The group, 'Mercy Me,' was recently named the top Christian Artist of the past decade. They continue to produce powerful music that very often makes us stop and evaluate the 'what ifs' in our lives. Their new release, 'Say I Won't' once again challenges us with great lyrics and a strong melody. Today we meet Mercy Me roadie, Gary, and take a look at the story behind the song. Here is the link to, Say I Won't, by Mercy Me. https://youtu.be/UhTHgaCjTJs We would love to hear your comments. Send us ...
May 25, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 302
You probably don't recognize the name Elishama, but he is one of the most famous secretaries in the Bible. Listen today and find out why. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
May 24, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 301
Welcome to the Friday Roundup where we provide a brief summary of each of our episodes from this week. I also invite you to help us by sharing Starting Right with your friends and family. Our podcast is available on almost all Podcast providers as well as from the link below. Have a great weekend. You can share this link to Starting Right. https://startingright.buzzsprout.com/ We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 20, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 300
A grade 12 Science Class, a jar of rocks, and an important lesson about life. That is our episode today. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
May 20, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 299
Do you remember watching, "The Muppet Movie"? It was the first of several movies featuring Jim Henson's creations, and it was probably one of the best of them. There is a scene in the movie where Kermit is dealing with some questions within himself. We will sneak back into that private conversation this morning to see what he learned. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 19, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 298
From 1848 to 1854, over 20,000 workers labored to complete a railway from Glozznitz to Mürzzuschlag, in Austria. This railway was unique in many ways. One of the most significant was that it wasn't until 1863 that a locomotive was build that could handle the steep and winding track. Yet the track was built because the construction engineers believed that there would be a locomotive, even though they didn't have it or even seen it yet. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message S...
May 17, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 296
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Enjoy this review of our episodes for this week. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
May 14, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 295
Mark Twain once said, "If your tasks for the day include eating a frog, eat the frog first. Then the rest of your day will seem easy." This may seem like strange advice but there are some good things we can learn from it. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
May 13, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 294
When things get shakey we need to know that we are on solid ground. Today we look at 3 areas that remind us of the solid foundation that God has given us to live on and be able to stay strong and thrive even in difficult situations. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
May 12, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 293
Jeremy Camp wrote, 'Keep Me in the Moment', for his 2020 movie, 'I Still Believe.' This song was written about his struggles after losing his wife to cancer, but with the timing of its release, it has become a song of encouragement for everyone through the pandemic. Here is part of Jeremy's story today. Here is the link to listen to Jeremy Camp performing Keep Me in the Moment. https://youtu.be/xb1bx3hYfzg We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 11, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 292
We can often find ourselves confused when God doesn't answer our prayer. We know that He hears us and that He can do anything. We know that the answer we are praying for is a good thing and in alignment with His will, but for some reason the prayer is unanswered. In the Old Testament, there was a prophet, Habakkuk, who was wondering the same thing. Why was God not answering his prayer. Today we look at that conversation and learn something from Habakkuk's response. We would love to hear your com...
May 10, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 291
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today's podcast includes short summaries of all of our episodes from this week. Have a great weekend everyone. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
May 07, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 290
A recent study conducted by a group of German physicians and psychologists, in cooperation with insurance companies, concluded that if you want to be happy, healthy, and live longer, give your spouse a kiss before you go to work each day. Not a bad idea, especially when you hear the reasons why this is so. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 06, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 289
In the Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis has created a wonderful world of adventure filled with great danger, and great victories. In this world, there is a hero, Reepicheep, who is a mighty warrior. He is also a mouse. Today we take a look at what made his rodent hero so successful. You might be surprised at how much it relates to our lives. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 05, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 288
Today we look at one of the best songs of worship that have come out in recent years. Revelation song was written by Jennie Lee Riddle in 2012 and has been recorded by many Christian artists. It is also used every Sunday to lead people into worship in churches all around the world. This is truly one of the great worship songs of the new Millenium. Here is the youtube link to "Revelation Song" https://youtu.be/0HC08NgsPqA We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the sho...
May 04, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 287
How many times have you quit something that you later regret quitting? The greatest difference between success and failure in any area of our lives is whether or not we quit doing the right things. Today we look at that challenge through a story of a young boy and a piano in a concert hall. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 03, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 286
Today is our Friday Roundup where we take a quick look at each of our episodes this week. Enjoy this short summary of all of the things we talked about over the past four days. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 30, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 285
Navigating through the challenges of life is not easy. But if we can begin to see the opportunities that lay within every problem, then those challenges do not have the power of fear and worry over us. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 29, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 284
When 3 young men were taken as captives for "re-education" by the King of Babylon, they faced the ultimate test of what they really believed and it wound up changing the entire nation. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 28, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 283
Maverick City Music is a fairly recent arrival on the Christian music scene, but they are already making an impact. Their song 'Man of Your Word' has an important message for us. It reminds us that Jesus always keeps his word. He is God whom we can trust and believe what he has told us. If Jesus said it, I believe it. That settles it. Here is the link to listen to "Man of Your Word" by Maverick City Music https://youtu.be/0TrVCZF-4pI We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Su...
Apr 27, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 282
We often make judgements based on faulty or incomplete information. When we do we leave ourselves open to making incorrect assumptions and being the ones who are in the wrong. But we don't have to be that way. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 26, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 281
Welcome to our Friday Roundup. Today we revisit each of our episodes from the week as a reminder of the stories and lessons we have shared. Enjoy this week's review. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 23, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 280
Emotional reactions to common situations seem to be on the rise. The unfortunate truth is that if we are led by our emotions, eventually we will find ourselves in direct opposition to what God is trying to tell us. Peter learned that the hard way. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 22, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 279
There are many people that to others may seem insignificant. Sometimes we may all feel like we are not important. Today's episode is about a young woman that was viewed by many as simply a slave. Yet, because of the character and strength within her, she was able to have a huge influence on the life of a mighty military leader. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 21, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 278
Everyone wants a happy ending. Knowing that no matter how many problems we face along the way that somehow there will be a victory for good gives us all hope and strength in the tough times. Today we talk about, 'See a Victory' a song from Elevation Worship. It helps us remember that the end of the book tells us, we win. Here is the link to "See a Victory" by Elevation Worship https://youtu.be/YNd-PbVhnvA We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 20, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 277
We have all been lied to. Maybe even yesterday or today. The lies come from the same place and have only one purpose. Listen today to find out more. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 19, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 276
Today's episode is our Friday Roundup of our episodes for this week. You can listen to the short summary of each of our podcasts and get caught up on what you might have missed. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 16, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 275
Diet Eman was raised in a Christian home in The Hague, Netherlands. When the Netherlands was invaded early in WW2, she, along with her fiance and other friends, formed a group within the Dutch Resistance. She worked for several years to assist the escape of many Jews from the Nazis, until one day on a train, with her pocket full of forged documents. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 15, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 274
On March 24 of this year, the New York Times ran an article that showed a study of how Covid-19 had been portrayed in the media around the world. The report produced some surprising results. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 14, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 273
Lauren Daigle's song, 'You Say', sat in the number 1 place on Billboards Top Christian Songs for 73 consecutive weeks. The strength of this song comes from its message. It is easy to connect to the vulnerability and hope that Lauren sings about. She reminds us that we are not what our emotions or circumstances tell us. We are without a doubt who God says we are. Our only requirement is to Believe. Here is the YouTube link to 'You Say' https://youtu.be/sIaT8Jl2zpI We would love to hear your comme...
Apr 13, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 272
