Staff Blog
Leadership Musts
As we are coming toward the end of the second year of our Northstar Leadership Training, I have compiled a list of things I must do for the people that God has seen fit to have me in their lives as a leader: I must CARE for them (Communication, Affirmation, Recognition, and Example) I must…
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Longings of the Heart: God’s Love
Ephesians 3:17-19 If you listen closely to your heart, you’ll hear yearnings for love. We yearn for a kind of love that loves us as we are (with our weaknesses), but sees the person we could become. We yearn for a kind of love that is strong enough to “secure” us but won’t let us…
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Brush with Death
Okay, so maybe going under general anesthetic for a simple shoulder surgery isn’t really statistically all that dangerous. Still, after having been through surgery before, I’ve learned two things: First, I don’t like the feeling of going under. I feel like I’m going unwillingly into a bad dream…shudder. Second, I tend to fixate several days…
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