by Ava Marcarelli | Nov 7, 2025 | Blog
How easy it is to choose what’s easy! Most Christians these days, like the rest of the world, seem to be chasing what’s comfortable and pleasurable in life. As soon as anything causes us the slightest bit of discomfort, we run away. As soon as something is no longer...
by Ava Marcarelli | Oct 25, 2025 | Blog
The thought of death used to terrify me. I was so consumed with my life and what I wanted out of it that the idea that I could die at any time was too horrifying to consider. Yet just because I refused to think about it didn’t mean that time would stop for me! It...
by Ava Marcarelli | Sep 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
A couple of years ago, I was in Jacksonville with some other members of the Renewal Ministries team to lead a retreat for young adults. On our last morning there, we stopped at the beach before heading to the airport. As I walked along the shore, looking out over the...
by Ava Marcarelli | Aug 15, 2025 | Blog
From the many miraculous healings Jesus performs in the Scriptures, we can see that God wants to heal people who are suffering. Nevertheless, as we all experience, God doesn’t always bring healing in this life. In those cases, why does He let us continue to suffer? I...
by Ava Marcarelli | Jul 4, 2025 | Blog
“Set a fire down in my soul that I can’t contain, that I can’t control. I want more of you, God!” These words, from the worship song Set a Fire, are so relevant to me right now. I always pray at the end of each year that the Lord will give me a word for the upcoming...