I was sitting at the beach doing my morning devotions when it struck me how little praise has changed over the last 2500 years. Join us today as we check out Psalm 145. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jul 07, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 333
Good God Almighty is the newest song from David Crowder, formerly of the David Crowder Band. He has been a solo Christian recording artist since 2012 and Good God Almighty has been at the top of the Christian Recording Charts since its January release. Here is the link to Good God Almighty https://youtu.be/fWMS_XQHdpQ We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jul 06, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 332
The Bible says that "A cheerful heart is good medicine." Today we bring you some funny church stories that will help you find that medicine. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jul 05, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 331
Welcome to our Friday Roundup. In today's episode, we summarize the podcasts presented this week. Have a great weekend and enjoy your family. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jul 02, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 330
July 1 is Canada's Birthday. In 1867 the nation was born and for many years held a position f respect on the world stage. But this year the birthday celebrations are heavily muted as we wrestle with the revelations of discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves, where our First Nation children were taken from their homes and placed into Residential Schools by our government. The goal was to "Erase the Indian out of them." We now know that the schools were rife with abuse, physical and sexual. The...
Jul 01, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 329
Here, on the west coast of Canada, we are having a significant heat wave. I tried to beat the heat this morning by taking my early walk at 5:30 along the beach. I am glad I did. I discovered something much more than I was expecting. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 30, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 328
In 1994, Lenny Leblanc wrote the worship song, "There is None Like You." Since then it has become part of the modern hymnal of worship songs. Today we look at this song as well as some parts of Lenny's remarkable journey from a Capital Records recording star in the 1970's to a worship leader. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jun 29, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 327
The Bible is about relationships. The most important is between us and God, and the second most important is how we treat and care for each other. Today we tell a story about a man named Taylor who was hurting and how his friends camped out to help him. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 28, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 326
Welcome to the Friday Roundup where we present a summary of each of our episodes from the past week. We hope you enjoy today's episode and if the summary makes you want to know more about the original episode, be sure to go back and check it out. Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 25, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 325
There is a change in the air. It is not just that summer is here, but there is a sense of optimism that has been missing for the past year and a half. As things begin to open up and the restrictions are behind us, we can once again begin planning and establish goals for the future. Goals for family gatherings and vacations are great but have you made any goals for growing your relationship with Christ? Today we talk about how Paul knew his purpose and goals and what we can learn from him about o...
Jun 24, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 324
It's Tuesday, so we talk about some Christian music and today's song is, 'Never Lost.' We hope you enjoy today's episode. Here is the YouTube link to Never Lost. https://youtu.be/3TOPBr8k8xY We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 22, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 322
A talented young singer who calls herself Nightbird, recently auditioned on America's Got Talent. Her music won her a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell. Her story and attitude won her fans and respect. Here is the YouTube link to Nightbird's audition on AGT. https://youtu.be/CZJvBfoHDk0 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jun 21, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 321
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today we present a quick summary of each of our podcasts for this week. Thank you for listening. Please share our podcast with your friends. Have a great weekend We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 18, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 320
Over the past few years, we have seen changes in government policies at every level that have erased or threatened the principles that are important to those who are Christ-followers. This quote by Frederick Robertson reminds us how we need to respond. "Christian life is action: not speculating, not debating, but doing... Feelings pass, resolve and thoughts pass, opinions change, but what you have done lasts. Through the ages, through eternity, what you have done for Christ-that, is what is impo...
Jun 17, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 319
Cain experienced several 'firsts' in his life. He was Adam and Eve's first child. He was the first person to be 'born' on earth. He was the first big brother on earth and he was the first murderer. Even though he didn't finish his life so well there are some things that he went through that we can relate to even today. Today we will look at how to avoid the Cain Effect, and keep ourselves from falling into the traps that snared him. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Sup...
Jun 16, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 318
Today we look at one of the top Christian songs in 1980. Listen to the podcast and see if you can guess who it is before you listen to the link below. Here is the youtube link to today's song. https://youtu.be/8q-IQ3DEVSI We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 15, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 317
A young woman was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given 3 months to live. As she was talking with her pastor about her funeral, she told him that she wanted to be buried with a fork in her hand. The puzzled pastor was amazed by her reason. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 14, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 316
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today's episode is a summary of our broadcasts this week. You might call it the weekly 'Readers Digest' version of Starting Right. Enjoy. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 11, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 315
When God had Joshua lead the people of Israel across the Jordan River, Joshua immediately built a marker on the far side as a reminder of what God had done. Our families are our greatest earthly gift from God. We want to be reminding them of what the Lord means to us and what He has done in our lives. What markers have we built in our homes and our lives that our families can see that remind them of our relationship with God? We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support th...
Jun 10, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 314
A desperate man brought his sick son to Jesus' disciples, and they couldn't heal the boy. Feeling crushed and hopeless, what would he say to Jesus? We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 09, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 313
Have you been struggling with something fighting something for too long? Today we look at a new song from Jack Cassidy and what to do with "...everything that hinders us and the sin that so easily entangles us." Enjoy. Link to 'Let Go Let God' by Jack Cassidy https://youtu.be/7SJ97-_v5U4 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jun 08, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 312
Today we look at Christianity from a unique perspective. In 1941, C.S. Lewis, wrote 'The Screwtape Letters,' in which he imagines the spiritual battleplan and actions of a demon for the soul of a human. Our episode looks at some of the lessons and encouragement within this fascinating book. Spoiler Alert: The demon loses. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jun 07, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 311
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today's podcast presents a summary of each of our episodes this week. Enjoy and have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 04, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 310
Hopes and dreams were never meant to die. No matter what our age, we all have inside of us the potential to experience things that we haven't done yet. Today we talk about how we can move toward fulfilling some of that potential and see some of our dreams that God has given us, come to be. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Jun 03, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 309
Today we take a look at some of the strange things parents will say to their children in order to teach them. They may be illogical but most of us can relate to what they are saying. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Jun 02, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 308
The When we pray we usually end that prayer with, 'Amen.' It is the appropriate way to finish a prayer, but many people do not know what 'amen' really means. It is not simply proper prayer etiquette, it means much more than that. Today we explore a little bit of the meaning of 'amen' and take a look at a song that ran for over 60 weeks atop the Gospel Music charts. Here is the link to “Let the Church Say Amen.” https://youtu.be/PZYx0pFFC3w We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Mess...
Jun 01, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 307
Do you know what is considered the 7 Wonders of the Modern World? 6 of the 7 are man-made structures, including the Great Pyramids, the Panama Canal, and the Great Wall of China. The Grand Canyon is the only "natural" wonder on the list. Today we take a different look at what those 7 Wonders might be with a little help from some eighth-grade students. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 31, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 306
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today we present short summaries of each of our episodes for this week. I hope that you enjoy them and if you missed any that you will go back and listen to the entire episode. Have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
May 28, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 305
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 Text Message Support the show...
May 27, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 304
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
May 26, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 303