Praise the Lord it’s Friday…and Happy Father’s Day weekend! Here is this week’s countdown:
10. Brandon Lake – Gratitude 9. Cody Carnes – Ain’t Nobody 8. Andrew Ripp – For The Love of God 7. Jeremy Camp – Anxious Heart 6.Consumed By Fire – First Things First 5. Matt Maher – The Lord’s Prayer (It’s Yours) – spent 6 weeks at #1 4. Lauren Daigle – Thank God I Do 3. Phil Wickham – This is Our God 2. Cochren & Co. – Running Home 1. TobyMac f/Zach Williams – Cornerstone (2nd week at #1)
Derwin also played five years in the National Football League for the Colts and the Panthers. Some call him the ‘Evangelism Linebacker.’
Derwin challenged us to think about our greatest passions in life…and to consider…is knowing God and making Him known at the top of that list? Are we a source of encouragement rooted in Christ?
He challenged us to lives of self-giving humility.
He reminded us that the God we serve never runs out of mercy, so are we running to mercy? Ephesians 2: 1-4 is one example in scripture where we know our God is rich in mercy. Giving compassion or forgiveness when it is within our power to punish or harm.
Derwin challenged us that the only time we should look down on somebody is when we are extending a hand down to LIFT THEM UP!
And what about grace? The free and unmerited favor of God. Derwin asked a direct question: are we more amazed by the grace of Jesus? Or more amazed by us? Wow. Sometimes we can get stuck in what WE’VE done and what WE’VE achieved. Derwin said something that has been stuck in my mind: we have nothing to boast about. It’s ALL HIS, we just said yes!
So think about this today…is your fragrance grace, mercy and kindness? Or something else? Do you see what God sees?
God saw a broken and bloodied world, stepped in as Jesus, and took the breaking and the blood! Praise God for people like Derwin challenging us to a better way.
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Remember your deadline for getting your dad registered for ‘Take Dad to Dinner’ is tonight at 11:59pm 🙂
Today is FLAG DAY! Celebrating the adoption of the flag by the second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. President Woodrow Wilson, on May 30, 1916, issued a presidential proclamation declaring June 14 to be National Flag Day.
Today is also the birthday of the U.S. Army, which was first established by the Continental Congress back in 1775 to fight against the British during the American Revolutionary War. Throughout its history, the U.S. Army has played a vital role in protecting the security and interests of the United States, both domestically and abroad. Happy birthday to our Army vets and THANK YOU for your service!
Pat Sajak, the longtime host of TV’s Wheel of Fortune, announced Monday that next season will be his last. “Well, the time has come,” Sajak shared on social media. “I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all.” Sajak joined the syndicated show in 1981. Additionally, he hosted a daytime version of the series throughout the ’80s. He’s won three Daytime Emmy Awards, as well as a Lifetime Achievement honor, for his work. In Wheel of Fortune‘s 36th season, in 2018, he succeeded the Price Is Right‘s Bob Barker as the longest-running host of a game show.
“The Chosen,” the hit Biblical series about the life of Jesus, is coming to The CW this summer. The network announced Friday that it had picked up the first three seasons of “The Chosen”, which will debut on July 16 at 8 p.m. EST. The Angel Studios show will continue airing through the fall until concluding its run with a Christmas Eve finale. The CW is the first U.S. broadcast TV network to air “The Chosen,” which was created by Dallas Jenkins and stars Jonathan Roumie as Jesus. The Christian historical drama started as a crowdfunded project that went on to become a worldwide hit with 110 million viewers in 175 countries.
Your deadline for WNZR’s Take Dad to Dinner is tomorrow night (Thursday, 11:59pm). Make sure your dad is nominated! Click here to go to the WNZR website and registration page.
I was born June 14, 1969 in Mannheim, West Germany
I started playing tennis at 4 years of age under the coaching of my father, Peter
I turned pro in 1982 when I was 13
I won the French Open in 1987 when I was 17
I won the Golden Slam in 1988, meaning all four tennis major tournaments, plus the Olympic Gold Medal in Seoul, South Korea
I was the world’s #1 women’s tennis player for a record 377 weeks
I married fellow tennis player Andre Agassi in 2001 and we have two children
I am Steffi Graf. Congratulations to Lori from Fredericktown, who guessed correctly and wins the Katy Nichole CD, ‘Jesus Changed My Life.’
We are so excited to let you know that Chris and Lauren Tomlin’s non-profit foundation, “FOR OTHERS,” in partnership with the Troubadour Golf and Field Club in College Grove, Tennessee and Discovery Land Company Foundation, raised over $12 million at the 2nd Annual Troubadour For Others Vision Gathering in May.
Over 30 celebrities from across sports and music participated in the benefit golf tournament and auction, including Drew Brees, TobyMac, Kirk Herbstreit, Vince Gill, Ben Roethlisberger and Carrie Underwood.
For Others President David Nasser called the event, “400 people united to do together what we could never do alone. The funds raised will allow us to push the gas pedal even harder as we serve America’s vulnerable and help them find safe and loving homes.”
Chris said, “This year’s Troubadour For Others Vision Gathering exceeded our expectations in countless ways. What a day! Best golf experience, incredible ladies’ gathering, and most of all, we witnessed an evening of laughter and heart that reached beyond our highest hopes. Because of the generosity of our guests, we’ll be able to fund even more adoptions than planned this year so that families can focus on welcoming their new child wholeheartedly without financial stress. I’m so sincerely grateful to everyone who attended and to those who chose to donate. You’re our heroes.”
Proceeds will go to help improve the lives of vulnerable kids and families across the USA.
CAIN
After selling out 22 shows during their first-ever headlining tour this Spring, award winning sibling trio, CAIN, has added 33 new tour dates to their Fall 2023 calendar, extending the CAIN Live & In Color Tour presented by World Vision, promoted by Premier Productions. Joined by Katy Nichole and David Leonard, CAIN Live & In Color will kick off Wednesday, September 20, in Baton Rouge, LA.
“This fall, we are coming to 33 cities across the US on our LIVE AND IN COLOR Tour,” said Taylor Cain. “We were inspired to name the tour LIVE AND IN COLOR because wearing matching colors has become part of our tradition. We want the audience to join us in wearing the chosen color for each night and together we create a family experience for everyone.”
“We’re trying to do something new with our tour! We want people to get to know who we are and the other artists joining us.” added Logan Cain. “We promise you are going to experience something very unique which includes fun and entertainment as well as ministry, worship and a chance to encounter the presence of God.”
(Joe’s CAIN color pop from Momentum 2023 in Orlando, FL)
I breathe the air of freedom in knowing my life Is better off in Your hands The past is gone, what’s done is done Now I’m alive and I’m never gonna look back
…and we have a stumper! We’ll bring it back next week.
So you may know that five members of our WNZR team (Marcy, Jonathon Langdon, Mike Basko, Mackenzie Holder and me) spent May 30-June 2 in Orlando, FL at the Christian Music Broadcasters’ Momentum 2023 conference. CMB is an organization that exists to support faith-based radio stations, both digital and terrestrial, plus all of their digital products, including podcasting, social media and video. CMB also helps link artists and broadcasters. WNZR has been a member for many years.
I go to Momentum when my calendar permits for two main reasons – to be spiritually and professionally fueled. I always learn something new that I can apply to my work as a professor and a member of the WNZR on-air team.
So…here are just a couple of my big takeaways from this year that I hope you can also ponder, use or apply…and I will continue to share these over the next few weeks.
Speakers Billy Dunn (leadership coach) and Lisa Harper (link here) challenged us on Wednesday to do some internal accounting – some self-reflection – of both our spiritual and leader selves. And let’s face it – we are all leading or influencing something or someone. Billy talked specifically about leadership being a gift; a service to be given, so we should make sure we are in a regular habit of doing self-assessment and thinking about Ephesians 5:15-16, “15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” If you had a broken GPS system, you’d work to fix it, right? So we need to be aware when our own internal GPS breaks down, and how to fix it.
Our leadership should be reflecting humility – tossing aside things like arrogance, entitlement and any thought of invincibility. Billy reminded us that the people you lead need to know you care and that you can be real and authentic – even when you make mistakes!
Trust is at crisis levels in our country, especially among leaders. We can foster trust when we are self-aware and pray fervently that Christ would guide our way, allowing us to value self-control, empathy, and building strong connections.
Lisa talked specifically about kicking your impostor to the curb – about peeling off everything that is keeping you from a deeper relationship with Jesus. When I heard that, I thought of Hebrews 12:1-2, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith….”
Lisa shared her belief that we need to prioritize being alone and praying transparently with our Lord. Remember, He already knows, but even on our worst days, He still says, “that’s my son…that’s my daughter.” We don’t need to pose for Him, we simply need to accept and respond to His unconditional love!
Psalm 84:11 says, “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold, from those whose walk is blameless.”
Name a color associated with summer. Yellow (58 votes) Blue (12) Pink (10) Orange (7) Green (6) Red (6)
Congratulations to Zeke from Johnstown, who guessed the top two and wins the Katy Nichole CD, ‘Jesus Changed My Life.’
He and his family came to the studio today and also got some bonus frisbees!
Today on the Afternoon Drive, Zoe read a devotional from Our Daily Bread.
In Martin Handford’s Where’s Waldo? books, a series of children’s puzzle books first created in 1987, the elusive character wears a red and white striped shirt and socks with a matching hat, blue jeans, brown boots, and glasses. Handford has cleverly hidden Waldo in plain sight within the busy illustrations filled with crowds of characters at various locations around the world. Waldo isn’t always easy to see, but the creator promises readers will always be able to find him. Though looking for God isn’t really like looking for Waldo in a puzzle book, our Creator promises we can find Him, too.
Through the prophet Jeremiah, God instructed His people on how to live as foreigners in exile (Jeremiah 29:4–9). He promised to protect them until He restored them according to His perfect plan (vv. 10–11). God assured the Israelites that the fulfillment of His promise would deepen their commitment to call on Him in prayer (v. 12).
Today, even though God has revealed Himself in the story and Spirit of Jesus, it can be easy to get distracted by the busyness of this world. We may even be tempted to ask, “Where’s God?” However, the Creator and Sustainer of all things declares that those who belong to Him will always find Him if they seek Him with all their hearts (vv. 13–14).
Today on the afternoon drive we heard from Paul McNeal from MVNU Athletics about their upcoming Par 3 Palooza happening at Irish Hills Golf Club, if you would like more information you can visit HERE. The interview segments are also on our soundcloud.
Today is national chocolate ice cream day and if you would like to learn a little bit more about Chocolate Ice Cream you can visit HERE.
Today is also national best friends day! To learn more about that you can click HERE
We also played Who am I? Here are the clues:
I was born in Stubenville OH
I am known for being a Jazz Musician and Actor but I have many other titles under my belt
I was a founding member of the Rat Pack
I was nick named “The King of Cool”
Who am I? if you guessed Dean Martin, you would be correct! Congratulations to Jack for winning an Anne Wilson CD with the correct guess!
Today on The Drive Zoe shared some artist news about NEEDTOBREATHE and Dante Bowe.
Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum-selling, and chart-topping musician Dante Bowe announces his new self-titled album, out July 21 via his label he co-founded TRUE Music. The project finds Bowe in a new light as he experiments with sounds, blending hip-hop, gospel, r&b, and more. to read more about Dante Bowe and this article you can visit HERE
NEEDTOBREATHE just announced their world tour! NEEDTOBREATHE has announced their Fall “CAVES World Tour,” in support of their upcoming new studio album, CAVES. Within the first couple hours since the announcement, fans actually crashed the band’s web server. The band sent out a follow-up email about the site issue, “Y’all took down The Insiders site with your enthusiasm.”
to read more about NEEDTOBREATHE you can visit HERE
It is also Game Time Tuesday which means we played song poetry. We had a stumper from last week which was “By Your Side” by Tenth Avenue North. Congratulations to Linda from Mt. Gilead for winning!
Driving Notes 