Starting Right

Valentine's Day is just around the corner so today we talk about a young man who decided to give a Valentine's Card to everyone in his class, even though none of them liked him very much.  Listen to find out how it all works out. I think you will enjoy it. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Darlene and Mark were facing a very difficult time. Mark was struggling with a failing motorcycle parts business and it was becoming all but impossible to support Darlene and their two young children. What happened next involved an old beat-up piano, a verse from Isaiah, and a very nervous Darlene auditioning a song to her pastor.  The rest is history.   Here is the Youtube link to her song.  http...

The roots carry the nutrients to the plant to allow it to flourish.  The same is true for us. Our roots are planted in the priorities and influences of our lives.  The result of where we plant our roots will determine how we face the people, problems, and pandemics that we face. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Here is the Friday Roundup for this week.  And it was a really good week. Today we present the highlights from our Monday to Thursday episodes.  You will hear the week's worth of encouragement all wrapped up in today's 5 minutes.  Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Thomas Edison was a noted failure.  He claims to have failed 1000 times before he successfully invented the light bulb.  There are some lessons that we need to be constantly reminded of in our lives.  How to handle failure is one of those lessons. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

The iconic Viet Nam war photo of a young girl running away from a bombing raid, her clothes burned off and fear and pain on her face speaks untold volumes of the horror of war.  That girl is still alive and we tell a part of her story today about how her suffering and scars helped her find God. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

In 1519 Hernán Cortez arrived in the New World with 11 ships, 600 men, and 16 horses.  In order to keep his men from complaining about wanting to go home, he ordered the ships to be burned announcing, "We will not go back." This story is the basis for the popular Christian song 'Burn the Ships' by for King and Country.  But there is much more to the background of this song.  Li...

Much of the time Noah's story has been relegated to the children's stories of the Bible.  We learn it, often repeatedly, in Sunday School but rarely have I heard a sermon about Noah. Yet there are some great lessons for us from his obedience to God in the story of the ark.  Join us today as we look at 8 Lessons from Noah. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Suppor...

Here is our roundup for the week.  Enjoy this reminder of what we have talked about this week.  Be blessed everyone.  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

You don't have to look far on the internet to find a variety of remedies for stress and fatigue. Everything from exercise programs to herbal remedies, to meditation and much more.  It appears that everyone is needing some answers about stress.  While many of these options may be of help, and some may actually make it worse, there is an answer to stress.  And that is what our episode is about...

Violet Jessop was nicknamed Miss Unsinkable because over a period of 6 years she survived a mid-ocean colission of two large ships as well as the sinking of two oceanliners where she was a stewardess.  An amazing story of survival and there are some lessons we can find encouragement from as we hear her story. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

WayMaker was written and originally recorded by Sinach, a Nigerian worship leader and songwriter.  Little did she know the impact that song would have.  It has been translated into over 50 languages and was The Dove Awards, 2020 Song of the Year. And yet the greatest impact of the song is found in the hope that it has given people all around the world. We would love to hear your comments. Send us...

Sarah laughed when she heard that she was going to have a son.  She and Abraham were both old and well beyond the childbearing years.  Yet, she learned that nothing is too difficult for God. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Welcome to the Friday Roundup.  Today we go back over our week to remind us of the lessons we shared in each episode.  Be encouraged and blessed as you listen to this summary today.  Have a great weekend everyone. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Danny was in grade 3 and was asked about what he knew about God.  You will love his answers that are filled with the child-like faith that Jesus praised. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

There are many great leaders throughout the Bible but not all of them get the credit they are due.  Today we look at one of the most influential leaders that Israel ever had.  She is the only female Judge of Israel and held that position for over 40 years providing wisdom and leadership to the armies to victory over their enemies. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support...

The life of Paul Rader had many highs and lows.  He had been a preacher, a boxer, a boxing promoter, an executive with an oil company.  Yet,  he could not get away from the commitment he had made as a young man. He then went on to impact the lives of many people around the world through his ministry and particularly through one of the hymns he wrote which we still sing in many churches today.  We...

Last Wednesday our episode was about the rise of frustration and anger among many people. Today we suggest doing something different to counteract all of those  destructive emotions We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Here is our Friday Roundup of our episodes this week.  Be blessed and encouraged.  God is with us and for us.  By the way, I read the back of the book and we win. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

The phrase, 'We live in uncertain times.'  has defined the past year for the world.  It would not be surprising that in years to come people will know of 2020/21 as simply, 'Those uncertain times.'  Today, by examining the promises of God and through insights from Ravi Zacharias and C.S. Lewis we are reminded that for God, there is nothing uncertain.   We have a God who is in c...

A new study shows that anger is on the increase.  That should be no surprise, however, what are we going to do about it?   Today we look at an angry boy, some nails, and a wooden fence to  help us understand what is really important. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Psalm 23:5, tells us that the Lord prepares a table for us in the presence of our enemies.  In that place, we may be surrounded by people or circumstances that are against us, but we are also surrounded by our God who gives us peace and comfort so we can be at peace. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

This week we have been celebrating the first 200 episodes of Starting Right.  Today's episode was originally presented on October 28th and is a favorite because it not only is an amazing story, it reminds us of the miraculous power of the hand of God. Join us again on Monday as we begin a new season of Starting Right with brand new episodes to encourage you and help you start your day, by Sta...

We continue our celebration week at Starting Right with the episode that garnered the most downloads in 2020.  'If I Were the Devil,' features the famous article by Paul Harvey written in 1964. You will be surprised and maybe a little dismayed at how relevant this is for us today. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Our Celebration Week continues here on Starting Right.  Today we feature one of my favorite episodes originally posted on August 10th entitled 'Shine On.' We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show