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Who Knew It Was (almost) July 4th!

Today for Who Knew Wednesday we gave you all the ins, outs and who knews about the Fourth of July!

First a brief history lesson courtesy of the History Channel!
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/july-4th

After that we had a few tips on firework safety!
https://www.nsc.org/home-safety/tools-resources/seasonal-safety/summer/fireworks

Finally a big congratulations to Pam from Fredericktown. She correctly guessed the answer to our Who New Wednesday Trivia Question! The question was: “On what date did the Continental Congress vote in favor of Independence from Britain?” The Answer was July 2nd 1776

Thanks for Listening
-Todd

July 3, 2019 0

Skillet and Hillsong United

Today we talked about Hillsong United’s new/old REMIX album, “People Deluxe.”
You can read all about it here: https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2019/06/29.HillsongUNITEDReleasesDeluxeEditionofAlbumPeople.asp

We also touched on some big news for Skillet fans! (not biased at all) They’re heading on tour this September with Alter Bridge! You can find out all you need to know here: https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2019/06/24.SkilletAnnouncesCo-HeadliningVictoriousSkyTourwithAlterBridge.asp

Congratulations to Travis from Mt. Vernon and Lisa from Danville! They were our winners for Song Poetry and Name That Tune Respectively. The featured songs were “Wherever I go” by Dan Bremnes and “Courageous” by Casting Crowns.

Thanks for Listening
-Todd

July 2, 2019 0

For King And Country Remix and the Return of Mac Powell!

One of our core artists For King and Country just released a remix of their SMASH HIT “God Only Knows.” You can read all about it here! https://jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2019/06/14.forKINGandCOUNTRYTeamsUpwithEchosmithandTimbalandforGodOnlyKnowsRemix.asp

We are also happy to announce the return of Mac Powell, former lead singer for Third Day! This time the family’s come along to back him up, take a look! https://jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2019/06/14.MacPowellandtheFamilyReunionAnnounceDebutAlbumOutJuly26.asp

Congratulations to Natolie and Ben. They were our winners for Song Poetry and Name That Tune respectively. The Songs were Third Days “Your Love Is like a River and TobyMacs “Beyond Me.”

June 25, 2019 0

Switchfoot and Sidewalk Prophets

For our artist news we featured Sidewalk Prophets and the second leg of their “These Simple Truths Tour.” Audience members get to take a trip down memory lane through some of the bands most iconic songs. You can read more about it here!

https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2019/05/29.SidewalkProphetsContinueTheirTen-YearAnniversaryCelebrationThisFall.asp

We also talked about the new live EP from Switchfoot! You can find out more information and read a heartwarming message here!

https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2019/05/31.SwitchfootDropsNewNATIVETONGUETourLiveEP!.asp

We almost had a stumper for Song Poetry but Rodney from Gambier called in just in time! He correctly guessed the song was “Live Like That” by the Sidewalk Prophets

Congratulations also to Joyce from Mount Vernon! She correctly guessed Switchfoot’s “Live it Well” as the song for Name That Tune!

June 4, 2019 0

Spotlight on Jeremy and Natalie!

Today our artists of choice were Natalie Grant and Jeremy Camp.

Camp has been a busy guy. With a new music video coming out May 24 plus the everyday pressures of being a big time artist, he somehow has time to work on a feature biopic film! You can find out more here! https://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=3909

As for Natalie Grant, well it’s been a while music wise since we heard from her, until now that is! She just announced her return to the studio and you can find more on that here. https://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=3908

To honor her return, Natalie Grant’s “Hurricane” was our song for Song Poetry today. Congratulations to Maude from Mt. Vernon for guessing correctly!

For Name That Tune, the song was Matt Maher’s “What a Friend.” Lauren from Howard got that one!

May 21, 2019 0

Mystery Monday

Today on Mystery Monday we chatting with lots of people who were impacted by our Lifeline Theme “God is On the Move” and wanted to share.

Here are a few of the conversations that we shared!

Here are the Staff testimonies!

Today we did the mystery box! Here are the results of our sense tests!

Hearing Test:

Question 1: Is it made out of plastic?

Answer: Yes!

Question 2: Does this item have a frame?

Answer: Yep!

Touch Test:

Question 1: Is this something you wear?

Answer: Yes.

Question 2: Is this item something that you commonly keep in your car?

Answer: Yes!

Congrats to Kelly from Mount Vernon who guessed that our mystery item was – sunglasses – Lifeline 2018 Fix Our Eyes sunglasses, to be exact! She won that $5 Gift Card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!

Wondering why the blog is so early?

Let me give you a hint – today is Aprils fools!

Props to Donna and Karen who figured it out!

Thanks so much for listening to The “Afternoon” Drive 😉

-Hannah and Lilly

April 1, 2019 0

Who Knew Wednesday: Celebrating Music In Our Schools Month!

Here are the full conversations that we shared today! So many thanks to Chuck Dettmar from Centerburg local schools, Dr. Joann Koh-baker from MVNU and Lizzy Terwilliger a student at MVNU for sharing with us!

Here is some more information on Music In Our Schools Month!

Name A Style Of Music That You’d Be Surprised To Hear That A Teenager Listened To:

Classical – 43 points
Country – 27 points
Jazz – 19 points
Opera – 9 points

Congratulations to Nathan from Norwalk who guessed our top answer today! He won that $5 gift card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!

Here is the Blog Exclusive Who Knew Food Conner – It’s Spanish Paella Day!

If you don’t know what a Paella is, it’s a traditional Spanish dish, made with rice, meat or fish, and a delicious sauce. Whilst many countries and regions have their own recipes and variations, the best paellas are made in Spain, on the beach, with fresh seafood.

Here are some recipes!

Easy and Classic Paella recipe

The Ultimate Paella

Thank you SO MUCH for checking out our blog!!

-Hannah and Lilly

March 27, 2019 0

Mystery Monday – Hug an introvert (if that’s okay with them)

Today Lilly and I celebrated the introverts in our lives because it’s “introverts week”!

Most people know if they are introverted or not, but with the help of personality tests, you may be surprised! You could be more or less introverted then you think!

First, we talked about the history of introverts week!

Here are some of the personality tests we talked about:

Briggs Myers/Carl Jung Test

DISC Assessment

Holtzman inkblot technique

We had to give some science behind this as well, of course!