Aaron Marcelli | 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 [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 31, 2012
The second reason I believe Christianity is better than politics has to do with the scope of each. Even the individual purposes of each Christianity and politics place them in an order of importance where politics comes in second. Simply put, politics is man addressing man-made problems that affect some people while Christianity is God [...]
Aaron Marcelli | July 30, 2012
Occasionally I see a ministry position I find appealing and send my resume. This usually results in the church asking for a sermon sample. Up until recently all I had was a few old CDs of messages I was not especially proud of. Thankfully, the great tech team from Rock Bridge Community Church was willing [...]
Aaron Marcelli | May 15, 2012
In Christianity there is a lot of talk about discovering and doing God’s will for our personal lives. We put a lot of emphasis on the fact that God created each of us as individual, unique beings with a specific plan and purpose for each of our lives. Though I believe there is truth behind [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 13, 2012
Some Christians can have a reputation for being stubborn in their beliefs. For the most part, Christian churches are no better. There is a lot of pressure on churches to have answers to all of people’s theological questions and a polished What We Believe section on their websites. For people like me who want to [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 5, 2012
Eighteenth century philosopher Adam Smith is credited with a theory he called Paradox of Value. The thought behind this theory is that what one values is based on the current situation they are in. His most memorable illustration for this theory was a glass of water vs. a glass of diamonds. Given a choice between [...]
Aaron Marcelli | February 8, 2012
What do you want from your relationship with God? Overall, why is it that you have a relationship with God? Are you coming before God in prayer and worship out of habit and duty or because you really have a vision for your walk with Him? If you’re having a tough time answering that question, [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 21, 2011
During this time of year I’m sure you’ve read or heard Christians use the phrase “reason for the season.” This ‘it rhymes so it must be true’ line is usually meant to be a statement against all those people Christians feel threatened by who are supposedly trying to take Christ out of Christmas. In reading [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 14, 2011
Let me ask you a second question: What did you feel when you read my first question? I’m going to guess that most likely you felt some form of guilt. As soon as you read that question you wanted to lower your head and something to the form of, “not as good as it should [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 8, 2011
Believe me, friends, all I want for Israel is what’s best for Israel: salvation, nothing less. Romans 10:1 The Message I read the verse above and was hit by its practical message. Salvation is what’s best for people! It sounded so simple but I could not believe I had not heard or thought of [...]
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