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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 6/10

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Grace Wins – Matthew West

9: Breathe – Jonny Diaz

8: Diamonds – Hawk Nelson

7: If We’re Honest – Francesca Battistelli

6: Everything Comes Alive – We Are Messengers

5: You Are Loved – Stars Go Dim

4: Just Be Held – Casting Crowns

3: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down

2: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

1: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

 

NEW MUSIC ADDS (Click each to hear the song)

Priceless – For King & Country

Dear Younger Me – MercyMe

 

We also had our monthly focus on Operation Christmas Child. You can find out everything you need to know about how you can support their ministry year-round by clicking here.

 

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

 

 

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The values series: Intimacy

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John 13: 34-35 says,”A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (NIV).

Today we continue our series on values, inspired by Craig Groeschel’s book, #Struggles. The focus today is on restoring the value of intimacy.  Intimacy is defined as a close familiarity or friendship. In 2016, Craig believes our definition of friendship has evolved, but not necessarily for the good.

Pew Research found in 2014 that the average American has 338 Facebook friends, but most Americans say they have just two close friends and 25% of Americans say they have NO close friends.

We also can fall into the trap of desiring immediate affirmation, since that’s what we get many times on social media.  I just posted something today about one of my favorite restaurants and got pretty excited when people started responding within a minute.

The key to intimacy is that it takes time to develop…and ideally we should be focused on cultivating intimacy with God and our spouse/family.  So how can we work to restore intimacy?

  • Remember what the Bible says: “and let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another” (Hebrews 10:25)
  • “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.”(Romans 12: 9-10)
  • we have to be physically present in a conversation, not tethered to a phone, tablet or laptop (yes, we can be tethered even if it’s wireless)
  • we need to be willing to go deeper in our connections with spouses, family members and those around us.  There’s a difference between praying for someone and praying with them.

Remember, they will know we are Christians by our love, not our likes!

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Who Knew About These Free Summer Activities In Knox County?!

centerburgToday was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and we highlighted a lot of fun summer activities for you and your family to enjoy in Knox County, and everything on our list just so happened to be FREE!

Here’s the list of everything we talked about (click on each for more information):

 

You can click here to see a complete calendar of events happening in Knox County.

Our Word of the Day was onomatopoeia (on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh), a noun meaning the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. Head over here to read more on that.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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818 per second?

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(photo courtesy USA Today)

Okay, I get that we like hot dogs in this country, but this statistic is a bit staggering…USA Today reports that Americans eat about 7 billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day.  That’s 818 hot dogs eaten EVERY SECOND. Eddie says blame it on those hot dog eating contests.

We also shared information about our 2016 version of ‘Take Dad to Dinner.’ Click here to find out more about nominating your dad to win dinner and a DVD!

Song Poetry today was from Danny Gokey’s ‘Tell Your Heart to Beat Again.’ Congratulations to Brenda from Mount Vernon for winning the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley and the Pier House Coffee Shop. Name that Tune was a clip from Phil Wickham’s ‘Your Love Amazes Me,’ and Andrew of Big Prairie, OH won the certificate.

Today’s Word of the Day is villatic (vi-LAT-ick), an adjective meaning of or relating to the country or a farm, or something rural.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

 

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Remembering June 6th

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(photos courtesy of the U.S. Army Militaria Forum)

Today we remember the significance of this day, June 6, where 72 years ago Allied Forces landed over 160,000 troops on the beaches of Normandy.  The event was a turning point in Europe during World War II.

The Museum of the Bible shared today in its daily email that during the war, Heart Shield Bibles were produced to fit in a soldier’s pocket.  These gold-plated steel bibles were a protection from bullets but also contained an inscription of encouragement from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Today we also brought back the Mystery Box. I hid and you helped Eddie guess the item, which was a mini Twix Bar!  Congratulations to Susan of Mount Vernon who won the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley. Let’s just say Eddie enjoyed eating the mystery today.
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Today’s Word of the Day was a proper one: Normandy, the site of the primary D-Day landing. Normandy is a region in northern France along the English Channel, invaded and settled by Scandinavians in the 10th century.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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May is…gone already?

Summer is officially here, you might say.  It’s hard to believe this is the last day of May, yet, here we are.

Eddie celebrated his 19th birthday Monday with his family. His signature gift was a baritone ukulele (see picture).koloa-baritone-ukulele

We also spent a fun Saturday at the Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival and were happy to be part of the Mount Vernon Memorial Day Parade.

Congratulations to our winners for Game Time Tuesday: Lisa from Danville and Beth from Howard both won $5 gift certificates to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.  Our Song Poetry song was ‘Great is Our God’ by Plumb, and our Name that Tune song was ‘It’s Not Over Yet’ by For King and Country.

Today’s Word of the Day is MUGWUMP (just like it sounds), a noun that is 1800’s slang for a person who cannot make up his or her mind; someone indecisive.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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The importance of remembering

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This coming Monday is Memorial Day – a holiday established originally as ‘Decoration Day,’ to remember the fallen of the Civil War.  It became a national holiday in 1971 and now covers all of America’s fallen in military service of the country.

So how do we reconcile Memorial Day with our faith?  Sometimes that’s difficult because the holiday becomes more about the USA or more about picnics and barbecues then about the people and families impacted.

Andy Rau from BibleGateway.com wrote an article in 2013 that reminds us that memorials and monuments are an important part of history and culture, including the people of biblical times.  You can read his article by clicking here.

Honor is also an important concept we need to think about on Memorial Day.  We honor those who have served.  After all, we live in a country where we can worship freely and those men and women have defended that right…but we also honor their memory by praying for the families that have experienced loss. John 15:13 says: “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

We may not always agree with the decisions that lead to and influence war, but we can honor those who protect us. Romans 13:7 reminds us: “Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.”

Another good read is last year’s Memorial Day blog by Ed Stetzer of Lifeway Research, now with Wheaton College. You can read it here.

Today’s Word of the Day is MILQUETOAST (MILK-toast), a noun meaning a timid, meek or unassertive person.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

 

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NZ Top Ten

10. If We’re Honest by Francesca Battestelli
9. Everything Comes Alive by We Are Messengers
8. It’s Not Over Yet by for King and Country
7. Good Good Father by Chris Tomlin
6. The River by Jordan Feliz
5. Finally Home by Matthew West
4. Tell Your Heart to Beat Again by Danny Gokey
3. You are Loved by Stars Go Dim
2. Just Be Held by Casting Crowns
1. Trust in You by Lauren Diagle

Today we debuted Jordan Feliz’s new song Never Too Far Gone.  This is a song from his album, The River.  We also have new music from Phil Wickham.  His new song, Your Love Awakens Me is from his brand new Children of God album.

Today’s Word of the Day is woodnote.  Woodnote is a noun which means, a wild or natural musical tone, as that of a forest bird.

Have a great weekend,
Faith

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Let’s tell some stories!

Today is the last show Jess and I will do together! We are so grateful to have the opportunity to work for an amazing station and it’s even better to work with friends!

It’s Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive and today is Tell A Story Day!  Jess and I shared some stories about ourselves.  Why is Today dedicated to telling stories? Well daysoftheyear.com tells us why.

Tell a Story Day is celebrated in the United States, Scotland and the United Kingdom. The aim of the day to get participants telling, sharing and listening to each others stories. It is a celebration of the art of oral storytelling in all of its many forms, whether it be fiction or non-fiction, a tall tale, or folklore. The stories may be told from memory or from a book. Events can be held in community centres, churches, homes and gardens, hospitals, libraries, schools or more unusual venues!

The origin of the day is unknown, but there is surely a story to tell about it – maybe you can make one up for the next Tell a Story Day!

Share a story with your friends and family! Remissness on the memories you made together!   It will be fun to look back and remember all the great things you’ve done with those you love!

Don’t forget the WORD OF THE DAY! Today’s word is alfresco. It is an adverb that means, out-of-doors; the open air; outdoor.

Have a great Wednesday,
Faith

 

 

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