When God told Noah to build a boat, it required a huge step of faith from Noah to work for over 60 years to construct the Ark surrounded by doubters and nay-sayers. Yet he did it. Today on Music Monday we look at this story which was the inspiration for Colton Dixon's newest release, Build a Boat. Enjoy the story and the music. Here is the youtube link to Build a Boat. https://youtu.be/jjaKKAsQc34 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 09, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 551
Today we bring you a special Mother's Day episode of Starting Right. It is an interview with Peter and Karissa Metcalfe. As a young couple looking forward to starting a family, they were suddenly faced with some devastating news from their doctor. Their journey is one of faith and hope on a promise. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 07, 2022•33 min0
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today's episode presents a summary of each of our podcasts this week. I hope you enjoy them and have a great weekend. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
May 06, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 550
Did you know that people who kiss their spouse in the morning live longer than those who don't? Did you know that they also on average, have greater incomes? These discoveries and more are covered today in our episode, "The Value of a Kiss". Originally broadcast on May 6, 2021 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 05, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 549
With Mother's Day just a few days away, today's episode is all about those wonderful women who gave us life, love us through the good and the bad times, and are often our greatest fans. Happy Mother's Day ladies. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
May 04, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 548
Charles Blondin became famous for walking a tightrope across Niagra Falls. He made the walk many times from the Canadian side to the American side. Crowds came to cheer and shout support each time. Then one day he brought a wheelbarrow and asked if anyone would want to ride across with him. Would you do it? Originally broadcast September 20, 2020 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 03, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 547
King and Country's new release Love Me Like I Am, reminds us that God accepts us in our weakness and our messes. As we start our week we may be feeling overwhelmed, maybe even fearful or dreading the week, but we have hope and someone who is always there for us when we need him the most. Here is the youtube link to Love Me Like I Am https://youtu.be/yeA5JGiIb6Y We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
May 02, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 546
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today we present short summaries of each of our episodes from the week. The entire episodes are available on your podcast provider, be sure to check out the ones that interest you. I mentioned the song, 'My Testimony' and here is the youtube link to check it out. https://youtu.be/7NyH9mDYECk We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 29, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 545
It is often fun to listen to young children tell the Bible stories that they learned in Sunday School. While their version of the stories often have a tiny sliver of truth, the rest of the story can be completely off base. Today we look at a few of those stories and we also look at the most important story and we even give away the ending. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 28, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 544
Many people are great starters. They start many projects and have wonderful ideas of what they want to do and accomplish. But of all those great starters, only a few are great finishers. Most give up and quit along the way. It gets too hard, or they face adversity and they feel it is just not worth it. Today we encourage you to, don't quit, don't stop. Keep going to fulfill your God given dreams and desires. Originally aired on May 3, 2021 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Mess...
Apr 27, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 543
A driver in a hurry, a yellow light, bumper stickers, and a policeman. So much to learn and so little time to do it. Check it out today. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 26, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 542
It is Music Monday, and today we feature the song, My Testimony, by Elevation Worship. Our relationship and experiences with God are the greatest evidence we can share about the reality of His love for us. This song is all about what that testimony is and how great is our God. Here is the youTube link to My Testimony. https://youtu.be/7NyH9mDYECk We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 25, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 541
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today we review our episodes from the week and hope that you find something there to encourage and inspire you through your weekend. Enjoy We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 22, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 540
Spring is a time for planting seeds. Here on the west coast of Canada, there are many who have begun work on their gardens, while in other parts of Canada and the world, the time is not yet right. Yet the Bible tells us that seeds should be planted continually. Seeds that will shape and guide our lives. Listen today was we talk about planting seeds. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 21, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 539
Today we present a parable, the story of how a Professor of Religion finally was able to get through to his students. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 20, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 538
It is all too easy to feel that sometimes we have disappointed everyone, including God. What we tend to forget is that God does not condemn us for our failures nearly as much as we do ourselves. The love of God helps us always. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 19, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 537
The greatest message of hope the world has ever heard, Jesus is alive. Today we celebrate his victory over death and what that means to us. Here is the youTube link to 'He's Alive. https://youtu.be/0gGa1w_bnvM We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 18, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 536
Today is Good Friday and while some may wonder why today is called, Good, we know that what looked like hope lost, was actually hope being found. If you are needing hope in your life, today is the place where you can find that hope. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 15, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 535
This week we are looking at the events and people of Jerusalem during the week leading up to Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. Today we take a quick look at the Sunday and Monday of the week. Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem and Jesus weeping over Jerusalem. Still, Jesus was focused on what he must do and what was quickly approaching, and his conflict with the religious leaders. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 12, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 532
The week leading up to Good Friday and Easter is known as Passion Week. Today we begin the week with a song that tells about the power of the death and resurrection of Christ. It is called "Forever" and is sung by Kari Jobe. All this week we will be looking at the people and events that came together to make this the most important week in the Christian calendar. Be sure to join us. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 11, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 531
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. In today's episode, we take a brief look at each of our podcasts this week with the hope that you will find something there that will encourage you as you head into the weekend. We hope you enjoy it. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 08, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 530
There are many people throughout the Bible that we know very little about. They appear in only a few verses and then are never spoken of again. Yet there are many things we can learn from these 'minor characters' of scripture. Today we look at a Philistine who chose to fight for King David. A man named Itai. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 07, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 529
Imagine loading your children into your car and driving away, forgetting that you placed your youngest on the car roof, in his car seat. Today we look at a story where this happened and how it turned out. Don't worry, you will like the results. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 06, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 528
The church as a whole has gone through some difficult changes over the past two years. The result is that it now faces some challenges. We are called to work together to face and overcome. Which is not as hard as it may sound, because we are already overcomers. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 05, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 527
Helen Lemmel wrote over 500 hymns in her lifetime, but her most well-known is 'Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.' Today we take a brief look at her story and remind us all of this truly beautiful song. Have a great day everyone. Here is the link to "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus". https://youtu.be/P1qgyLTH6Xg We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show...
Apr 04, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 526
Welcome to the Friday Roundup. Today we present a brief summary of each of our episodes from this week in hopes that we can provide some encouragement for your weekend. Enjoy We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Apr 01, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 525
In this episode originally broadcast on September 1, 2020, we talk about John Wooden who was one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time. Strangely enough, his primary goal as a coach was not to win games. He chose as his first goal, to build the character and integrity of the young men on his team. The results? Coach Wooden was one of the winningest coaches of all time. And, many of his players became great leaders in their communities and in their countries. Coach Wooden did not make ba...
Mar 31, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 524
While on vacation in Mexico, a man and his wife visit a small pottery shop filled with exquisite vases, bowls, and assorted unique pieces of pottery. The businessman wanted to purchase one of these works of art for his wife. The reaction from the potter may surprise you. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
Mar 30, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 523
In the episode, originally broadcast on July 14, 2020, we look back to 1991, in the desert of New Mexico where a group of scientists built the Biosphere 2. It was originally planned as an environmental and sustainability experiment, and many hoped that it would open opportunities for similar facilities around the world. But the results fell far short of expectations and the lessons were often more practical than they expected. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support t...
Mar 29, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 522
Philippians 2:9-11 tells us that"...God elevated him (Jesus), to the place of highest honor and gave him a name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Today is Music Monday and we feature the wonderful new song from Katy Nicole, 'In Jesus' Name.' This powerful song is a prayer for all of us and an encouragement that we are not alone in o...
Mar 28, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 521
