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Praise Thursday and Colton Dixon

Today on Praise Thursday we continued to discuss the five habits to help us lead like Jesus from the book Lead Like Jesus. We focused on solitude which is being completely alone with God.

Jesus modeled solitude for us:

  • When preparing for the tests of leadership and ministry, Jesus spent forty days alone in the desert. (Mathew 4)
  • Before Jesus chose His twelve apostles from among His followers He spent the night alone in the desert hills (Luke 6)
  • When Jesus received the news of John the Baptist’s death he took a boat to a lonely place. (Mathew 14)
  • After the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus went up in the hills by Himself. (Mathew 14)

It was in these times of preparing to lead, making important decisions, handling bad news, and dealing with praise and recognition that Jesus modeled for us the value of spending time alone to seek re-calibration of our spiritual instruments for finding the “true north” of God’s will and pleasure.

Where in the World is Colton Dixon?

Casey Gray found Colton Dixon at the Gazebo, in the Grove on the Mount Vernon Nazarene University Campus.  She has won two tickets to Sonfest 2015 on September 26th!

If you would a chance to win tickets tune in to The Morning Thing 6-9am for a clue every hour also check our social media for a clue during the day! At 4:30pm tune in to the Afternoon Drive to call in guess!

Word of the Day

Vendetta

noun- a prolonged and bitter feud or rival

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Who Knew Today Was Play-Doh Day?!

Today was both National Play-Doh Day and Who Knew Wednesday, so play-doh-4-packI combined the two and talked all about Play-Doh on the show!

First, I gave you a little information on Play-Doh Day, which you can find here.

I shared a lot of fun facts about the childhood favorite toy, and you can find all of that here and here.

I also found this awesome page on the Hasbro website where you it shows you step-by-step directions on how to create Play-Doh masterpieces. Click here to find all 214 different creations and directions.

Our Word of the Day was velar, an adjective which describes the sound produced when the back of your tongue touches the soft palette. You can read more on that here.

I also gave you some information on SonFest 2015, and you can find everything you’ll need to know here.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Game Time Tuesday – Aladdin Jr. & Emergency Preparedness

Today was Game Time Tuesday on the Afternoon Drive,  and Faith and I gave away some Aladdin Jr. tickets!

We played song poetry with the lyrics, Yeah, it’s like a new day/ Woke up to hear You say/ I came to give you life/ So spread your wings and fly. Lisa from Fredericktown called in and guessed that those lyrics belong to Jamie Grace’s song Do Life Big.

We had a buzzword stumper for the word “after”.

We also told you it was Get Ready Day, a day where we are reminded to make emergency preparedness plans. You can read more on that day here. We also told you about this website, where you can find tons of information on how to plan, and what exactly you should even plan for.

Our Word of the day was viridity, a noun meaning innocence. You can read more on that here.

Have a terrific Tuesday evening!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday – School Lunches

Today was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive and we had a Mystery Question about school lunches.

A recent study (which you can find here) researched the amount of time students had to eat their school lunches, and how that impacted their food choices and the nutritional value they received. I asked you what the premium amount of time students needed to eat was, and Sarah from Lexington called in and correctly guessed 25 minutes.

I recapped the Fredericktown Tomato Show and told you all about the pictures from the 4 days of the Tomato Show, which you can find here.

Our Word of the Day was vaunted, an adjective meaning described as good or great, or often praised. You can read more on that here.

Have an awesome week!

-Jess

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 9/11

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Plumb – Exhale

9: Passion ft. Kristian Stanfill – Even So Come

8: Hawk Nelson – Drops In The Ocean

7: Josh Wilson – That Was Then, This Is Now

6: For King & Country – Shoulders

5: Third Day ft. All Sons & Daughters – Soul On Fire

4: Hillsong UNITED – Touch The Sky

3: Chris Tomlin – At The Cross (Love Ran Red)

2: Francesca Battistelli – Holy Spirit

1: MercyMe – Flawless

NEW MUSIC ADDS FOR 9/11 (Click each for video)

Jordan Feliz – The River

Laura Story – Till I Met You

You can watch the webcast of Night Of Joy tonight and tomorrow night here.

Our Word of the Day was turophile, a noun meaning a lover of cheese. You can read more on that here.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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Praise Thursday with War Room Prayers and Tomato Bread!

tomato bread

Today we talked about the power of prayer and resources about prayer from the War Room film.  Here is a website where you can find church, child and small group resources from War Room.

Prayer is described this way by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges in their book, Lead Like Jesus:

“Seeking God’s will through prayer, waiting in faith for an answer, acting in accordance with that answer, and being at peace with the outcome call for a level of spiritual maturity that will keep anyone seeking to lead like Jesus in the posture of a lifelong learner.”

We also had live updates from Jess and Faith at the Fredericktown Tomato Show…

We are looking to taste TOMATO BREAD from the show as our unofficial goal for this year’s event.  Do you know someone who makes or sells tomato bread?  We want to hear from you/them!!

Today’s word of the day was TELEOLOGICAL, an adjective describing something related to teleology, which is the study of evidences of design in nature.

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

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Who Knew The Fredericktown Tomato Show Was So Cool?!

Today’s Who Knew Wednesday highlighted the Fredericktown Tomato Show, since today is it’s first day!

You can just head on over here for all the information you need on the Tomato Show.

And don’t forget about the shuttles for Fredericktown! They begin each day at 4pm in Mount Vernon, and run as follows…they start at noon Saturday…
PICK UP:
Riverside Park, 4:00 (noon Saturday)
Public Square, 4:07 (12:07)
Columbia School, 4:12 (12:12)
MVHS Stadium, 4:17 (12:17)
Hiawatha Park, 4:29 (12:29)
Dan Emmett Elementary, 4:37 (12:37)
Fredericktown Tomato Show, 5:00 (1:00)

Our word of the day was tantamount, an adjective meaning equal to something in value, meaning, or effect. You can read more on that here.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Game Time Tuesday – 9/8

Today was Game Time Tuesday on the Afternoon Drive and we had 2 rounds of song poetry!

Kristen from Mount Vernon won our first round when she correctly guessed that the lyrics, We’ve been remade by grace/ We’ve all got new names/ And nothing we do could ever change/ What He did that day, belong to Josh Wilson’s song That Was Then, This Is Now.

Our second round of song poetry used these lyrics:

Your presence in this place
Your glory on our face
We’re looking to the sky
Descending like a cloud
You’re standing with us now
Lord, unveil our eyes

Dante from Gambier called in and correctly guessed that those lyrics are from Open Up The Heavens by Meredith Andrews.

We told you about Momentum, the radio conference some of our staff is leaving for tomorrow morning, which includes the Night of Joy music festival on Disney World! You can actually watch part of the Night of Joy festivities over here on Friday and Saturday night.

Our Word of the Day was tortuous, an adjective meaning complicated, or having many twists and turns. You can read more on that here.

Also, make sure you check out the Knox Area Transit information for the Fredericktown Tomato Show. Shuttle service is $5.00 round trip.

Shuttles begin at 4pm tomorrow in Mount Vernon, and run tomorrow, Thursday and Friday as follows…they start at noon Saturday…
PICK UP:
Riverside Park, 4:00 (noon Saturday)
Public Square, 4:07 (12:07)
Columbia School, 4:12 (12:12)
MVHS Stadium, 4:17 (12:17)
Hiawatha Park, 4:29 (12:29)
Dan Emmett Elementary, 4:37 (12:37)
Fredericktown Tomato Show, 5:00 (1:00)

Have a terrific Tuesday evening!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday – War Room, Dating, and American Girl

Today’s Afternoon Drive was packed full of fun stuff!

First, we told you all about the Fredericktown Tomato Show, which will take place later this week. Head on over here for all the info.

We also told you the War Room went #1 in the box office for its second weekend! You can see the trailer and find out more information on the film over here.

Today was also Mystery Monday and we talked about a recent study on dating profiles. The study said 1/4th of men listed on their online dating profile that they would not a woman if she had ______, and we asked you to fill in the blank. Bobbi from Centerburg called in and correctly guessed that the answer was multiple cats.

We also recapped a story the Morning Thing did earlier today about Luna Moreland, a local young woman who is in the running to star in the newest American Girl Movie. You can vote for Luna by clicking here. You do have to create an account, but it’s free and takes approximately 3 seconds. The deadline to vote is noon tomorrow (Tuesday 9/8).

Our Word of the Day was tweep, a noun which simply means a person who uses Twitter. You can read more on that here.

Thanks for listening and have an awesome week!

-Jess

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