Starting Right

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Starting Right is a 5 minute Day Starter to help keep you motivated, encouraged, and focused throughout your day. DannyMac is a pastor, teacher, motivational speaker, husband, and father. His years of leading and training people have given him vast experience in helping individuals to accomplish change in their lives and meet their goals. He can help you set the course for your day by offering practical advice from God's Word in a positive and fun way. There is no better way to begin your day than by Starting Right with DannyMac.

  1. vor 15 Std.

    Influence From The Bottom

    One of the most powerful leaders in the Bible is a person we never even learn the name of. She’s a young Israeli girl taken captive, forced into slavery, and placed in the home of Naaman, a high-ranking Syrian commander with leprosy. And yet her quiet courage becomes the turning point that changes everything. We walk through 2 Kings 5 and trace how a single, bold sentence travels from a servant to a household, from a commander to a king, and finally to the prophet Elisha. Along the way, we talk about why Naaman almost misses his miracle: pride, expectations, and the offense of a simple instruction to wash in the Jordan River seven times. The story is a sharp reminder that God’s help often comes packaged in humility. If you care about Christian leadership, integrity, and real influence at work, at home, or anywhere in the chain of command, this short morning devotional will reset your mindset. Subscribe to Starting Right, share this with a friend who needs hope today, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What’s one place in your life where you need the courage to speak up? We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

    6 Min.

  2. vor 1 Tag

    Forgiveness Without Counting

    Forgiveness can feel noble in theory and impossible in real life, especially when you were blamed, dismissed, or hurt again and again. I start the morning with a question most of us have asked privately: how many times am I supposed to forgive before I’m allowed to be done? Peter puts that exact tension to Jesus in Matthew 18, and the response is both confronting and strangely relieving. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

    6 Min.

  3. vor 4 Tagen

    Stop Living For Approval

    One careless comment can make you feel like you have to rewrite your whole personality. We’ve been hearing it more and more: people are stressed, tense, and hesitant to speak because they don’t know how others will react. That kind of uncertainty doesn’t just create awkward conversations, it can reshape our choices, our faith, and the way we sleep at night. I share a short parable about an old man, a boy, and a donkey that nails what’s happening in our culture of snap judgments. No matter what they do, someone criticizes them and they keep adjusting to please the crowd, until the situation turns absurd. It’s a clear picture of what approval-seeking does to us: we start living for reactions instead of truth, and we end up carrying burdens we were never meant to carry. From there, we ground the lesson in Scripture with Proverbs 29:25 from the Good News Bible: “It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you. But if you trust the Lord, you will be safe.” We talk about moral character before God, why disagreement doesn’t equal hate, and how compromising your convictions robs you of peace. The goal is simple and practical: live today in a way that lets you lay down tonight and say, “God, I did what was right before you,” then rest in His comfort. If you want a quick daily Christian devotional for stress, anxiety, and staying steady under criticism, listen now. Subscribe to Starting Right, share this with a friend who feels that pressure, and leave a review so more people can find hope and peace through God’s Word. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

    5 Min.

  4. vor 5 Tagen

    What Is Polluting Your Peace?

    Clean water can look perfectly fine until something upstream poisons it. That’s the gripping picture we start with today, a true story from a village that had a clear, safe stream for years, until people began getting sick and no one could figure out why. When help arrived, they didn’t just stare at the water downstream. They traced the flow back to the spring, searched the source, and discovered the real problem hidden out of sight. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

    5 Min.

  5. vor 6 Tagen

    Canada Day Reflections On Faith That Shaped A Nation

    Canada Day is a celebration, but it’s also a mirror. When we pause long enough to look, we start asking bigger questions: What shaped Canada into the kind of place that values freedom and justice? What happens when a culture forgets the difference between right and wrong? And what does faith have to do with the strength of a nation’s character? Today I share a personal thread from my own life a book my wife gave me called Canada Portraits of Faith. It highlights 52 people whose faith influenced Canada in lasting ways, from early educators to hymn writers to leaders who quietly changed the course of history. Along the way, we remember names like Marguerite Bourgeoys, Joseph Scriven (who wrote “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”), John Hunter, and Timothy Eaton, each one a reminder that belief can become service and that legacy is often built through everyday faithfulness. We also sit with a powerful quote from Pierre Elliott Trudeau about the “golden thread of faith” woven throughout Canada’s story, shaping values that strengthened our laws and our lives. Then we bring it home with Scripture: Psalm 88’s warning about the “land of forgetfulness” and Jesus’ words in Matthew 5 that we are “the salt of the earth.” If salt loses its taste, it stops preserving anything and that image is a challenge I can’t shake. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

    5 Min.

  6. 30. Juni

    Grace Under Pressure

    One bad call can take something from you that you never get back and the real test is what you do next. Today I tell a classic MLB story from 2010, when Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was one out away from a perfect game and a safe call at first base ended it. Replay later proved the runner was out, but what happened after the play is why this moment still matters. I walk through how Galarraga chose composure instead of a meltdown, and how veteran umpire Jim Joyce did something rare: he watched the replay, admitted “I blew it,” and personally sought out Galarraga to apologize. Their exchange becomes a short, powerful picture of humility, grace, and what accountability can look like when pride would be easier. Our friends, family, and coworkers are always watching how we handle injustice, disappointment, and being wronged. If you need a five-minute reset on forgiveness, patience, and finding peace fast, this one is for you. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

    5 Min.

  7. 29. Juni

    Why Lauren Daigle’s “You Say” Still Resonates

    Today's Music Monday episode features Lauren Daigle's powerful #1 song from 2021, 'You Say" which 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/sIaT8Jl2zp Originally broadcast on April 13, 2021 We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

    6 Min.

  8. 26. Juni

    Burn Your Mistakes And Rebuild

    Your whole world can change in a moment, and the first battle is often internal: fear, regret, and that sinking feeling that you won’t recover. We tell a striking story from Thomas Edison’s life when a spectacular 1914 fire tore through his West Orange, New Jersey laboratory complex. The damage was massive, the money wasn’t there, and yet his response was calm, direct, and future-focused.  We sit with the line that reframes failure: “Thank goodness our mistakes are burned up. Now we can start again fresh.” That mindset isn’t denial; it’s resilience. From there, we get personal about how mistakes cling to us longer than they should, and why God calls us to a steadier way of living when pressure hits. Psalm 112 says those who trust the Lord “will have no fear of bad news,” and we explore what that kind of steadfast heart looks like when the news is about finances, grief, or health.  Subscribe to Starting Right with Danny Mac, share this with someone facing hard news, and leave a review so more people can find a daily start that leads to peace. We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text Message Support the show

    5 Min.
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Starting Right is a 5 minute Day Starter to help keep you motivated, encouraged, and focused throughout your day. DannyMac is a pastor, teacher, motivational speaker, husband, and father. His years of leading and training people have given him vast experience in helping individuals to accomplish change in their lives and meet their goals. He can help you set the course for your day by offering practical advice from God's Word in a positive and fun way. There is no better way to begin your day than by Starting Right with DannyMac.

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    DannyMac
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    2020 - 2026
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