By now, your Christmas decorations are making their way back in the closet as the holidays are quickly becoming a memory. The focus is now on the New Year and the looming Fiscal Cliff. While we can’t do much about politics and gridlock in Washington, we can start the new year by pausing and reflecting…
Even though it feels like late September outside, my calendar assures me that we are only days away from Christmas. It’s only December 18th, and yet most of the stores have put all their Christmas decorations on sale. There are still parties to go to, gifts to buy, and food to cook. Some of us…
At Northstar Arts, we’re always encouraged to think beyond the simple parameters of a budget or skill set and really dream big on projects and artistic illustrations for our services. We think big first and ask questions later. If it ends up truly feeling out of reach, we let it go. But you’d be surprised…
“Oh, God!, Why?” That question has echoed in the minds of everyone ever since news of the horrific Newtown school shootings. It broke my heart to hear of so many dying in such a horrific attack. There’s something especially sad about elementary school children being senselessly slaughtered. It is doubly sad that to realize young…
I don’t know about you, but I love reading and re-reading the Christmas story. As our message series implies, the meaning of Christmas is simple if we remember who we are celebrating. Take the shepherds story as told in Luke 2:8-10: “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their…