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How do we ‘hang in there?’

Today’s Monday Motivation features Adam Holz sharing the real source of perseverance…read ‘Hang in There’ by clicking here.

We also shared Patricia Raybon’s story of God’s amazing creation – read ‘A World of Provision’ by clicking here.

If you lost your sense of smell, what smell would you miss the most?

1- food
2- flowers
3- people
4- cologne or perfume

Congratulations to Pam from Fredericktown who guessed the top two answers correctly and wins the $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup!

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd

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Thankful Messages For Praise Thursday!

This Praise Thursday is transforming into Thankful Thursday this week! Thanksgiving is a week away and we are sharing devotionals dealing with thankfulness.

Lexie’s Devotional is titled Don’t Forget The Giver by John Blase. Read the full devotional HERE

Alyssa’s Devotional is titled Full Attention by Adam R. Holz. Check out the full devotional HERE

Q: What did God make when Noah gave thanks after the flood?

A: A Rainbow!

Congratulations to Richard from Fredricktown for correctly guessing this week’s Bible trivia and winning a $5 gift certificate to Everlasting Cup!

Thanks so much for tuning into the Afternoon Drive! -Lexie & Alyssa

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Understanding Emotions And Eating Tacos! Praise Thursday!

This week’s devotionals come from Our Daily Bread.

Joe Rinehart’s pick for today’s devotional comes from Psalm 147: 1-11 and is titled God Understands. This story is of a young boy going through a difficult change; moving to a new home and going to a new school. The young boy in the devotional exclaims to his mother that he has “too many feelings” about everything that is changing around him. We may go through really big changes and feel too many emotions that may overwhelm us. But this devotion tells us that we don’t have to feel discouraged or alone in those feelings. God understands the feelings we feel.

Lexie Merritt’s pick for this Praise Thursday comes from Matthew 10:37-42. The devotional, titled Even A Taco, tells us about two college graduates looking for a way to serve in a ministry for the world. That ministry? Ending childhood hunger. They began selling tacos with a buy-one-give-one philosophy. For every taco sold, one meal would be given to meet the specific needs of malnourished children. Jesus tells us that our ministries help and give to the disadvantaged. He says a simple cup of cold water helps the disadvantaged. If a cold cup of water classifies as giving to the disadvantaged, then so does a taco, right?

The Afternoon Drive also gave away a $5 gift certificate to Everlasting Cup by asking this Trivia Question:

“What were the waterpots that contained the water which Jesus turned into wine normally used for?”

The Answer: Ceremonial Washing!

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The Power of Words

Today we shared a reminder of the power of words, inspired by the books of Proverbs (OT) and James (NT) and a devotional from author and pastor Craig Groeschel…we originally shared this in 2013. The words that come out of our mouth and fly off our pens and fingertips are important. Are we speaking life? Writing life? Posting life? Or death?

Proverbs 18:21 – “The tongue has power of life and death.”

Proverbs 15:4 – “The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.”

James 1:26 – “Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.”

James 3:

3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

Godly words can revive, heal and change our lives…

Ungodly words have the power to bind, imprison and destroy!

  • Creative words create
  • Destructive words destroy
  • Hurtful words crush
  • Helpful words build up
  • Toxic words poison
  • Soothing words heal
  • Faith-filled words bring life
  • Faithless words bring death.

We have a choice and control what comes out of our mouth.

We also have a choice to make when we hear the words of others – we can receive them as truth or reject them as lies. 

We also have to consider the issue of “self-talk” – in other words, what are we telling ourselves about ourselves?  Toxic self-talk can shape our actions and our future.  We need to speak life-giving words to ourselves and our circumstances…always reminding ourselves of the value God places on us.  We need to align our thoughts and words with HIS truth.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Alyssa

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Immeasureable!

That’s one big word, but it describes the vastness and depth of God’s creation…and it also describes His love for us. Today, Joe shared a devotional by Xochitl Dixon called ‘The Maker of the Moon.’ You can read it by clicking here.

Alyssa shared a devotional called ‘Storm Chasers’ by Bill Crowder. You can read it here.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Alyssa

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Feed My Sheep

Today we shared some inspiration about forgiveness. Last week we talked about kindness….and part of that is learning to forgive and restore when someone comes to us to apologize for being unkind.

The devotional today is called ‘Feed My Sheep’ – click here to read more from Our Daily Bread.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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A Call to Kindness

Lately I’ve been convicted about kindness.

I’ve been hearing some horror stories about how people have been treated in the shadow of the coronavirus. Stories from essential workers being yelled at by people because they didn’t have something in stock, or they didn’t do something ‘supposedly’ the right way.

Yesterday morning, I heard from one of my friends, who works at a pretty popular regional restaurant, about how they had to ask a gentleman to leave last week because he was upset there was one item on their newly-reopened salad bar that they did not have.

I started thinking…very transparently…if your life revolves around the fact that you can’t have a certain type of salad; potato, macaroni, broccoli, whatever, then you probably need to look in the mirror and figure out what’s really wrong.

Then I started thinking… have I had moments in my life where I allowed one really insignificant thing to kill my kindness? I actually found a few.

Many of you are familiar with the ABC-TV show ‘Full House’ and the recent Netflix sequel, ‘Fuller House.’ One of the stars is Candace Cameron Bure. She wrote a devotional for Proverbs 31 Ministries a couple of years ago called ‘a call for kindness’ and it has so much significance today. Click here to read it. It encourages us to have great hope in the midst of an unkind world.

I see 2020 as a continuing watershed moment in our faith. Can we be the voice of kindness? Can we be the voice of loving and listening? Are we tuned into people that need an encouraging word today? I certainly hope so.

Titus 3: 4-5 says, “but when the goodness and loving kindness of God our savior appeared he saved us not because of works done by us and righteousness but according to his own mercy by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.“

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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Motivation and mystery

Today’s Monday Motivation comes from author Mike Wittmer with a reminder that a little self-evaluation is always important. The question is – ‘where are you headed?’ Read more here from Our Daily Bread.

100 people surveyed – top 7 answers on the board!

Name the top two things you dread about going to the doctor:
1- The wait (31)
2- The shots (23)
3- Results or bad news (19)
4- The exam (11)
5- The smell (5)
6- The bill (5)
7- Undressing (5)

Congratulations to Cindi from Mount Vernon who guessed correctly and wins the Phil Wickham CD, Living Hope.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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Where are your treasures?

Today we shared two devotionals that remind us about perspective and focus.

The first is called ‘The Lost Envelope,’ from Dave Branon – find the scripture and full devotional by clicking here.

The next is called ‘Intentional Kindness,‘ from Cindy Kasper. Read it here.

Make sure you get your dad registered for our ‘Best Dad Ever’ contest – you have one week to get your entry in!

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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