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The Official Blog of WNZR's Afternoon Drive

Who Knew? Christmas, Cheese and GPS

wednesdayWe’ve got a mix of topics for you today on WHO KNEW WEDNESDAY…

Our annual partnership with Operation Christmas Child kicks off this month,  April 23rd is OCC’s National Volunteer Week. Find out how you or your church/organization can connect with OCC by clicking here.  We also gave away one of these today!

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Congratulations to Darlene from Fredericktown who won our monthly prize, the OCC Tervis Tumbler!

Other who knew tidbits today:

It’s Grilled Cheese day! Celebrate with some melted goodness between two pieces of your favorite bread.

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and is GPS turning off your brain?  Scientific American has the details about a recent study in the UK: read more here from MIT Tech Review.

Our word of the day: rebarbative (re-BAR-buh-tiv) an adjective meaning something that causes irritation, or annoyance.

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

Uplifting Game Time Tuesday

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Today for Game Time Tuesday we played Song Poetry and Name That Tune for two chances at a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.  For Song Poetry our song was Just Be Held by Casting Crowns, and our winner was Bridgette.  For Name That Tune our song was My Lighthouse by Rend Collective, and our winner was Travis of Mount Vernon.  Congratulations to Bridgette and Travis!

For uplifting news today we shared a story about a man who has engineered a van with two washers and two dryers to help local homeless people do laundry for free.  To read more click HERE.

Our word of the day today is Rampike, a noun that means a dead tree, especially the bleached skeleton or splintered trunk of a tree killed by fire, lightning, or wind.

Mystery Monday: Return of the Mystery Box

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For Mystery Monday this week we saw the return of the Mystery Box, and hidden within was can of Lysol Disinfectant Spray.  Dan from Howard called in and won, so he has a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley coming his way.

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Since Dan won so quickly we also decided to ask a mystery question, which Brad of Mount Vernon won.  Since Big Ben (the bell) was cast on this day 159 years ago, we asked how much Big Ben weighs (13 tons) and what the name of the tower Big Ben resides in is (The Elizabeth Tower.)

Our word of the day today is Mensch, a noun that means a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.

NZ Top 10 – week of 4/7

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10. Casting Crowns – One Step Away
9. Tenth Avenue North – I Have This Hope
8. NEEDTOBREATHE – Testify
7. We Are Messengers – Magnify
6. MercyMe – Even If
5. Hillsong Worship – What a Beautiful Name
4. Zach Williams – Chain Breaker
3. Micah Tyler – Never Been a Moment
2. Danny Gokey – Rise
1. TobyMac – Love Broke Through

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY:
Skillet – Stars (video here)
Hollyn – In Awe (video here)

Wendy’s Cougar Trivia #1: MVNU baseball is playing Goshen College this weekend. What is Goshen’s mascot? Answer – The Maple Leafs. Congratulations to Stacey of Fredericktown for winning the $5 gift certificate to Wendy’s of Mount Vernon.

Question #2: MVNU recently had two runners qualify for the NAIA National Marathon in May.  Who are they? Brennan Crawford and MaKenzie McKirgan. Congratulations to Grace from Mount Vernon for guessing correctly.

Today’s WORD OF THE DAY: inveterate (in-VET-ih-rit); an adjective meaning settled or confirmed in a habit, feeling or practice.

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

Praise Thursday – Let it be Love

Good afternoon! Most things are back to normal here after Lifeline, and I took the show today to rehash some of the topics we hit during Lifeline, and also to thank you for your incredible support of our ministry!
If you would like to hear our staff testimonies, why we love working at WNZR and what ‘Let it be Love’ means to us, all you have to do is click here and then click on the hyperlink of the name of the DJ who’s testimony you want to listen to!

I rehashed a little bit of our Lifeline theme today, so I talked about Romans 5:8, and how God still sent His son to die for us even we didn’t deserve it. We are sinful, and while on earth, we will always be sinful. Jesus died knowing that we aren’t perfect, but He died in hopes that one day, because of Him, we will be.

I talked today about Jordan Feliz and his song ‘Beloved’. That song holds such a great encouragement because you ARE beloved. This world is going to tell you so many lies, but in this song, Jordan Feliz says to forget the lies you’ve heard, and to rise above the hurt because we are children of God. That is the truth and that is the truth that we need to focus on.
Also, today, I talked about MercyMe’s new song ‘Even If’. There are days where we feel awful. We feel defeated. We feel broken. It’s easy to sing when nothing is wrong, but when we feel destroyed, it’s not so easy anymore. God is able to do more than we could ever ask or imagine, and the song talks about how we know that God is able and how we know that God can do all things, but sometimes our plans don’t line up. The hardest part of going through a trial is saying “Even if You don’t, God, You are still my hope. You are still good, and I will continue to put my hope in you alone.” This is my challenge to you this week, whatever trial you are going through, walking through fire, feeling like David up against Goliath, when you pray to God, say “I know you can do this, but even if you don’t, Lord, you are still my hope.”

The word of the day today was: PROGNOSTICATE /präɡˈnästəˌkāt/
This word is a verb that means to foretell or prophesy (an event in the future).
To read more on the history of this word, click here!

Deep Dish Pizza!

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Deep Dish Pizza Day is today!  A chance to celebrate Chicago-style, pan or stuffed pizza.

Just look at this wonderful image!

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Here are some links to some of the top Windy City deep dish ‘joints’ out there:

Lou Malnati’s

Pizzeria Uno (nationwide chain)

Giordano’s (nationwide chain)

Geno’s East (in your grocer’s freezer)

Here’s a recipe from Taste of Home magazine to try it yourself.

Our WORD OF THE DAY is…yes, you guessed it…PIZZA! A flat, open-faced baked pie of Italian origin, consisting of a thin layer of bread dough topped with spiced tomato sauce and cheese, often garnished with anchovies, sausage slices, mushrooms, etc.

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

Games, Uplifting News, and Lifeline!

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Today for Game Time Tuesday we played song poetry and name that tune.  Congratulations to Sherrisa from Howard, she called in and correctly told us our song was Rise by Danny Gokey.  We also played Name That Tune, and congratulations to Issac from Belleville who correctly told us our tune was Brother by NEEDTOBREATHE.

For uplifting news today we shared a story about, how some puppies who lost their mother found a dog who just lost her puppies.  Its truly an uplifting story.  If you’d like to read the full story and see some pictures and video, click HERE.

Our word of today was coze, this means to have a friendly talk; a chat.

Mystery Box Calculations…

 

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I’m stressing out a bit…I see buttons that say SIN, COS and TAN.  It’s the Mystery Monday Mystery Box item!

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Congratulations to Sarah from Mount Vernon, who helped me figure it out and wins a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Lifeline 2017 starts Wednesday with our annual Day of Prayer and Praise!  Click here to learn more.

Our Word of the Day is sarcasm, a noun meaning  a sharp, satirical or maybe ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain.

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

NZ Top 10 – March 24th

Happy Spring! (I do think I can say that with confidence now!)
No better way to celebrate this warm weather than by counting down the top ten songs of the week! Let’s get right to it!

10. Even If – MercyMe
9. King of the World – Natalie Grant
8. One Step Away – Casting Crowns
7. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
6. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
5. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
4. Magnify – We Are Messengers
3. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
2. Rise – Danny Gokey
1. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac

This week we went Behind the Mic with experimental, folk-rock, worship band Rend Collective, and they told us a little bit more about their song ‘You Will Never Run”. You can listen to their song here, and if you’d like to hear more from Rend Collective about their song, check out the interview they did with New Release Today here!

We heard new music today from Casting Crowns and Mandisa!
Check out Casting Crowns new song “Oh my Soul” from their album ‘The Very Next Thing’,  and Mandisa’s new single, “Unfinished” here!

Our Back-to-Back artist feature this week was Passion Worship Band.
This band consists of quite a few familiar Christian artists including Matt Redman, David Crowder, Chris Tomlin, and more! Check out their songs ‘Even so Come‘ and ‘Remember‘!

Lincoln Brewster took us back to 2006 today with his song ‘Everlasting God‘
and Phil Whickham took us back  to 2013 with his song ‘This is Amazing Grace‘

Thanks for listening!
Enjoy this beautiful weekend!
-Lilly

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