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journal entries from an emerging follower of Christ

Thoughts About Gary Lamb

Aaron Marcelli | September 29, 2009

It wasn’t until just last week, when I was talking to my pastor and he mentioned it, that I heard about Gary Lamb’s resignation.  Gary was a church planter in Canton, Georgia who started a church in that community just five years ago.  The church was purposeful in creating a casual atmosphere of grace, love, [...]

Follow The Peace

Aaron Marcelli | September 22, 2009

An old devotional I have in my journal:

God fulfills His promises and His plans.  The Old Testament prophesies must have been confusing when they spoke of Jesus being born in one city, yet to live in a different one, and be titled by yet another.  This could have been taken as contradictions or confusing but [...]

Bible Study Update

Aaron Marcelli | July 23, 2009

Due to Independence Day along with several other schedule conflicts and my personal vacation, we had taken an extended absence from our community Bible study.  I have really felt challenged though to put my all into this study.  I mean, what could be the result if even in the middle of the Bible belt we [...]

Author of Salvation

Aaron Marcelli | June 2, 2009

As I had mentioned before, I went with some friends this past Sunday to Anderson, South Carolina to attend NewSpring Church.  I had been there about 18 months ago for their Unleashed conference but never for a regular Sunday service.  It was at that conference in ‘08 I was introduced to Perry Noble, and have [...]

Baptism of Jesus

Aaron Marcelli | May 29, 2009

In our Bible study this past Sunday night we had some good discussion about the baptism of Jesus.  As we were studying Matthew chapter 3, we came to the record of Jesus approaching John and seeking to be baptized.  But why would the perfect Son of God, who was not a Christian and never sought [...]