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Failing Forward at 40

I try to make it a habit to read widely, take in teaching from lots of different sources and basically live life with my eyes and ears open. Over many years of reading and listening to material from various business and church leaders, I’ve noticed a pattern: they all fail at some point, but the [...]

Are You a People Pleaser?

Do you know a people pleaser? Someone who isn’t happy unless everyone else is happy with them? Someone who just CAN’T be at peace if someone is mad at them or snubs them or is critical? Yeah. We all do. Life is difficult for people like that. For reasons too deep and varied to explore [...]

Church is Where the People Are!!

So we at True North are all pretty bummed about not being able to have church tomorrow. We had Pastor Dan O’Leary of Arise Community Church in the hopper to bring the message and I’m pretty disappointed about not being able to hear him. Maybe you’re feeling some of the same, or maybe (to be [...]

Scientific Evidence that Forgiveness is Good for You!

Gang, saw this article from CNN earlier today and thought it was really worth sharing. Enjoy. “Bitterness is a nasty solvent that erodes every good thing,” an Emory associate professor of psychiatry told CNN. (CNN) — Kevin Benton had every reason to feel bitter. During his sophomore year in college, he says, white students harassed [...]