Recap: Back to the 50s at the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

Each year Northstar takes time to say thank you to all of its volunteers with a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. This year it was a 50s bash! The guys greased back their hair while the ladies donned poodle skirts, scarves and high heels. Highway 55 catered. Everyone...
Jumpstart Gives Back

Jumpstart Gives Back

Last semester, Northstar Church walked through the introduction to our Immeasurably More campaign. Through this, we have been challenged to give generously and sacrificially as we move forward in the building process. Coming out of this campaign, our leaders in...
Reflections from the Women’s Retreat, Part 1

Reflections from the Women’s Retreat, Part 1

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever. (Psalm 136:1) The psalmist repeats the phrase for His steadfast love endure forever for 26 verses! Why? Because he didn’t want the reader to miss it. He wants it to sink in, down deep.  ...

Grieving the loss of a Christian

This past week has been a struggle for many in Northstar and in the New River Valley surrounding the loss of our brother in Christ, Joe DeWitt. Joe was a fifth-year student at Virginia Tech. He was scheduled to be commissioned into the Army soon and was to be married...
A “mom fail” moment

A “mom fail” moment

I’m just gonna lay it out for real here. Earlier this week I had a total mom fail moment. Hazel has recently mentioned once or twice, with no emotion, that there’s a girl in one of her classes that doesn’t like her. According to Hazel she says mean...