Starting Right

We all need to have some good friends, but not all of us have people in our lives that will stick by us as a friend should.  Today we look at some real friends how they made an incredible difference in the life of one man. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Have you ever felt that you have totally bottomed out.  That you have totally crashed and have no hope.  I was reading through some of my old journals and came across a time in my life where I was in that exact place.  As I was reading through some of those tough memories, a song came on the radio that told much of my story.  Because no matter how low you are,  there is always hope.  Here is the l...

A guest speaker rose to the pulpit and immediately asked the Baptist congregation how many priests were present.  He then began to teach an important message for every believer about understanding who we really are. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we are taking another look at the episodes we presented this week.  This short review will summarize each episode and hopefully encourage you going into your weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

He was a spy, a double agent working for the Allies in World War 2.  He was involved in a plot to eliminate Hitler.  He smuggled people out of Europe.  He was a powerful preacher and pastor.  His greatest writing was the book, The Cost of Discipleship.  Today we look at some of the teaching and impact of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the s...

Have you ever wanted to hear the voice of God directing you?  Sometimes in the Bible, he spoke audibly but there are other times when he didn't speak at all.  He just directed the circumstances and that produced the leaders and results that he wanted.  We see this today in the life of Esther. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

We all want to see a change in our world.  Yet we don't know how to get there.  Today we talk about how we begin to see the changes and how a recent hit song by Casting Crowns can help show the way. Here is the link to the video of "Start Right Here."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGvfagBOHJE We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Have you ever felt like you are useless and have no purpose?  Or, maybe you believe that you are damaged goods and not of any use to anyone. Listen today and hear some of the lessons that I learned from Jon as he talked to me about his passion for woodworking. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Today is our Friday Roundup.  We will present a brief summary of each of our episodes this week and hopefully be an encouragement to you again.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

God has given each one of us choices.  We can choose what movie to watch, or what we will have for dinner. We can choose what we want to accomplish with our lives.  With every choice  we make there is a consequence of that choice.  The key is knowing which choices matter. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Mrs. Thompson was a grade 5 school teacher who had a student that she didn't have much hope for.  He was detached, uninterested with no motivation to do anything.  Then she found out something that changed the trajectory of both of their lives. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Dr. William McKay wrote the hymn, Revive Us Again, in 1863.  He was raised by a very devout mother, but he would have none of it.  It wasn't until a dying man left something behind that astounded the Doctor that he realized the power of God.  Here is the link to listen to Revive Us Again.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN4N7hOMvTk We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message...

Today is our companion episode to last Thursday's program, Critics are so...Critical.  Today we talk about how complaining impacts us and our attitudes.  Every day we choose how to react to our challenges and obstacles.  The easy choice will usually make us depressed and grumpy, but the better choice will help us to stay focused and moving ahead.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us...

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we do a quick review of each of the episodes this week.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

It is rarely fun to be criticized.  Yet, as long as we are living we will not be able to escape other people's judgement of us. Today we look at how we can deal with criticism and keep it from knocking us down or stopping us.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

This children's prayer was written almost 300 years ago, yet we still teach it to our children and grandchildren today.  Today's story is about a father who learned something new from his son as the boy prayed.  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

What does it mean to be a person of valor? Today we look at 3 ways we are mightier than we think and then we look at a prayer that caused the Kansas State Senate to erupt.  A prayer made by a mighty man of valor. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

When we are overwhelmed or struggling, we have a promise from God.  We can rest assured that He has us in His everlasting arms. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Here is our Friday Roundup. Today, you can catch a summary of each of our episodes this week along with a bonus story that didn't make it into yesterday's podcast.    We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Today's episode will make you laugh.  We look at some very funny stories of what children have said in Sunday School and church.  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Keep Calm and Carry On.  The 'Keep Calm' signs are showing up in many places and forms.  We are encouraged to do everything from Keep Calm and Go Fishing,  to Keep Calm and Make a Quilt to an endless variety of Keep Calm messages.   The people of Israel had their own Keep Calm moment as they fled Egypt.  Today we will look at a  few lessons from their crossing of the Red Sea. We would lo...

Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie were interred in Ravensbruch Concentration Camp,  in 1942 for aiding Jews to escape the Nazi holocaust.   Corrie's book, The Hiding Place, is devoted to their time there.  While most are familiar with who Corrie is, Betsie is the less well known of the two sisters, mostly because she died in the camp in 1944. But, it was Betsie who often taught and encour...

I grew up going to church.  As I look back at that time, two of the best things that happened were that I learned to memorize Bible verses, and I learned many of the old hymns.   If we lean those things early on, they will stick with you throughout your life.  Today we look at a man whose life was saved by Bible verses and old hymns. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Supp...

Today is our Friday Roundup, where we do a quick review of each of our podcasts of the past week.  Have a listen today and if there is a podcast that you didn't hear in its entirety, you can go back and catch it in the podcast history. Have a great weekend everyone.  We will be back on Monday. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

The past year has brought a lot of stress into our lives and our relationships. One of the crazy things that we do is we dump our stress, frustration, and anger on those we love the most.  With Valentines Day just a few days away it may be time to check ourselves and ask how well we are doing with showing the people that we love the most, how much we really do love them. We would love to hear your...