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NZ Top 10 {2/5}

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Today on the show we announced this weeks NZ Top 10! We also announced the Valentines Banquet ticket sales have extended and the time are listed below! Don’t forget to check out the Word of the Day and try to use in your vocabulary some time this weekend!

10. Good Good Father/ Chris Tomlin
9. There is Power/ Lincoln Brewster
8. Feel It/ TobyMac ft Mr. Talkbox
7. You are Loved/ Stars Go Dim
6. Grace Wins/ Mathew West
5. Same Power/ Jeremy Camp
4. Flawless/ MercyMe
3. My Story/ Big Daddy Weave
2. The River/ Jordan Feliz
1. Just Be Held/ Casting Crowns

VALENTINE BANQUET TICKET SALES EXTENSION

**The ticket sales deadline has been EXTENDED to Monday at 8am**
To buy the tickets come to the WNZR studio at the times indicated below.  We are located on the second floor of Founders Hall on the Mount Vernon Nazarene University campus.

Friday hours – 4-6pm and 7-8pm
Saturday hours – 9:30am – 1pm and 3pm – 8pm
Sunday hours – 9am – Noon
Monday hours – 6am – 8am

SEATING IS LIMITED

Word of the Day
nugatory
adjective
1. of no real value; trifling; worthless.

Have a fantastic weekend,
Faith

 

 

 

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Who’s your confidant?

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We continued our series today on good habits we can start or renew in 2016.  The last one from the book, Lead Like Jesus, by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges, is the habit of involving ourselves in supportive relationships.  This is also called the habit of intimate community.

This can be your Sunday School class, a lunch group, small group, men’s group, women’s group, band of brothers, etc.  Let’s face it – sometimes we don’t view feedback positively. We look at it as a bother or irritant.  Blanchard and Hodges remind us that feedback is a gift! Don’t remove the trusted messengers in your life that can speak truth, lovingly, into your week. Oh, and return the favor!  Be a truth-teller in their life, too.

Some good verses on this topic: Hebrews 10:24-25; Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, 12

Today’s Word of the Day was related to our discussion – CONFIDANT (CAHN-fid-ahnt), which means a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided; with whom private matters and problems are discussed.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

 

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Who Knew Wednesday 2/3

Today on the show we embraced this warm weather and explored our parks in Knox country.  There are so many beautiful parks in our area with so many activities to do!Today we highlighted the amazing qualities of our parks that stretch accross over 1,000 acres of Knox County!
The seven parks of Knox County are:

If you would like to see what we’re talking about go check them out yourself! Here is the link to the Knox County Park District.

 

WNZR is host the annual Valentines Day Banquet Friday February 12th.
This year’s theme is “Love & Laughter”. We will feature a discussion on how humor is important for all relationships, but is essential when a couple is striving for a healthy, loving relationship.
Banquet tickets are $18 per person and include the full buffet dinner, entertainment and door prizes. Tickets are on sale now. They are available at the WNZR studios located on the second floor of Founders Hall on the MVNU campus, and at Gospel Supply Shop, 117 South Main Street, in Mount Vernon.
The deadline to purchase tickets is THIS Friday, February 5, at 6 p.m. and seating is limited.

 

Word of the Day
aplenglow
noun
1. a reddish glow often seen on the summits of mountains just beforesunrise or just after sunset.

Enjoy your warm Wednesday night!
Faith

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Unconditional love

Today we praise God for the incredible gift of God’s unconditional love.  Romans 8:38-39 reminds us that NOTHING can separate us from His kind of love.  But do we accept that love?  How do we respond to it?

The book Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges asks us to consider: “what if you admit that you can’t achieve enough, earn enough or control enough to get any more love? You already have all the love there is there is through Jesus!”

Our response to this love should be to let it fill our hearts and let it flow out to others.

Our word of the day is INSOUCIANT – an adjective meaning free from concern, anxiety or worry.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Who Knew Wednesday 1/27

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Who knew you had too many clothes??  Do you have too many clothes in your closet? I know there are many husbands saying, “My wife does!” If that is you I have great news! Jess and I shared tips to help you with this problem on Who Knew Wednesday!  If you missed it, here are the tips we shared!

1. To begin cleaning out a messy closet take every single thing out of it.
2. When choosing clothes to keep, ask yourself a few vital questions to immediately weed out the weak items. (ex. have I worn it in the last 8 months, would I buy this item today, or would I wear this again?)
3. Hang the items you want to keep in your closet neatly so you can see everything you own at a glance.
4. Use the backwards hanger strategy when putting clothes back into your closet to get a better idea of the items you actually wear often.
5. To keep everything looking fresh and neat, get new hangers so that everything in your closet looks uniform.
6. Fold heavy clothes, especially sweaters and loose knits that may lose their shape on a hanger.
7. When folding your other keepers, try to think of a way of organizing them before shoving them into drawers or up onto shelves.
8. Assess your reject pile and decide which items can be sold.
9. For extra organization, you can use dividers to end drawer chaos.
10. Don’t let your floor space go to waste!
11. Maximize shelf space and be super organized by using shelf dividers.
12. Don’t just use your closet doors for opening and closing, use them for extra storage.

We found our tips from buzzfeed.com.

Word of the Day
nimiety
noun
1. excess; overabundance

Have a very organized Wednesday night!
Faith

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Praise and Power

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I hope you’re praising into the new year.  Today we played some songs that remind us of the incredible love and power of God.  ‘Let it Be Love’ by Family Force 5, ‘Same Power’ by Jeremy Camp, ‘Noel’ from Lauren Daigle, ‘You Are Loved’ by Stars Go Dim…and many more.

We also talked about the power behind finding solitude as you start this new year.  Alone time with just you and God. No smartphone, no agenda, just a time for you to be quiet and hear his still, small voice.  Think about how counter-cultural that is in 2016 – yet, it is sometimes EXACTLY what we need!

Today we gave away Winter Jam 2016 passes and we’ll have more tomorrow on The Morning Thing and right here.

Today’s Word of the Day was TERPSICHOREAN (terp-sih-KORE-ee-un), which is an adjective meaning something pertaining to dancing.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Starting 2016 strong!

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Welcome to 2016!

Today’s show was a mixed bag of trivia, stories and inspired songs. One of those choruses was Darlene Zschech’s “Made Me Glad,” which offers this statement of victory for all who know Jesus:

You are my SHIELD, my STRENGTH, my PORTION, my DELIVERER…my SHELTER, STRONG TOWER, my very present HELP in time of need!

I hope that as you begin the new year, you can rest firmly in that promise.

Our trivia question for Mystery Monday was: What county in what state is known as the ‘winter lettuce’ capital of the world?  It produces 90% of the lettuce sold in the US from November-March.

The answer? Yuma County, Arizona. (source: Good Housekeeping)

Our winner was Tanya of Mount Vernon.

Our word of the day was SALUBRIOUS – an adjective meaning favorable to or promoting health.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Baubles and Mistletoe

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The last two days, we’ve shared a couple of ‘Words of the Day’ that we seem to only hear this time of year…

Bauble: this word sounds like BOBBLE but refers to a common type of decoration or ornament.  Originally, baubles were decorations at the end of batons carried by court jesters.

Mistletoe: this is a plant or herb that is hung from a doorway or ceiling that encourages a kiss.  Why?  The History Channel explains in an article posted in 2013: click here to read it

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Grand Thanksgiving fun facts!

Here’s a great read on some Thanksgiving fun facts from a CNN article a few years back…

Check out the photo of the official face of the new Mount Vernon Grand Hotel – thanks to Denny Taylor of MVNU for the picture!

The Grand

Remember that we’re bringing back GO GREEN WITH BIG BLUE ON BLACK FRIDAY this week…listen to The Morning Thing Friday morning for all the details!

Also, we’ll plan to see you at the annual WeRunMV Turkey Trot tomorrow morning, registration at 8:00, race at 9:00.  Also we’ll be at the Mount Vernon Christmas Parade and Walk Sunday – Rachel Radcliff and I will be pushing shopping carts in the parade for the 2015 Food For The Hungry drive!  Bring some cans and/or money to drop in our cart!

Our word of the day is cornucopia – meaning a symbol of plenty, usually using something horn-shaped, to show an overflowing of something good.

Thanks for listening and Happy Thanksgiving!  We’ll be back on Friday.

-Joe

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