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Praise Thursday – Forgiveness (Matthew West)

Today was Praise Thursday on the Afternoon Drive. We kicked off a new series where we pick a song that we play on the station, and then dive into the story behind and meaning of the song.

Today’s focus was on Forgiveness by Matthew West. I shared the letter that inspired Matthew to write this song, plus his response on the power of forgiveness, both of which you can find here.

If you head over here, you can find an interview with Matthew West where he shared some more of the story and some verses that inspired the song.

The reason I chose Forgiveness for this week is because today is Kiss and Make Up Day, a holiday encouraging forgiveness. You can read all about that here.

Our Word of the Day was stultify (stuhl-tuh-fahy), a verb meaning to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous. You can read more on that here.

Have a great Thursday evening!

-Jess

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Going To College Tips: Who Knew?

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Today Jess and Eddie discussed the move back to college.  We shared some different things students should learn before making a new venture to college, and you can find the full list of tips HERE.  For MVNU freshman move in on September 1st, and classes start on the 5th.

Our word of the day today is Thrummy an adjective which means of or abounding in thrums; shaggy or tufted.

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 8/19

Here’s this weeks NZ Top 10:

10: Never Too Far Gone – Jordan Feliz

9: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

8: Ever Be – Aaron Shust

7: Dear Younger Me – MercyMe

6: Move (Keep Walkin’) – TobyMac

5: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

4: Breathe – Jonny Diaz

3: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down

2: Christ In Me – Jeremy Camp

1: Eye Of The Storm – Ryan Stevenson

 

NEW MUSIC ADDS (click each for a lyric video)

You Hold It All – Newsboys

My Victory – Crowder

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 8/12

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Never Too Far Gone – Jordan Feliz

9: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

8: Ever Be – Aaron Shust

7: Dear Younger Me – MercyMe

6: Move – TobyMac

5: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

4: Breathe – Jonny Diaz

3: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down

2: Christ In Me – Jeremy Camp

1: Eye Of The Storm – Ryan Stevenson

 

NEW MUSIC ADDS (Click each for a lyric video)

Jesus – Chris Tomlin

Walking Like Giants – Stars Go Dim

 

Don’t forget to come visit us in downtown Mount Vernon at the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival!

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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“Who Knew” at the Hartford Fair

IMG_20160810_174325422_HDRToday, our Big Blue Crew went On The Road to the Hartford Fair for a special edition of Who Knew Wednesday. Joe deemed this event “Dudes’ Night Out” since he’s there with Eddie and Dan.

You can find out everything you need to know about the Hartford Fair by clicking here.

We gave away a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley to the winner of our trivia question for the day. Since we’re in the middle of the Olympics, I asked how many gold medals Michael Phelps has won so far in Rio. Dan from Howard called in and correctly answered that he has won 3.

Make sure to visit us tomorrow thru Sunday in downtown Mount Vernon at the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 7/15

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: You Are Loved – Stars Go Dim

9: Ever Be – Aaron Shust

8: Just Be Held – Casting Crowns

7: Christ In Me – Jeremy Camp

6: Move – TobyMac

5: Breathe – Jonny Diaz

4: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

3: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

2: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down

1: Eye of the Storm – Ryan Stevenson

 

NEW MUSIC ADDS (Click each for a video)

Live It Well – Switchfoot

To Live Is Christ – Sidewalk Prophets

 

Our Word of the Day was ostracize (AH-struh-syze), a verb meaning to exile or exclude from a group. You can read more on that here.

Joe had the chance to explore some of the Woodward Opera House today that is currently under construction and he snapped some pictures of the renovations while he was there. Check them our below!

Don’t forget to head over to Matthew West’s Twitter (which you can find by clicking here), to get a FREE download of his song Every Tear. You can also check out the lyric video over here.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 7/8/16

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Diamonds – Hawk Nelson

9: Just Be Held – Casting Crowns

8: You Are Loved – Stars Go Dim

7: Christ In Me – Jeremy Camp

6: Breathe – Jonny Diaz

5: Move – TobyMac

4: Eye of The Storm – Ryan Stevenson

3: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

2: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

1: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down

 

NEW MUSIC ADDS (click each to hear it)

Priceless – For King & Country

Thy Will – Hillary Scott & the Scott Family

 

Today’s Word of the Day was lout (LOUT), a noun meaning an awkward brutish person. You can read more on that here.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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Encouragement and Operation Christmas Child

Today for Praise Thursday, we continued our series on core values from Craig Groeschel’s book #Struggles.

Today, we focused on the value of encouragement. The main verse for this section is Ephesians 4:29, which says  “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen“.

Craig talks a lot in this section about discouragement, and how we need to avoid that in order to be encouraging to others. We’ve all logged onto social media, or read an article online, and automatically saw negative remarks in the comments section. When we focus on those negative comments, we see peoples failures instead of encouraging them.

Next time you’re on Facebook and see something you don’t agree with, or have someone argue with you, you can either 1) not respond, or 2) respond, but PRAY before you do so you aren’t just producing more negativity.

When we are able to remove this type of discouragement from our lives, it leaves more room for us to encourage others and build them up.

Today was also our monthly focus on Operation Christmas Child. You can find out everything you need to know about OCC here. Congratulations to Damika who was our winner of the OCC water bottle.

Also, congratulations to Pat who won our 2-pack of tickets to see MTVArts’ Production of Beauty and The Beast tomorrow night.

Our Word of the Day was hoity-toity (hoy-tee-TOY-tee), an adjective meaning frivolous or marked by an air of high importance. You can read more on that here.

Have a great evening!

-Jess

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Who Knew About Cellphone Courtesy Month?

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Cell phones are an important part of society today, but when used wrong can make you look rude.  So in honor of Cell Phone Courtesy month this July Jess and Eddie decided to share some cell phone etiquette tips.  You can find a list of those tips are HERE.  We also have some additional cell phone statistics HERE.

Congratulations to Mandy from Marengo who won our contest for a 5$ gift certificate to Troyers of Apple Valley.  She correctly told us Phubbing is the term to describe the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a mobile phone.

Our Word of the Day was Skerrick which means a small piece or quantity; a bit.

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