Aaron Marcelli | November 26, 2010
My Salvation There’s nothing I could do to earn it. I did nothing to deserve it. In my weakest of moments I have often thought back to the promise I have of salvation and though it did not always cure the present pain, it helped put things in perspective for me. My Family I’m thankful [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 19, 2010
The second major reason I give people as to why we are starting a church in Chattanooga is the need. Now, to an outside observer this would be a point of debate – church buildings almost out number gas stations in certain parts of the city. As a matter of fact there are 747 churches [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 17, 2010
Unless this is your first time on this site, you have picked up on the theme that I am in the early stages of moving to Chattanooga and planting (or starting) a new church in the city’s downtown area. Allow me to use a few brief posts and give my motivation. The first answer I [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 3, 2010
As I stated in the last post, I have to scratch my head at how to respond when people ask me what kind of a church we are planting in Chattanooga. Part of my uncertainty comes from not knowing what things they specifically mean when they say “kind of church” and another part comes from [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 17, 2010
Though I said in my last post that I no longer sweat over trying to figure out how God reveals His will, I am still fascinated by the idea of the concept, as well as how people misunderstand it. Allow me to share the following illustration that I have totally stolen from a Donald Miller [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 11, 2010
God’s will was always a stressful and confusing issue for me growing up. I had enough Sunday school teachers tell me that God was not holding His will behind His back that I believed them but I did imagine God’s will to be something very specific and if I missed I may wonder in the [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 9, 2010
I am a whore I do confess I put you on just like a wedding dress And I run down the aisle I run down the aisle I’m a prodigal with no way home But I put you on just like a ring of gold And I run down the aisle To you Those are [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 22, 2010
Whenever I have been asked the proverbial “if you could meet anyone, who would it be” question, I have almost always passively joked, “myself 5 years from now.” But that’s probably not such a bad answer. I mean, who would have more personal insight and vested interest in our growth and well being than an [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 19, 2010
A couple posts ago I wrote about how busy my life has been lately. I realized that with my busy schedule, one of the things I was making less time for was personal, alone time with God. Last week I took an entire morning alone with God. I prayed, I meditated of Scripture, I laid [...]
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, [...]
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