“And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.” (Luke 6:31) Most of us can recite the Golden Rule. As a former school teacher and mom, I have found myself reminding others of this rule many times. However, recently the Spirit has been...
Are you excited? We really are excited about the upcoming fall ministry season at Northstar. The next few weeks will bring a lot of returning friends and new faces. Because we are BIG on small groups and discipleship you will be hearing a lot about the what, where,...
Last Wednesday, Big Small Group moved into the two week break out training sessions. With August fast approaching, Northstar wants to equip its members with the skills they need to tackled the fall rush. The first week of breakout sessions was incredibly impactful as...
In my post entitled The Struggle, I concluded that struggling with sin was a normative part of following Jesus. An implication of this truth was that those who follow him need to become master strugglers, a Jedi Knight of Christianity. A master struggler is a...
The writer of Hebrews motivated his discouraged audience to faithfulness in the midst of life difficulties (sin, persecution, weak theology ) by comparing following Jesus to running a race (Hebrews 12:1). He reminded them of the importance of focusing on...
We first introduced you to Tom and Whitney Blaszak and their adoption story in our last Northstar Magazine (catch up on their story at the link). On Saturday, July 9, Tom brought Hope home to Blacksburg from Ethiopia, completing a four-year adoption saga. We are...
