...But God

James 3: 17-18

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Host
Chad McBeam
Business Leader, Foster Advocate and Fighter of Human Trafficking, Chad enjoys hosting this podcast channel as a way to spread and highlight the great examples of those who live out their faith daily. He can also be seen on occasion on your TV or Film Screen or be heard narrating one of your books as his love of acting has stuck with him since his childhood.
Writer
Aaron Marcarelli
After getting his under-graduate degree from Cal State University San Bernardino where he played college baseball and received all American honors. he was a graduate assistant baseball coach at both Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, Tennessee, and at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington.  He received his master’s degree in Teaching from Whitworth, with plans to someday be a head baseball coach at a university.  However, God had other plans.  Aaron started teaching English and History and coaching baseball and other sports at the high school level and found out how much he loves high school kids, and he has been doing that for the past 27 years.     Personally, heI has been married to his wife Sharon for 32 years, they have one daughter, Amanda Parrish, who has been married to Austin Parrish for 2 years. Aaron also has two grandsons Travis age 2 ½ and Aden who is 13 months and are blessed to have another on the way due in May. Aaron loves reading, golfing, and spending time with his wife and grandkids.
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Linda Cowen
Linda Cowen of San Antonio Christian School is our gracious and talented art designer for the But God, weekday morning devotional series.

What is ...But God?

A weekday morning devotional series written by Aaron Marcarelli and hosted by Chad McBeam

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”
James 3:17-18
Today we focus on the last part of James 3:18. “And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”
As followers of Christ we want to bear fruit that is righteous, that is from God. We do that by being lovers of peace. Jesus said “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.”
Matthew 5:9 NASB2020
We just came back from Seattle. (Thank y’all for your prayers, it was a great trip). My wife’s family is extremely progressive. They have had some very traumatic experiences with what they consider to be “self righteous judgmental evangelicals.” Therefore, our faith is always being tested while we are with them. Sometimes trips have been very difficult and I have had to separate myself from the group because I did not want to say something that would hurt or offend them and create discord. This trip was different, I think it was different because so many people were praying for Sharon and I. We also made the decision to do as God calls us to do and love and not judge. That was so freeing for us. In conversations I asked probing questions and listened to their hearts. Through those conversations Sharon and I were able to share our hearts and God revealed Himself in mighty ways. I firmly believe this trip planted the seeds of love that will allow Sharon and I to continue our witness of our faith to her family through the Love of Christ. We had fantastic time because we released all our fears to Him and decided through the power of the Holy Spirit to sow love and be peace makers. That made all the difference.
God of all creation we thank and praise your Holy Name. We thank you for your son and His death on the cross that gives us forgiveness of sin. We thank you for the resurrection of Jesus that gives us eternal life with you. Help us to do a better job as followers to be “pure, peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and free of hypocrisy.” Help us to “bear the fruit of righteousness that is sown in peace.” So that others may know you by our love which is Christ Jesus. We pray all these things in Jesus Name Amen.
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