Starting Right

What do the Sahara Desert, a song from 1971,  our choices at Christmas, and a suffering lady all have in common?  They are all part of what made this week a very good one here on Starting Right.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

There are times when to find the answers we seek from God we need to take some bold steps. We don't even know the name of this lady in scripture but she sure can teach us something about bold faith. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

With all the restrictions we are facing it seems like we have lost all of our choices of what Christmas will be like this year.  While Covid and our governments can control some of our choices, there are some important things they cannot control or take from us. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

While watching a church service online this past Sunday, the church sang a song that I hadn't heard for years.  It speaks a truth that can help us right now as we face these uncertain times.  We will get through it all. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

The Sahara is a vast, amazingly dry desert.  Yet recently there are some discoveries of what lies beneath all that sand that will change people's thinking about this desert.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Here is our Friday roundup and review of our week.  From a song written 500 years before Christ, to the best selling Christian song ever, to laughter to listening, we covered it all this week.  I hope you have a great weekend.  Be blessed. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

There are certain skills that we all have. They are necessary to live our lives in a community with others.  And yet, one of the core skills seems to be on the decline.  It is not difficult to do, it just takes some time and consideration of others. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Bart Millard started grew up for most of his life with an abusive father.  But then his dad was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer, and things began to change in a way that Bart could hardly believe.  The result was not only a bond with his father that became strong but it also gave us what has become the biggest Christian song in the last 70 years. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Tex...

Today is our Friday Review of our week.  Every day we attempt to bring you encouragement and hope to help you be more than a survivor in our world filled with uncertainty.  Be blessed.  Have a great weekend  We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

What is the biggest challenge for Christians right now?  I was recently asked that question and I am pretty sure that Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee provide the answer. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Today is Remembrance Day here in Canada.  We honour all of our men and women who have fought for our country and pay a special tribute to those who have given their lives.  Today's story is about what has been called 'the most famous photograph in Canadian History'.  Wait for me Daddy, has encouragement for us in our darkest times and helps us to also see there is a future.   Here i...

Horatio Gates Spafford.  Not a name that you might recognize, yet the pain in his life has left us with a message of hope in the middle of the disaster.  You will be encouraged and blessed by his story. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

In her autobiography, Katharine Hepburn, tells the story of visiting the circus with her dad.  They were not able to see the circus that day, but it didn't matter.  It was still one of the best memories of her life.   We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

This week has been filled with lots of things to stress about and that we can be afraid of.  Just the words, Elections, or Second Wave, can cause fear and raised blood pressure.  Today's episode is a reminder of the things we have talked about this week that are all meant to give us a clearer perspective and encourage us in our faith when we are struggling.  So be blessed and strengthened and...

John Newton was a slave trader before he became a minister and the author of the hymn, Amazing Grace.  But did you know that he was sold to a man in Africa and spent 3 years there as a slave?   The life and message of John Newton are all about the change that takes place when we let God start to take control of our lives. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

There is an election in the United States today.  This has been one of the most divisive and contenteous elections in history.  The same divisions that have appeared within the US have spread through large parts of our world. In our podcast today we are reminded that no matter what happens, we can trust God.  He is still in control.  We are also reminded that one of the most important things we ar...

This is a very stressful time for us all.  The news of Covid-19 numbers rising and the ongoing financial stresses resulting from it.  The uncertainty of family gatherings over the coming holiday season and our desires to be with family.  These stresses and more cause us to be discouraged and maybe even a bit angry.  Father Abbe Pierre found an unexpected antidote to all those kinds of stresses.  L...

Here is our Friday Roundup where we review all of our episodes for the week.  Have a listen and be encouraged, amazed, or inspired one more time. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

I have gotten spoiled.  I live in a beautiful place but I had taken it for granted and lost the appreciation of how special it is.  Until I saw two children collecting broken shells. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

A small church in Swan Quarter North Carolina, has one of the greatest stories of the miraculous hand of God that I have ever heard. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Who would have thought that in the middle of a pandemic, a song would powerfully unite Christians around the world?  By being forced to use the internet to connect with people, we suddenly had a tool to bring together large numbers of followers of Christ to share and declare what has become our unofficial anthem of 2020, known as 'The Blessing.' We would love to hear your comments. Send...

There are many characters throughout scripture that we just catch a quick glimpse of and then they disappear into history.  Today we look at one of those whose name means, pain. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Here is our review of this week as we look back and remind ourselves once again of the lessons of God's love and power in our lives. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Remember when you and your friends would all pile into a car and head out on a road trip.  Today's episode features the story of one of the most famous road trips in automotive history.  Only this was a road trip with a twist. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

Time cannot be manipulated and our time here on earth is finite.  What we do with our time is very important.  Today we look at the key to our time here on earth. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show