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Who Knew There Were So Many Random Holidays?!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and I decided to talk all about weird, random, and wacky holidays that are coming up in the next few days.

Here’s the list of holidays I talked about (click each for info):

Barbie Day (today)

False Teeth Day (today)

Day of Awesomeness (tomorrow)

Pack Your Lunch Day (tomorrow)

Middle Name Pride Day (Friday 3/11)

Check Your Batteries Day (Sunday 3/13)

Open An Umbrella Indoors Day (Sunday 3/13)

You can find tons of other random holidays by clicking here.

Let us know in the comments if you plan to celebrate any of these holidays, or if you have a favorite wacky holiday!

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

 

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Game Time Tuesday – 3/8/16

Today was Game Time Tuesday on the Afternoon Drive!

First, I played song poetry using these lyrics:

You are like the sunshine in the dead of night
You’re the only one standing when my world ignites

Brittany from Mount Vernon called in and correctly answered that those lyrics belong to David Dunn’s song Have Everything.

Later, I played Name That Tune and Kylie from Howard called in and guessed that the clip I played was from Flawless by MercyMe.

Today’s Word of the Day was autoschediasm, a noun meaning something that is improvised. You can read more on that here.

Don’t forget to head over here for all the information on Lifeline 2016, which is coming up later this month!

Have a terrific Tuesday evening!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday – 3/7/16

Today was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive and I had a special guest co-host, Annabelle Harray, WNZR’s Production Director.

We finally had the long-awaited return of the Mystery Box. I hid an item for Annabelle that she described as being small, lightweight, and having a distinct and chemical smell. We received several guesses for everything from sponges to white-out. Mary from Fredericktown called in and correctly guessed that the item was a bottle of nail polish. She picked up a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day was babel, a noun meaning a confusion of voices or sound. You can read more on that here.

We also told you about Spirit Song, the annual 3-day Christian musical festival that takes place at Kings Island. You can find all the information for that over here.

Have an awesome week!

-Jess

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Who Knew? This one’s for us, gentlemen.

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A couple weeks ago, The Morning Thing shared 21 lost gentleman traditions that still apply today. We re-shared that list for Who Knew Wednesday? today.

Note: This is an article about being a gentleman: honor, respect, courtesy, and manners. It’s for men, by a man.

We hope that chivalry is NOT dead. Click HERE to see the list.
It is our hope that men, young and old, will adopt some of these traditions in 2016.

Our Word of the Day is timely: ETIQUETTE, which is a noun meaning…the rules indicating the proper and polite way to behave.

Good advice for us guys to model and for our ladies to expect.  Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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NZ Top 10

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Our crew is back from NRB…Jessica stopped in and told us all about the trip to Nashville! She and Alex Sneed placed second for the Cooking with Chef Paul video project from 2014 Food For the Hungry. We are so proud of her and I am so glad to have Joe and Jess back safely! They were able to listen to great speakers and saw the JJ Weeks Band in concert! Jess also brushed shoulders with Matt Maher.

This week’s NZ Top 10 is:

10. There is Power by Lincoln Brewster
9. Be One by Natalie Grant
8. Same Power by Jeremy Camp
7. You Are Loved by Stars Go Dim
6. Good Good Father by Chris Tomlin
5. Flawless by MercyMe
4. Grace Wins by Matthew West
3. My Story by Big Daddy Weave
2. The River by Jordan Feliz
1. Just Be Held by Casting Crowns

Word of the Day
vignette, a noun that means a running ornament or design (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) put on or just before a title page or at the beginning or end of a chapter

Have a great weekend and thanks for listening!
Faith

 

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Focused on the Building

lifeline banner-01Lifeline 2016’s theme is Build Your Kingdom Here, based on the song by Rend Collective. Today for Praise Thursday we continued talking about the meaning behind the song and why we chose it for Lifeline.  Our theme verse is Luke 17:20-21.

The website Taking it Deeper had a recent post about the song where they focused on the word build and asked us to think about the verb ‘building.’

“When it comes to the Church, most of us equate it to a structure on a street corner.
Instead try thinking of a church as something that is being built in the hearts of millions of people around the globe. The church is the people, not the building. Is it being built in your heart everyday? Here are ways you can tell: Are you becoming more caring toward people? Meeting their needs? Praying for them? Are you building up more and more compassion in your life? Putting others first?”

How can we build his kingdom in our hearts? That is where it has to start.  We want to focus on this theme this year.  We have an amazing opportunity to build God’s kingdom with the airwaves.  WNZR is committed to reaching people with a positive message of grace and hope.  Help us to be kingdom workers by being the hands and feet of God.

Word of the Day
glower
verb
Have an angry or sullen look on one’s face; scowl.

Have a great night,
Faith

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Who Knew Wednesday 2/24

Spring Break is right around the corner for MVNU which means spring break trips!  This year I am going to Belize! Belize is a small country in Central America.  It is between the Caribbean Sea and dense jungle.  There are many vacation spots and amazing natural wonders.  The Mayan ruins are also a big attraction.  However, I’m not going to be enjoying the scenery; instead I will be going to a small school and working there.

I am going to Belize with a team of MVNU students.  We are going to be setting the foundation for two classrooms, then other teams will slowly piece the classrooms together. If you would like more information about how MVNU is involved in Belize, check out mvnu.edu.

Word of the day
deasil
adverb
1. clockwise

Have a great Wednesday,
Faith

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Joe goes ON the road to Nashville!

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Joe Rinehart of the Afternoon Drive is on his way to Nashville, TN to attend the National Religious Broadcasters Convention. He is with Dr. Dean Abbott, Communication Department professor and 6 students from Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
(In the picture above: Emily Porter, Josh Pope, Jessica Wells and Jenna Potts)

Click HERE to hear about their trip and upcoming activities for WNZR Crew!

We will be checking in with Joe and Jessica Wells throughout the week.

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Who Knew Wednesday

February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness day!  What act of kindness have you done today? Random acts of kindness can impact positively impact others.  When I day random, I mean random.  Make your act unexpected.  As Christians we are called to live our lives differently.  Our greatest commandments are to love God and love others.  Today Jess and I are challenged to this in our own lives, and we hope you are too!

When you are kind to others it makes your day a little brighter! As a soccer player, sometimes I get discouraged.  I’ve realized that if I encourage others I feel uplifted myself! So, today what random act of kindness will you do?  Jess and I found a link that gave us ideas of acts of kindness that can be done any day, any time.
Random Acts of Kindness

See if you can use our word of the day as you go and act kind! Today’s word of the day is: celerity
noun
1. swiftness; speed.

Have a great Wednesday night!
Faith

Photo courtesy of res.goochlandschools.org
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