Starting Right
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.
Episodes
1415 episodes
Headlines So Bad They’re Good, Medicine For The Soul
Five minutes can flip your morning from heavy to light, and today we prove it with a pocketful of hilariously bad newspaper headlines and a fresh take on joy as daily medicine. We start with a simple idea from Proverbs—“a cheerful heart is good...
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Season 1
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Episode 2009
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5:16
Light The Town, Light Your Life
What happens when someone tries to dim the meaning of Christmas? A small town in Illinois answered not with outrage, but with radiance—stringing crosses, stars, and manger scenes across porches, trees, and mailboxes until the whole place glowed...
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Season 1
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Episode 2008
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5:37
Hope In A Five-Minute Morning
The lights are going up, the mornings feel a little softer, and the longing for something steady returns. We open our Music Monday series with Matthew West’s “The Hope of Christmas” and trace a gentle arc from childhood wonder to a hope rooted ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2007
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5:17
When Trouble Hits, Real Friends Don’t Bail
Rumors rise, a palace falls, and a son turns the nation against its king. In the middle of the chaos, a quiet outsider steps forward and makes a vow that still stirs the soul: “Wherever you go, I go.” We unpack the story of Itai from 2 Samuel—w...
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Season 1
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Episode 2011
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5:35
Your Temper Called; It Wants A Day Off
What if “I’m just frustrated” is really anger wearing a friendly mask? We dive into the rising tide of quick tempers and explore a wiser, calmer alternative anchored in patience, repair, and faith. A memorable parable about a boy, a bag of nail...
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Season 1
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Episode 2010
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5:20
Never Too Old To Dream
A quiet nudge can carry more power than a lightning bolt. That’s the heartbeat of today’s five-minute reset as we explore how vision shapes a meaningful life, why our deepest aims often go dormant, and how to bring them back to life with small,...
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Season 1
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Episode 2009
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5:53
Dessert Is Coming, So Don’t Ditch Your Fork
A simple request at a kitchen table changed how we think about endings. We share the story of a young woman who, facing a terminal diagnosis, asked to be buried with a fork in her right hand—and how that small, surprising symbol reframed grief,...
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Season 1
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Episode 2008
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5:22
Grace For A New Day
Start the morning with a soundtrack that tells the truth about your past and points you toward a better future. We sit with Micah Tyler’s “I See Grace,” tracing how a song written from pain can become a compass for anyone battling shame, regret...
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Season 1
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Episode 2007
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5:46
Noah’s Eight Lessons For Today
Start with a cup of coffee and a better compass. We take Noah’s story out of the kids’ corner and treat it like what it is: a field guide for modern life under pressure. In five sharp minutes, I walk through eight takeaways that help you act be...
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Season 1
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Episode 2005
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5:50
Grace That Saves, Discipline That Transforms
A brush with flashing lights and a wave of relief can feel like mercy—but what if that relief teaches the wrong lesson? We open with a candid speeding story and move straight into a deeper truth: God’s grace fully forgives, yet never invites us...
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Season 1
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Episode 2004
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6:13
Stop Comparing, Start Becoming
Ever felt that quiet panic that everyone else has it figured out while you’re still catching up? We dive into the pressure of comparison at work and at home, and why chasing other people’s timelines drains joy, slows learning, and masks your re...
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Season 1
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Episode 2003
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4:53
When Words Fail, Love Still Speaks
Some mornings demand more than coffee. Today we open a tender letter from a father to his daughter, Bristol—a child whose life carried deep beauty alongside relentless suffering—and we sit with the kind of love that keeps showing up when nothin...
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Season 1
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Episode 2002
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5:53
Speak The Name
Start your day with a clear mind and a stronger heart as we explore the story behind “I Speak Jesus” and the ministry collective Here Be Lions. We share how a simple prayer—“I just want to speak the name of Jesus”—became a song that many artist...
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4:59
So Peter Messed Up… Same Boat?
Some mornings start empty, like nets dragged through dark water. Then a familiar voice from the shore changes everything. We walk with Peter from the sting of denial to the warmth of a charcoal fire, where Jesus serves breakfast and asks the on...
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Season 1
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Episode 2002
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5:25
Expect The Rain
Some mornings demand more than coffee. They ask for courage tall enough to face long delays, honest enough to name doubt, and steady enough to keep praying anyway. We lean into a simple but disruptive idea: faith grows stronger when hope turns ...
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5:02
Light For Your Path
When the morning feels foggy and your next step isn’t obvious, a single line can reset your footing: “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.” That image frames a fast, five-minute journey through ten surprising Bible fact...
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5:57
Remembrance And Hope
A single photograph can carry the weight of a nation’s heart. On Remembrance Day, we revisit the moment a five-year-old boy reached for his father marching to war in New Westminster, a split-second captured by photographer Claude Detloff that b...
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Season 1
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Episode 1902
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5:49
Belonging Starts The Day Right
Some mornings start with a thud: the email you’re dreading, the bill on the counter, the ache you can’t quite name. We open the day with a five-minute reset built around one idea with real teeth—belonging changes everything—and a track that hel...
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Season 1
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Episode 1901
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4:45
Shepherd Lessons For A Modern Morning
Start your morning with five minutes of calm, courage, and clarity as we explore the 23rd Psalm through the lived story of David—an overlooked shepherd who learned trust in the pasture, on the battlefield, and under pressure on the run. We revi...
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5:29
Hidden Ballast, Visible Life
A world-class yacht can carry the finest electronics and still fail if the hidden ballast slips away. That image shaped our whole conversation as we explored how unseen character keeps a life upright when pressure hits, criticism lands, or succ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1899
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5:41
Sheltered In The Storm
A scene from Yellowstone stops us in our tracks: rangers walk a burned forest and find a mother bird, turned to ash at the base of a tree. When they gently move her, three chicks run out from under her wings. That picture of fierce protection s...
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Season 1
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Episode 1898
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4:00
From Shipwreck To Rescue
Smoke rises. Your plans are ashes. And just when anger peaks, a ship appears on the horizon. We share a tight, story-driven reflection about a shipwrecked preacher who spends months pleading for rescue, only to watch his hut burn—then learns th...
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6:09
Five Minutes Of Gratitude
Looking for a cleaner, calmer start to the day? We share a five-minute reset that shifts the heart from constant requests to humble gratitude, using Brandon Lake’s “Gratitude” as a lens for honest worship. Instead of trying to impress God, we e...
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Season 1
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Episode 1891
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5:20