Aaron Marcelli | May 22, 2013
What would you say is your current level of stress? If you say ‘high’ I’m not surprised. I recently read most Americans’ stress level is more than twice what’s considered safe for human health. There has been a lot of activity in the lives of my wife and I lately that has caused me to [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 4, 2012
My personality leads me to be a planner. Whenever I get a good idea or a revelation, my natural tendency is to first thing get out my calendar or make some sort of to-do list. My wife is very much the same way. And on top of that we live in a secular culture that [...]
Aaron Marcelli | May 10, 2012
Last week my wife and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary. We’ve been married for only two years but it’s already hard to remember what life was like without her. Next month I begin classes for an online Master’s program in Business Administration. I’m very excited about this! Katy and I plan on attending this [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 11, 2012
My wife and I have had discussions about the idea of “the one.” We both believe in a version of “the one,” and both our views have adjusted over time. When it comes to this subject some hold to the view that people are created for each other and led to that right person. Others [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 27, 2012
Several months ago I received the Real Marriage DVD and group discussion guide that accompanies the book by the same name written by Mark and Grace Driscoll. The video curriculum has eleven discussions, one that compliments each chapter of the book. My wife and I used the DVD and guide to lead a two month [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 31, 2011
As 2011 comes to a close I wanted to recap what have been my most popular posts of the year. Based on blog comments, emails, tweets, and personal feedback I rate the following as my top three posts of the year (listed in reverse order). 3. Fox News, Jon Stewart, And The Poor – I [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 10, 2011
In a relationship book my wife and I read earlier this year there was an entire chapter dedicated to the subject of self-talk. Whether we want to admit it or not, we are easily influenced. This is a consequence of being human. The way others act toward us and the words they say to and [...]
Aaron Marcelli | July 11, 2011
Since changing our plans about church planting and focusing on the foundation of our marriage I have changed many of my habits. For instance, I’m reading less about ministry and leadership and more about relationships and communication. Katy and I have identified several books that we are reading together and then discussing as we go [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 15, 2011
I have noticed a habit or trend among contemporary pastors today that I find unhealthy. Some (not all or most) contemporary, mega-church pastors make a habit of talking about or referring to their “hot wife.” Whether it be through twitter, blogs, or preaching, we are informed regularly of the hotness of the pastors wife. A [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 28, 2011
In this series of blogs I have been talking about things we carry into our relationships. Some of these things are learned, some are observed, and many effect relations without us even being aware. This issue I’m addressing here may be the poster child for such habits. We all have unmentioned expectations. And like was [...]
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