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Game Time Tuesday 12/29

Let’s get ready to Rumble! It’s game time! Today we brought back Buzz Word and and the buzz word was “Christmas!” I know it’s a couple days after Christmas but who says we can’t keep the holiday spirit going! Today’s winner was Jana from Mount Vernon! Congratulations!

We are praying for Natalie Grant’s daughter, Gracie.  She is in the ICU for pneumonia, a collapsed lung, and respiratory distress.  Here is a link to an article to keep you updated on this situation, www.christianbeat.org. Join us as we keep Gracie and the Grant Family in our prayers.

Today’s Word of the Day:
bonhomie [bon-uh–mee]
noun
1. frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner;friendliness; geniality.

Have a great Tuesday night!
-Faith

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Mystery Monday 12/28

Today is Mystery Monday and Jess hid something very tricky in the mystery box! I had to give clues for you to guess what was inside using my five senses.
The hearing test clues were the sound of rolling and the item was around the length of your forearm.
The smell test helped us know that the object smelled like “food that had been in the fridge too long.”
The test made the object’s identity very clear.  It is something put on salads, it’s creamy and zesty and it’s a cream color.
Ruth from Howard called in and correctly guessed the item, which was a bottle of ranch dressing! Congratulations Ruth!

Jess and I shared our favorite food we ate over the Christmas weekend! We both concluded the mashed potatoes we had were amazing and of course all the special Christmas treats!

We also shared our favorite present we received this Christmas! Jess’ favorite present is professional lights she will use for filming videos! My favorite present was an iPad!

We hope you had an amazing Christmas weekend spent with loved ones! We encourage you to keep the spirit of Christmas alive all year round and remember the reason we celebrate! For unto us a child is born!

Have a great Monday Night and join us tomorrow for Game Time Tuesday and your chance to win!

Faith

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The Little Drummer Boy

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The following is from Bill Crowder’s ‘Our Daily Bread’ devotional I shared on the air this week:

“The Little Drummer Boy” is a popular Christmas song written in 1941. It was originally known as “Carol of the Drum” and is based on a traditional Czech carol. Although there isn’t any reference to a drummer boy in the Christmas story in Matthew 1–2 and Luke 2, the point of the carol goes straight to the heart of the meaning of worship. The carol describes how a boy is summoned by the Magi to the scene of Christ’s birth. Unlike the wise men, however, the drummer has no gift—so he gives what he has. He plays his drum, saying, “I played my best for Him.”

This echoes the worship Jesus described when He told of the widow and her two coins: “ ‘Truly I tell you,’ he said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on’ ” (Luke 21:3-4).

All the drummer boy had was his drum and all the poor widow had were her two coins, but the God they worshiped was worthy of their all. He is worthy of our all as well, having given His all for us.

-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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Mary’s song

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One of my favorite passages from the Christmas story in the gospels is the section of Luke 1 commonly referred to as “Mary’s Song.”

Mary’s obedient, humble response to the news that she had earned the Lord’s favor and would carry the Christ child is an incredible passage to read each year:

“My soul glorifies the Lord
47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
49     for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
    holy is his name.
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things
    but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful
55 to Abraham and his descendants forever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.”

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Who Knew…Berries?

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Those boughs of holly…be careful with them!

Today on WHO KNEW we talked about different berries and their role at Christmas. Many people decorate with fake holly because the berries are poisonous and can make people and pets sick.

The acai berry (pronounced uh-SAI) is from Brazil and other parts of Central and South America and tends to be popular around New Year’s because it can promote weight loss and has numerous antioxidants. WebMD has a great summary here.

The cranberry is native to the Eastern US and Canada and is one of the few fruits or berries grown while submerged in water.  Yea, like on those Ocean Spray ads with the cranberry bogs. It’s usually not eaten raw because it’s so tart, but adds a sharp flavor to many dishes at holiday time.

Our word of the day was RASPBERRY – an edible soft fruit related to the blackberry, consisting of a cluster of reddish-pink drupelets (those are the round things; about 100 per each average 4 gram raspberry).

Congratulations to Logan and Neveah – our winners in the WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange!  Thanks for listening!

-Joe and Jess

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Mystery Monday – 12/14

Today was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive!

We took a break from the Mystery Box today since we’re in the middle of the WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange. Congratulations to Barb and Larry, our two winners for today’s show!

Our Christmas Word of the Day was poinsettia, a plant with large, red, pink, or white petals that look like leaves. You can read more on that over here.

Have a great week!

-Jess

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NZ Top 10 – 12/11

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Grace Wins – Matthew West

9: First – Lauren Daigle

8: At The Cross – Chris Tomlin

7: Holy Spirit – Francesca Battistelli

6: Just Be Held – Casting Crowns

5: Same Power – Jeremy Camp

4: Feel It – TobyMac

3: The River – Jordan Feliz

2: My Story – Big Daddy Weave

1: Flawless – MercyMe

NEW MUSIC

Lauren Daigle – Light of the World

Dan Bremnes – Jingle All The Way

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

 

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Praise Thursday 12/10

Today it’s Praise Thursday! We talked about the Kyle Idleman’s book Gods at War.  We focused on the points he makes about the god of me.  More often than not we put ourselves in front of our relationship with God.  Too many times we let things, stuff, people, etc. get in the way of our love for God.

We played WNZR Christmas Exchange and our winners are Abby Pratt from Mount Vernon and Bonnie Taylor of Fredericktown!

Tune in tomorrow for your chance to play when you here the cue to call!

Have a great night!
Faith

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