Aaron Marcelli | April 13, 2011
“for me some of the things in traditional (Christian) doctrine just doesn’t work” -Glenn Beck on why he is a Mormon. Pastors, if you need a pump me up Sunday tweet from perry noble to preach you did not study enough this week. Pastors, please stop telling me every time you are going to get [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 11, 2011
“easy come, easy go” is true but just because it comes gradually and through hard work doesn’t mean it can’t still be lost quickly. I used to look at websites of churches in Chattanooga looking for something wrong with them. Glad I’m not that insecure anymore. Lead with your cause, not your personality, character, or [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 1, 2011
If you have read even the cover of my book you know that I went through a time of deep repentance. Repentance – meaning such a deep realization or sorrow that you take action and change your behavior. The story behind the book is that I committed a private sin that became public and tossed [...]
Aaron Marcelli | February 24, 2011
Though I’m not ashamed to admit I’m somewhat scared of the dark and get really grossed out by hearing people vomit, I mainly have two major fears. In the last post I discussed my fear of rejection. At least I’m working my way through that one. There is another fear of mine that by far [...]
Aaron Marcelli | February 4, 2011
The last of the six personal values I have set up for myself is generosity. I want to be marked as someone who not only is burdened and cares, but does something about it. In order to show that we can be trusted (with money, time, responsibility, etc.) we must show ourselves as good stewards. [...]
Aaron Marcelli | February 1, 2011
In Sunday School we used to sing a song that went as follows He’s still working on me, To make me what I ought to be. It took Him just a week to make the moon and the stars, The Sun and the Earth and Jupiter and Mars. How loving and patient He must be, [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 28, 2011
Okay, okay. So maybe this one is more of a street term than formal diction, but it’s the best way I know how to say what I want to be. I want it to be obvious that who I am is who I am. I’m not lying or cheating anyone. No matter where life takes [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 24, 2011
I mentioned in the post on purity how integrity is also one of the values for our church plant. Again, that’s how important I think it is. It’s also one of the values I want for my life. When writing out my list of core values, next to the word integrity I wrote down: To [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 19, 2011
For me, this was an easy pick and a must-have as a personal value. As a man, a husband, a leader, a pastor, a Christian it is essential I am honest, accountable and living a morally clean life. I mentioned in the last post that selecting personal values was not easy. That’s true – except [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 29, 2010
I have made the comment on this site before that going into ministry I knew there would be criticism, I just did not expect it to come from other Christians. In this short series of posts I want to deal with the issue of criticism, looking at it from both the perspective of receiving it [...]
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