Starting Right

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  Turn On The Light 22.09.2026 5นาที

  You can know your “usual path” and still get hurt when one small thing changes in the dark. That’s the image I can’t shake as I talk through a moment we’ve all lived: waking up at night, trying to navigate the house without turning on the light, and suddenly slamming into what you didn’t expect. It’s funny until it’s not, and it’s a surprisingly honest picture of what uncertainty does to us when we keep moving as if nothing has changed. Right now, a lot of us are facing a world that feels un...
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  The Last Page Promise 21.09.2026 4นาที

  When the world feels like it’s spinning out of control, your mind can start writing the worst ending possible. We hit pause on that spiral and reach for a different anchor: a song Danny Mac could not wait to share on Music Monday, Matthew West’s “Last Page of the Bible” featuring Anne Wilson. We talk about the moment Matthew West connected the song to one of Billy Graham’s most memorable lines, that he’d “read the last page of the Bible” and God says everything is going to turn out alr...
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  A Demon’s Career Advice Gone Wrong 18.09.2026 6นาที

  The most dangerous temptations don’t look like disasters. They look like tiny detours that feel reasonable. Today we take a fast, focused look at C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters and why this classic Christian book on temptation and spiritual warfare still feels uncomfortably current. Lewis flips the usual approach by letting us overhear demons strategizing, and that “backwards” view makes the patterns easier to recognize in our own habits, thoughts, and priorities. We talk through Screwta...
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  Hey God. Are You Listening? 17.09.2026 5นาที

  You can pray, ask the right questions, and still feel the sting of, “I haven’t seen God doing anything lately.” That honest frustration is where we start, because so many of us measure God’s work by what we can point to, prove, and post. I walk through a conversation with a friend who’s been faithful for years, yet feels like heaven has gone quiet, and I ask the question that changes the frame: what are you expecting God to do? We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Su...
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  When "What If" Shows Up At Night 16.09.2026 4นาที

  “What if?” It sounds small, but it can hijack your whole day, and it loves to show up at night when everything is quiet. Today I’m taking on that worry spiral head-on and giving you a simple, five-minute mindset shift you can carry into work, family stress, health scares, and all the unknowns that like to camp out in your thoughts. Here is what “what if” really does: it multiplies fear, steals sleep, and convinces you the worst case scenario is the most likely one. Then I tell a sharp s...
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  Reepicheep 15.09.2026 5นาที

  A brave mouse from Narnia might be the last person you’d expect to challenge your faith, but Reepicheep does exactly that. I’m Danny Mack, and today on Starting Right I share how reading The Chronicles of Narnia as an adult opened my eyes to the Christian theology C.S. Lewis threads through the story, especially in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. When Reepicheep reaches the very edge of Aslan’s country and chooses to go on with Aslan, it becomes a powerful picture of courage, surrender, and w...
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  Sunday Sermons 14.09.2026 5นาที

  Today's episode was originally broadcast on June 3, 2024. The message is just as relevant and powerful today as it was then.. Enjoy and be blessed Some lines don’t just sound good, they expose what you’re really standing on. Today’s five-minute Monday reset is built around one of those lines from Anne Wilson’s “Sunday Sermons”: “The devil’s gonna try and take me out of that church, but you can’t take the church out of me.” I share why that lyric hit me so hard and why this song is more ...
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  When You Are Tired Of Being You 11.09.2026 5นาที

  The strangest crashes often come right after a win. One day you’re handling everything, serving everyone, pushing through on faith and grit. The next day you wake up and think, “I’m just tired of the stress of being me.” That’s the honest place we start from today, and it’s exactly where Scripture gets painfully real. We open 1 Kings 19 and sit with Elijah after Mount Carmel, after the fire-from-heaven moment, after the public victory. Jezebel’s threat sends him running, and he ends up alone...
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  What Every Teacher Needs to Hear Today 10.09.2026 5นาที

  Teaching can feel like standing in the middle of a storm while trying to light a small, steady lamp. Today I’m dedicating this short morning episode to teachers everywhere, the ones in public school classrooms, Christian schools, and homeschooling families who keep showing up because they love kids and care about what happens to them. We talk honestly about the pressure many educators feel right now: the constant demands, the limits on what you can say or do, and the uneasy moments when expe...
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  Remember Who You Are 09.09.2026 5นาที

  One sentence can pull you out of a spiral. King Richard the Lionheart is known as a fearless warrior, yet even he has a moment where he retreats because the odds look impossible. Then an advisor rides up and says, “Don’t forget who you are,” and everything changes. The battlefield doesn’t suddenly get easier, but Richard’s identity snaps back into focus and his next move follows. That story sets up a five-minute morning reset for anyone who feels overwhelmed, worn down, or quietly afraid abo...
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  Ready To Give An Answer 08.09.2026 5นาที

  Someone looks you in the eye and says, “I don’t believe God exists.” Your mind races, your heart pounds, and even though you feel sure of what you believe, the words don’t come. That tension, knowing something deep down yet struggling to explain it clearly, is where we start today. We talk through one of the most common objections people raise: if God is real and loving, why is there so much suffering? We name the realities people point to sickness, abandoned children, starvation, racism, po...
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  The Handbook 04.09.2026 6นาที

  Bad advice can sound confident, especially when you’re tired, stressed, and just trying to make it through the day. I open with James 1:17, a grounding reminder that every gift God freely gives is good and perfect, then I point to the Bible as something more than comforting words. For me, Scripture is God’s “how to” manual for real life, packed with promises you can hold onto when things get heavy. If you want practical Bible teaching, and a stronger sense of identity in Christ, subscribe, ...
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  What Happens When You Forget Your Miracles 03.09.2026 5นาที

  A stopped river is impressive. The part that can change your daily life is what God asks for next. I start with a quick pop quiz about Scripture, then walk straight into Joshua’s crossing of the Jordan River, when the priests step into flood-stage water carrying the Ark of the Covenant and God makes a way on dry ground. But the heart of the message is the follow-up: God tells Joshua to pull twelve stones from the middle of the river and stack them as a memorial. Why? So that when children as...
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  Friendship So Bold It Needed Repairs 02.09.2026 5นาที

  Some friendships are loud when everything is fun, then quiet when things get messy. We start today with a gut-check definition that cuts through the noise: a real friend walks in when everybody else walks out. If you’ve ever felt abandoned in a hard season, or you want to become the kind of person others can count on, this short morning episode is for you. We open Mark 2:1–12 and step into a packed house in Capernaum where Jesus is teaching. Four men carry their paralyzed friend, but the cro...
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  Church Music Without The Divide 01.09.2026 4นาที

  New songs in church can feel like someone moved the furniture in your own living room. One week the hymns you know by heart carry you, the next week a fresh chorus shows up and you are not sure what to do with it. We get it and we take five minutes to talk about the real issue underneath the “old hymns vs contemporary worship” debate: how Christians stay united when our music preferences are all over the map. We share a response from Billy Graham’s spiritual advice column, sparked by a...
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  I Trust in God 31.08.2026 4นาที

  Some mornings, you don’t need a long lecture. You need one steady truth that can hold your thoughts together. Today we lean into a simple, powerful theme: trusting God when your path feels uncertain and your heart wants to grab the steering wheel. We kick off Music Monday with Elevation Worship’s “Trust In God,” then we unpack three Scripture anchors that make trust practical, not vague. Deuteronomy 31:6 reminds us God goes with us and never leaves or forsakes us, even when life feels ...
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  The Little Red Book 28.08.2026 5นาที

  In 1992 Harvey Pennick wrote The Little Red Book, which became the best-selling sports book of all time. At first he thought this collection of advice about golf would be fun to hand down to his children, but then a publisher offered him a deal that he almost turned down, because he didn't understand what was being offered. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show
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  What Does It Mean To Say "It Is Well" 27.08.2026 5นาที

  A single line can carry a whole ocean of grief: “Saved alone. What shall I do?” Danny Mac shares the true story of Horatio Gates Spafford, a successful Chicago lawyer whose life was first shaken by the Great Chicago Fire and then shattered by an unimaginable loss at sea. It’s the real history behind the hymn many of us have heard or sung, “It Is Well With My Soul,” and it’s far more raw and human than most people realize. We walk through the decision that sent Spafford’s wife, Anna, and thei...
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  When Paul Puts Her Name First 26.08.2026 5นาที

  A woman plants churches with Paul, teaches a rising leader, and gets her name placed first in a way that would have raised eyebrows in the first century. That’s Priscilla and her story is a timely jolt for anyone who feels overlooked, underqualified, or unsure how their gifts can matter. We walk through her introduction in Acts 18, where she and Aquila meet Paul in Corinth and share life with him as tentmakers, showing how ministry often grows out of ordinary work and faithful relationships.&...
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  Costly Worship 25.08.2026 5นาที

  One moment at a dinner table in Bethany turns into a lesson on worship that still confronts us today. We talk through Mary of Bethany taking an alabaster jar of rare, costly nard and anointing Jesus’ feet, then wiping them with her hair as the fragrance fills the entire house. It’s a vivid picture of gratitude that isn’t cautious, calculated, or concerned with looking sensible. We also sit with the tension in the room: Judas labels her devotion “a waste” and tries to sound righteous, w...