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The Dad Manifesto for Valentine’s Day

Today we’re re-issuing a Dad Devotional from last week with a new twist:

A Father’s Prayer – Philippians 4:6-7
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

This prayer is simply, “Guide me with my words and actions toward my children…”

So how can we get some practical ideas this Valentine’s Day?

Here’s a great poster from author Jay Payleitner that hangs in my office…and reminds us of 52 things that we as ‘forever fathers’ should not forget…

Dad manifesto

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

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Celebrate Radio Day with Us!

Thanks for hanging out with us today as we celebrate one of our favorite holidays- Radio Day! We celebrated today by sharing some history of the radio and sharing some stories about how radio has had an impact on our lives!

Radio waves were originally discovered by one Heinrich Hertz, following on the heels of his discovery of electromagnetic radiation. While experiments were performed in using this energy to transmit information, it wasn’t until 1890 that the word radio was first applied, when the radio-conducteur was invented by French Physicist Édouard Branly. Previous to this all forms of communication using this discovery was known as wireless communication, but eventually radio spread across the world and became the go-to term. Radio quickly spread to find applications in every conceivable venue, from transmitting information, to broadcasting music, and even serving as a way of transmitting stories. Long before there was TV, there was Radio Theater, (incidentally, this also brought along the creation of Foley artists, but that’s another story entirely).

Radio Day is a great opportunity to remember all those years we spent traveling with Walkman, and enjoying the best and newest music broadcast from your local radio station. Set aside your CD’s and MP3 players, and remember when you discovered new music by what they played on the radio. Dig out that old boom box and drag it down to your local beach or park to reconnect to your local radio community, and remember what the world was like before whatever music we wanted was at our fingertips.

Our Who-Knew Question for today was…
Q: What were the call letters for the first radio station?
A: KDKA
The first commercial radio station was KDKA in Pittsburgh, which went on the air in the evening of Nov. 2, 1920, with a broadcast of the returns of the Harding-Cox presidential election. The success of the KDKA broadcast and of the musical programs that were initiated thereafter motivated others to install similar stations; a total of eight were operating in the United States by the end of 1921.
Congratulations to Matthew who guessed correctly!

We also talked about Tortellini Day in our Who-Knew Food Corner!
Here’s all sorts of recipies for Tortellini to make in this cold weather!

Thanks for listening and making it possible for us to do what we do!
– Lilly and Hannah

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Game Time with Skillet

Today for Artist Newsday, Game Time Tuesday we focused on two more bands – Skillet and Michael W. Smith.

Todd shared how former Flyleaf singer Lacey Sturm is helping Skillet out on their tour this spring while Jen Ledger performs on the Winter Jam 19 tour.  Read more here.

For Song Poetry, our lyrics were:
You spoke a word and life began;
Told oceans where to start and where to end;
You set in motion time and space…

The answer? Stars from Skillet. Congratulations to Ben from Fredericktown who won the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Todd also shared how Michael W. Smith is releasing something new next month.  Read more about it here on MWS’s official website.

Our Name That Tune song today was Michael’s “Healing Rain.” Brock from Butler won the Troyer’s certificate.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd

 

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Mystery Monday: How to face your fears!

Today on the Afternoon Drive, Lily and I had a very informative show on fear and how to face the fears that you have. We also had a great mystery question for your chance to win the $5 gift card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!

The Afternoons Drive's - Todays mystery question.png

Name an animal that would be very quiet if you kept it as a pet.

Answers:

  1. Snake -28
  2. Fish- 26
  3. Cat -17
  4. Lizard- 12
  5. Worm -5
  6. Tarantula and Bat with 3

Congratulations to Christina from Butler who guessed the top two answers and won that $5 gift card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley!! Thanks for listening to us, Christina!

We also talked about Fear, what it is and how to beat it!

Here is the article that we shared from about The Psychology of Fear! 

Here is the article that we shared from about Process of facing fear!

Thanks for listing to the Afternoon Drive, you rock!

-Hannah and Lilly

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NZ Top 10 2/8

Thanks for hanging out with us on this chilly day!
Here’s the countdown for this week!

10. Sanctus Real – Confidence
9. TobyMac – Everything
8. Zach Williams – Survivor
7. Lauren Daigle – You Say
6. MercyMe – Best News Ever
5. Hillson Worship – Who You Say I Am
4. Micah Tyler – Even Then
3. Tauren Wells – Known
2. Josh Baldwin – Stand in Your Love
1. Casting Crowns – Only Jesus

Thanks for listening!
– Lilly and Joe

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The Buck Stops Here?

“The buck stops here” is a phrase made popular by former U.S. President Harry Truman in response to the other common phrase, “pass the buck.”  Truman’s Oval Office sign simply meant that taking responsibility sometimes meant NOT passing on the difficult decisions or actions.

In our devotional “Time With God for Fathers,” by Jack Countryman, he addresses this issue using the framework of Luke 12: 8-9…

8 “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. 9 But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

That means as fathers, we are responsible for the spiritual development of our families, especially our children. Like it or not, we will imprint our character, good, bad or indifferent, on our children. This verse reminds us to reflect God’s character and share His influence openly with our children.

We also shared a devotional today about taking that reflection of God’s character to loving our neighbor.  Exodus 20 commands us to reflect Christ’s love with those around us, also reminds us to avoid petty jealousy:

16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

This is then referenced again by Jesus in Matthew 22: 37-40…

37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

Jack Countryman reminds us here to take time each day as we mentor children to point out the power of God’s presence all around us.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd

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Who Knew Wednesday: Bountiful Idioms!

Today Lilly and I had a ton of laughs with our Who Knew Wednesday topic – Idioms!

What is an idiom you ask? It’s an idiom is a commonly used expression whose meaning does not relate to the literal meaning of its words. Want to know more about Idioms? Here you go!! 

Here is the list of idioms that we shared from today!

Our Who knew Wedsnday trivia question:  The common phrase, which is also considering an idiom,  “If you think that, you have another thing coming” is actually incorrect.  What is the correct way to say this idiom?

Answer: “If you think that, you have another thought coming”

If you want to know more about this, here you go!

Congrats to Bob from Mount Vernon who won that $5 gift card to Troyer’s of Apple Valley and 4 tickets to the AAA Great Vacations Travel Expo!

the who knew food corner

Today was Frozen Yogurt day! We shared with you some fun facts about Yogurt and started a new fad diet?? #froyo30 #froyolio (Disclaimer: We were 100% joking, please don’t do this.)

Thank you so much for listening to the craziness that is the Afternoon Drive – we appreciate YOU!

-Hannah and Lilly

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Artist Newsday…Game Time Tuesday!

Today we shared news from both Meredith Andrews and Big Daddy Weave and tied those artists into our games (pretty sneaky, Todd).

You’ve had to face the music on your own
But there is a sweeter song that calls you home, singing…

That was from Meredith Andrews’s song “You’re Not Alone” – congratulations to Brenda from Mount Vernon who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Read more about Meredith’s upcoming live EP here from CCM online.

Meredith-AndrewsBDW tour

Big Daddy Weave’s “Overwhelmed” was our Name That Tune song.  Here’s a video about their new Alive tour, which will be in Circleville this Thursday night and Dayton on Sunday…

Congratulations to from Lauren from Howard who won the Troyer’s certificate.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd

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Mystery Monday and the KCCC Open House!

Today Lilly and I had a blast checking in with Joe, Daira, and Bre at the Knox County Career Center’s Open House and a chance to win!

Here is today’s Mystery Question:

Question: Give the top two reasons a person would be afraid to change careers.

Answers:

No Experience
Pay Cut
Age
Fear Failure
Lose Job Security

Congratulation to Pat from Mount Vernon who guessed our mystery question and won that $5 gift card to Troyers of Apple Vally and 4 tickets to the AAA Great Vacations Travel Expo!

Here is some of the information on the KCCC Open House that Joe, Daira, and Bre shared with us today!

KCCC Open House Mt. Vernon News Article

Thank you for your support of the Afternoon Drive!!

-Hannah and Lilly

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