the following four celebrities: Bill Clinton Tiger Woods Whitney Houston Rush Limbaugh I was part of a conference break-out session where this exercise was done and people were asked to give their [...]

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What Comes To Mind?

| June 19, 2012

What comes to mind when you look at these four people?                               Please share any thoughts or first impressions on all or any of these people in the comment section.  I will share my thoughts in my next post later this [...]

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Everyone Needs A Break

| March 15, 2012

I don’t really have an introduction for this post so I’ll just say it – everyone needs a break.  I’m not talking about rest; I’m talking about the kind of break when things just seem to go your way. Among those who are successful there is the tendency to claim self-made success and attribute everything [...]

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The Power Of Celebrity

| February 28, 2012

I happened to see part of a Nick Cannon interview where he was talking about his personal life and charity work.  The actor/comedian/singer/TV host caught my attention when he began talking about the power of celebrity. Cannon explained how his entertainment and business success has given him influence with some pretty big names in the [...]

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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 [...]

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Relationships – What’s Been Modeled

| March 8, 2011

I get ideas for messages and blog posts from a variety of sources.  Well a few weeks ago I was driving around town with the radio playing as background music when some lyrics from the song playing jumped out at me.  As I turned the radio up I realized the song was “Mine” by Taylor [...]

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Be Like LeBron (And Make People Mad)

| July 9, 2010

Writing a blog post about Lebron James got me a lot of hits and comments earlier so I might as well ride that train again.  Last night on ESPN “The King” broke the hearts of everyone in my home state of Ohio when he announced that he would be moving to Miami to play with [...]

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Lessons From Sports (part 1)

| February 28, 2010

The Atlanta Hawks are the closest professional basketball team to where I live.  I love the NBA!  I would go to as many games as I could for any team.  I went to a lot of hawks games even when they were bad and though they are not my favorite basketball club, I have grown [...]

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