...But God

1 Peter 2: 4-5

Creators & Guests

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.
Designer
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

“And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by people, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”
1 Peter 2:4-5 NASB2020
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the one who gives us life, He is the one who we must build our lives upon. Following Christ is a daily choice to sacrifice ourselves and live for Him. We must lay our burdens, and our fleshly desires at the foot of the cross. When we are all in for Christ, we are able to draw from the living stone of life and become living stones to others. Once again, Peter, is reminding us that it is only through sacrifice of ourselves that we can truly draw from Christ and the power of His Holy Spirit. Therefore, allowing the Lord to ; “equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.”
Hebrews 13:21 NASB2020
Our Lord and Savior we praise you, we honor you and we seek to serve your mighty name. Thank you for being our Living Stone! Help us to truly sacrifice so that we can draw from your power and use it to glorify you every hour of every day. We pray all this in Jesus Name Amen!
Shalom Shalom blessings and Press in and Press On!