Starting Right

Some days it seems like everything goes wrong.  And then before long, even the tiniest frustration can feel overwhelming.   Dr. Richard Carlson has written a book called, 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...and It's all small stuff.'  Today we look at one of his fundamental keys to help us through those times when we feel overwhelmed. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a T...

Prisca, who most of us know as Priscilla, was a powerful and influential woman in the early church.  She did not let tradition, customs, or opinions keep her from doing what she was called to do.  And she made a huge influence for God's Kingdom. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

The group, 'Mercy Me,' was recently named the top Christian Artist of the past decade.  They continue to produce powerful music that very often makes us stop and evaluate the 'what ifs' in our lives.  Their new release, 'Say I Won't' once again challenges us with great lyrics and a strong melody.  Today we meet Mercy Me roadie, Gary, and take a look at the story...

You probably don't recognize the name Elishama, but he is one of the most famous secretaries in the Bible.  Listen today and find out why. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to the Friday Roundup where we provide a brief summary of each of our episodes from this week. I also invite you to help us by sharing Starting Right with your friends and family.  Our podcast is available on almost all Podcast providers as well as from the link below.  Have a great weekend. You can share this link to Starting Right. https://startingright.buzzsprout.com/ We would love to h...

A grade 12 Science Class, a jar of rocks, and an important lesson about life.  That is our episode today. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Do you remember watching, "The Muppet Movie"?  It was the first of several movies featuring Jim Henson's creations, and it was probably one of the best of them.  There is a scene in the movie where Kermit is dealing with some questions within himself.  We will sneak back into that private conversation this morning to see what he learned. We would love to hear your comments. Send us...

From 1848 to 1854, over 20,000 workers labored to complete a railway from Glozznitz to Mürzzuschlag,  in Austria.  This railway was unique in many ways. One of the most significant was that it wasn't until 1863 that a locomotive was build that could handle the steep and winding track.  Yet the track was built because the construction engineers believed that there would be a locomotive, even t...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Enjoy this review of our episodes for this week.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Mark Twain once said, "If your tasks for the day include eating a frog, eat the frog first.  Then the rest of your day will seem easy."  This may seem like strange advice but there are some good things we can learn from it. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

When things get shakey we need to know that we are on solid ground.  Today we look at 3 areas that remind us of the solid foundation that God has given us to live on and be able to stay strong and thrive even in difficult situations. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Jeremy Camp wrote, 'Keep Me in the Moment', for his 2020 movie, 'I Still Believe.'  This song was written about his struggles after losing his wife to cancer, but with the timing of its release, it has become a song of encouragement for everyone through the pandemic.  Here is part of Jeremy's story today. Here is the link to listen to Jeremy Camp performing Keep Me in the...

We can often find ourselves confused when God doesn't answer our prayer.  We know that He hears us and that He can do anything.  We know that the answer we are praying for is a good thing and in alignment with His will, but for some reason the prayer is unanswered.  In the Old Testament, there was a prophet, Habakkuk, who was wondering the same thing.  Why was God not answering his prayer.  T...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today's podcast includes short summaries of all of our episodes from this week.  Have a great weekend everyone. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

A recent study conducted by a group of German physicians and psychologists, in cooperation with insurance companies, concluded that if you want to be happy, healthy, and live longer, give your spouse a kiss before you go to work each day.  Not a bad idea, especially when you hear the reasons why this is so. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

In the Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis has created a wonderful world of adventure filled with great danger, and great victories.  In this world, there is a hero, Reepicheep, who is a mighty warrior.  He is also a mouse.  Today we take a look at what made his rodent hero so successful.  You might be surprised at how much it relates to our lives. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text...

Today we look at one of the best songs of worship that have come out in recent years.  Revelation song was written by Jennie Lee Riddle in 2012 and has been recorded by many Christian artists.  It is also used every Sunday to lead people into worship in churches all around the world.  This is truly one of the great worship songs of the new Millenium. Here is the youtube link to  "Revelation S...

How many times have you quit something that you later regret quitting?  The greatest difference between success and failure in any area of our lives is whether or not we quit doing the right things.  Today we look at that challenge through a story of a young boy and a piano in a concert hall. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Today is our Friday Roundup where we take a quick look at each of our episodes this week.  Enjoy this short summary of all of the things we talked about over the past four days. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Navigating through the challenges of life is not easy.  But if we can begin to see the opportunities that lay within every problem, then those challenges do not have the power of fear and worry over us. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

When 3 young men were taken as captives for "re-education" by the King of Babylon, they faced the ultimate test of what they really believed and it wound up changing the entire nation. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Maverick City Music is a fairly recent arrival on the Christian music scene, but they are already making an impact.  Their song 'Man of Your Word' has an important message for us.  It reminds us that Jesus always keeps his word.  He is God whom we can trust and believe what he has told us.  If Jesus said it, I believe it.  That settles it. Here is the link to listen to "Man of Your...

We often make judgements based on faulty or incomplete information.  When we do we leave ourselves open to making incorrect assumptions and being the ones who are in the wrong.  But we don't have to be that way.  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to our Friday Roundup.  Today we revisit each of our episodes from the week as a reminder of the stories and lessons we have shared.  Enjoy this week's review. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Emotional reactions to common situations seem to be on the rise.  The unfortunate truth is that if we are led by our emotions, eventually we will find ourselves in direct opposition to what God is trying to tell us.  Peter learned that the hard way. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show