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Mystery Monday, Tico Style!

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Today we had the chance to visit with our own Samantha Goodman and hear about her experience in Costa Rica.  Sam and 18 other MVNU students spent nearly three months in San Jose, studying at language school and exploring one of the most beautiful countries in the world!

What’s unique about Sam’s experience is that she spent 5 days in the hospital with two herniated discs after a whitewater rafting trip.  Thankfully, she recovered and was able to finish her courses.  Sam actually attended the SAME language school that my parents attended when they were on the mission field. We lived in the same neighborhood!

Today’s two-part Tico trivia question was (Costa Ricans call themselves Ticos): What is the second-largest city in Costa Rica? What does the city’s name mean in English?

Answer: Puerto Limon, which means Lemon Port. Congratulations to Janice of Mount Vernon who wins a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley and Pier House Coffee.

Our Word of the Day is: Guanacaste (guan-a-COSS-tay), which is a province in Costa Rica named for the Guanacaste tree, which means ‘ear tree’ in an Aztec dialect. The fruits of this tree look like ears and are favored by parrots and field mice. Here’s a picture:

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Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Lifeline Day of ALABANZA!

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No, it’s not a type of bean…not a city in Morocco…it means PRAISE in the Spanish language. I always loved that word when I was living in Costa Rica and Colombia.  It makes praise sound fun…and shouldn’t it be?

Our Lifeline annual day of prayer and praise celebrates you and your part in our media ministry.  WNZR will celebrate 30 years this fall and that’s a reason to give Him praise!

Today was also ‘win it before you can buy it’ for Matthew West and Lauren Daigle at the Ohio State Fair this summer.  Congratulations to Heather of Mount Vernon who called when we played ‘Do Something!’

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Game Time Tuesday – 3/29

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Today was Game Time Tuesday on the Afternoon Drive!

We played Song Poetry with these lyrics: I’m not meant to just stay quiet / I’m meant to be a lion / I’ll roar beyond a song / With every moment that I’ve got. Olivia from Mount Vernon called in and correctly guessed that those lyrics belong to Francesca Battistelli’s song He Knows My Name.

Head over here to share how God is working in your life for our Day of Prayer & Praise, which kicks off Lifeline 2016 tomorrow.

Our Word of the Day is: QUORUM (KWOR-um), a noun which means the minimum number of people needed to hold a meeting.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Wait your turn in the…queue?

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Today’s Mystery Monday question was: What is the only word in the English language that is pronounced the same when the last four letters are removed?

The answer…and our Word of the Day…QUEUE (like Q), which means (as a noun) a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed. It can also be a verb, meaning to take one’s place in a queue. This is a very common word in both Britain…and in computing!

Congratulations to Lisa from Danville, who answered our question and wins a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

It’s also Lifeline 2016 week at WNZR – join us Wednesday for our annual day of prayer and praise.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Thy Kingdom Come!

lifeline banner-01Today we continued our devotionals on ‘Build Your Kingdom Here’ and focused on the Lord’s Prayer, found in Matthew 6 and Luke 11.

Jesus gives us a model for prayer that includes the phrase, “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done.” This means that as followers of Jesus, taking on the heart of Christ like we discussed last week, we should pray that God’s Kingdom will come in both us and on the earth.

This reminds us of our theme and the image of the Kingdom being built in our hearts. We should live in a way that the Kingdom of God will be seen in our words and in our actions. We are also living in anticipation of Jesus’ return and His promise to return again (Matthew 24:30-44).

So, we can think about the Kingdom this way: personified in Jesus as he walked this earth; transferred to us through allowing the Holy Spirit to take reign in our hearts; and finally, returning when Jesus returns.

Today we also gave away two more tickets to see Lecrae at the 2016 Ohio State Fair! Congratulations to Spencer, who won those tickets!!

The word of the day is CONSUMMATE, an adjective meaning complete in every detail or perfect, or extremely skilled and accomplished.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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It’s the day for question marks?

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Monday, March 14, 2016 marks two ‘not-so-official’ holidays:

International Pi Day (3.14)…a day to celebrate math and desserts!

International Ask a Question Day…perfect for Mystery Monday.

Today we shared the list of Google’s Top 10 trending questions from 2015.  They were a mix of technology (how to’s on Snapchat, iTunes, emoji and Windows 10 updates), games (how to solve a Rubik’s Cube and how to earn legendary marks in the game Destiny) and every year (how do I lose 10 pounds?) questions.

Our Mystery Monday question was: what was the #1 searched movie on Google in 2015? The answer was Jurassic World, followed by Furious 7 and American Sniper. Congratulations to Sandye of Mount Vernon for getting the question right!

Our Word of the Day was VERBATIM (ver-BAY-tim), an adverb meaning ‘word for word.’

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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The Barriers to our Building Project

Jess beach hairToday we continued our Praise Thursday discussions on our Lifeline 2016 theme, “Build Your Kingdom Here.”

Jess sent me this picture of her on the beach in North Carolina trying to take a picture, but the wind just wouldn’t cooperate!  It reminded me that sometimes, there are lots of potential barriers to our projects.  They can be physical or mental, even natural like in this picture.

Our challenge this year for Lifeline is to allow ‘His construction crew’ to start a kingdom project in us…and we know that the process of allowing Jesus to have control and reign in our hearts can sometimes be painful.  The web blog ‘Taking it Deeper’ by Sterling Tarrant compares the process to stepping on a toy building block in the middle of the night…the pain to your bare foot is real. Sometimes our effort to remove the barriers to the throne of our heart (see Ephesians 4: 25-32 for ideas of barriers) can be painfully real.

In the end, the pain we experience in the process of building pales in comparison to the joy in seeing His kingdom take root in our lives and the lives of others.  The song reminds us that ‘the hurt, the sick (and) the poor’ will be at peace.

Jess continues her week long road trip to North Carolina and Faith is with the MVNU service team in Belize.  I know both of them would certainly appreciate your prayers for traveling safety.

Our word of the day is CAMARADERIE (com-ROD-uh-ree), a noun that means a spirit of friendly good fellowship.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Rainy days and Tuesdays won’t get us down!

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April, Annabelle and Jess in Asheville, NC!
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Vortex Donuts in Asheville, NC

March 1st! Super Tuesday?  Call it Rainy Tuesday here in Knox County…but it’s not getting us down. We have a new partner on board for the All Request Drive Home – Troyer’s of Apple Valley. You can click their name to find out more about their business. Thanks to Troyer’s for supporting WNZR and the Afternoon Drive!

We had fun today giving out prizes, including a Hillsong CD and a $5 gift card to Troyer’s for our music games. Song Poetry today was from ‘Hanging On’ by Britt Nicole, while Name That Tune’s :10 clip was ‘All Things Possible’ by Mark Schultz.

I’m flying solo this week as the ladies enjoy time off for spring break.  Here’s more from Jess and her adventures…

Monday was day 2 of my spring break road trip – go check out yesterday’s blog to read all about day 1! We spent pretty much the whole day exploring Asheville, North Carolina. We started our day off with some of the best doughnuts I’ve ever had, including a white chocolate raspberry one that was AMAZING, at Vortex Doughnuts. Then, we headed over to the Asheville arts district and found an entire graffiti village, which we spent about an hour just walking through and taking tons of photos and videos. Next, we spent a few hours just walking around downtown, checking out some cool local shops and taking fun pictures. After a very long day in Asheville, we drove a little over 2 hours to get to Charlotte where we’re staying for the night. Tomorrow, we’re headed off to Wilmington to check out some filming locations from one of our favorite shows, One Tree Hill!

Please continue to pray for Faith as she and a group of MVNU students work in Belize!

Tomorrow we’re talking about the lost art of being a gentleman…don’t miss it!

Word of the Day today is appropriate for Super Tuesday – PUNDIT, a noun meaning a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and who expresses ideas and opinions about that subject publicly (such as by speaking on television and radio shows).

Thanks for listening and stay dry!

-Joe

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Leap Day? Spring Break?

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(picture) Annabelle, Jess and April enjoy a Tennessee waterfall!

So this February 29th is a one-of-a-kind day, in more ways than one…

MVNU is on its new academic calendar, so spring break is a bit early this year and is two weeks, allowing trips that used to happen in January to happen now. Faith is overseas working on a mission trip in Belize (see last Wednesday’s post). Jessica and a couple friends are taking a road trip down to the Carolinas…here’s a little bit more about it from her:

Since it is spring break at MVNU, I get to take a week off of the show to do some traveling! Myself, along with Annabelle Harray (WNZR’s production director), and our friend April, are road tripping all over the place this week. Today (Sunday) we got up and departed Mount Vernon just after 6am and headed to the Smokey Mountains. After several hours of driving, a pit stop for lunch in a random Kentucky park, and sitting in traffic on the side of a mountain for over an hour, we finally made it to Gatlinburg, Tennessee around 3:30 pm. We rode on an awesome alpine coaster, which is like a little personal roller coaster you control that takes you on a scenic ride throughout the outskirts of the Smokey Mountains. We also hiked for a little bit in the National Park and got to see a really cool waterfall and some amazing views of the mountains. It was really awesome to be able to spend a few hours in nature, just taking in God’s beautiful creation. Up next – Asheville, North Carolina!

The Mystery Monday question asked what the Top 10 comfort foods were in a recent Harris poll.  I gave you #1 – pizza, and #10 Mexican food…Michelle called in to guess three more, and got #2 – chocolate, #3 – ice cream, and #8 popcorn.

Today’s Word of the Day is LEXICAL, an adjective meaning: of or relating to words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its grammar and construction.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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