I have found that it is really easy to feel confused lately. The past few months have been filled with conflicting views and opinions about virtually everything. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but we want to make sure that the decisions we make are the best for us and our families. That is why we need some help. Today we walk about how essential God's wisdom, not man's wisdom, is for us to make the right choices about our futures. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Messa...
Apr 12, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 271
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today's episode recaps each broadcast from this week. If you missed any of the episodes you can catch up on your podcast app or by following this link https://startingright.buzzsprout.com/ Have a great weekend!! We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 09, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 270
Jonah was swallowed by a whale, Daniel petted lions in their den, David killed a lion and a bear. But only this guy lost an argument with a donkey. You can hear more in today's episode of Starting Right. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 08, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 269
It was a cold January morning back in 2007 when a young man entered the subway station in Washington, D.C., and started to play his violin. The response was eye-opening. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 07, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 268
We all need a friend, and sometimes finding one we can trust is difficult. But the Bible does tell us that we have a friend that is closer than a brother. Today, we talk about that and Israel Houghton's song, "Friend of God." Here is the link to "Friend of God" https://youtu.be/UI0cgUKMqRs We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 06, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 267
Many have questioned the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Today we look at 4 of the most common theories that try to explain away this most important part of our Christian faith. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 05, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 266
Several years ago Pastor Shadrach Meschach Lockridge of Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego, preached a Good Friday sermon called, Sunday's Coming. We share a portion of his wonderful sermon as part of our Good Friday episode. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 02, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 265
John 3:16 is the most well-known verse in the Bible and for good reason. It tells us what God has had planned for us from the very beginning. And it is a good plan. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 01, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 264
Philip was born with Down's Syndrome. He was a happy child but increasingly aware of the difference between himself and the other children. One Easter Philip showed his Sunday School class a lesson that changed them and revealed the understanding that he had of what Easter is all about. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Mar 31, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 263
He turns mourning to dancing. Gives beauty for ashes. He can even take a grave and turn it into a garden. But, He is the only one who can. Here is the youtube link to "Graves to Gardens." https://youtu.be/WJTl2vnF3SE We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Mar 30, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 262
Who would ever think that 2000 years ago, the contents of an alabaster jar would be used as a powerful act of worship for the greatest man who ever lived? We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Mar 29, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 261
Here is our Friday Roundup. A brief overview of all of our episodes this week. Enjoy We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Mar 26, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 260
When 93-year-old Guiseppe Paternò was asked about his decision to go to university and get a degree in Philosophy, he said, " I understood that I might be a little late to be working on a three-year degree but I said to myself, 'let's see if I can do it." Undeterred, he set out to fulfill his dream. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Mar 25, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 259
The job is always easier when you have the instruction manual to show you how. Fortunately, we have been given that manual. We just have to keep reminding ourselves that we need to rely on it more. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Mar 24, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 258
Who do you know that is famous? I bet you at least know about the most famous person to ever live. We talk about him today. Here is the youtube link to Famous For. https://youtu.be/wQwfs4YtrTM We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Mar 23, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 257
Knowing how to answer people who challenge our beliefs is often difficult. Today we look at Bob, who went in for his regular haircut and was faced with a challenge about the reality of God. Take a listen and enjoy how his response came about. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Mar 22, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 256
Here is our Friday Roundup for this week. We review each day with a summary in hopes that it encourages you and reminds you again of some of the things we have talked about. Enjoy these short reminders of our week. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Mar 19, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 255
Over the years Paul Harvey presented several versions of his episode, "If I Were the Devil. " Back in August of last year, one of our episodes featured his original version from 1964. I believe that the timing is right to bring you this episode, one of his last versions of this editorial. From 1996, here is "If I Were the Devil." We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Mar 18, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 254
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
Mar 17, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 253
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 link to listen to, "There Was Jesus." https://youtu.be/37wV6D49iEY We would love to hear your comments. Sen...
Mar 16, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 252
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
Mar 15, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 251
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
Mar 12, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 250
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 show...
Mar 11, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 249
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...
Mar 10, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 248
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...
Mar 09, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 247
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
Mar 08, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 246
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
Mar 05, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 245
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
Mar 04, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 244
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
Mar 03, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 243
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 Support the show...
Mar 02, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 242
