Aaron Marcelli | April 9, 2013
In my opinion, the Christian community does not talk enough about faith. Faith is believed to be the basis of our…….well, faith. The writer of Hebrews says she thinks it’s impossible to even please God without faith. But not only do we miss talking enough about this distinctive essential, I’m not even sure we have [...]
Category: Bible Study, Spiritual Growth |
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Aaron Marcelli | November 26, 2012
I recently watched a video of a church service where the pastor’s words challenged me but probably not in the way he wanted. It was obvious the pastor was referring to the aftermath of the presidential election as he used a defeated tone to begin his sermon by asking the congregation to pray for our [...]
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Tags: doctrine, spiritual growth, unity
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 [...]
Category: Jesus, Ministry, Politics |
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Aaron Marcelli | October 29, 2012
With the presidential election right around the corner I spent time debating how to approach the topic. Finally I realized that even with all the hype and opinion surrounding American politics, I believe the system is deeply flawed. Perhaps the only thing I’m more opinionated about than politics is my spiritual thoughts and convictions. With [...]
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Aaron Marcelli | July 3, 2012
In our social media-driven, information age culture, it is very easy for anyone to instantly give their opinion on any topic or person. Some people are able to handle the weapon of the internet well. Others involve themselves in the conversation too quickly and after it’s too late regret their typed words. Sadly, I have [...]
Category: Bible Study, Church Life / Denominations, Ministry, My Life / Personal, Religion |
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Tags: doctrine, ministry, Politcs, salvation