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Good Morning America & YouTube Play Buttons!

Today for Artist Newsday we shared stories about Casting Crowns and for KING & COUNTRY. Long-standing CCM band, Casting Crowns, hit a great new milestone with surpassing 1 million subscribers on YouTube. They got the golden YouTube play button for reaching that subscriber count. Read more here.

for KING & COUNTRY will be performing on Good Morning America both on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Read the full story and learn more details by clicking here.

We got a rockstar preacher,
Who won’t wake us from our dreams,
We want our blessings in our pocket,
We keep our missions overseas,
But for the hurting in our cities,
Would we even cross the street?

Congratulations to Tim of Mount Vernon for correctly guessing that those lyrics were from Casting Crowns with their song “Start Right Here”, he won a $5 Gift Card to Everlasting Cup!

Thanks for listening!
– Alyssa & Lexie

The Blessing of a Father

Today for Monday Motivation we shared a devotional from Our Daily Bread called “The Father’s Blessing” written by Winn Collier. It talked about the importance of fatherhood and how God blesses us as a good Father. Read the full devotional here.

Name a sign that people disobey.

1 – Stop (60 votes)
2 – Yield (9 votes)
3 – Do not enter (8 votes)
4 – No littering (5 votes)
5 – Speed limit (4 votes)
6 – No smoking (4 votes)

Congratulations to Denny of Mount Vernon who correctly guessed the top two answers and won a $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup!

Thanks for listening!
– Alyssa

So You Want to Talk About Job?

Today for Praise Thursday we shared about a new project coming up from Theater of War Productions in partnership with Kenyon College called The Book of Job Project, which will feature many acclaimed actors. It will be a live reading of the classic Hebrew story on Zoom. You can learn more and listen to the full interview by clicking here.

We also shared devotionals from Our Daily Bread, the first one was called “A String of Yeses” which talked about how powerful Mary of the Mother of Jesus’ yeses were in the story of salvation and Jesus. Read it by clicking here.

We also shared one called “Growing into Giving” which talked about the importance of giving, especially during this time of year. Read it by clicking here.

Q: How many wise men brought gifts to Jesus?

A: The Bible never says, it is assumed at least three since there were three gifts mentioned.

Congratulations to Cheryl of Utica for answering our Bible Trivia question for today and winning a $5 Gift Card to Everlasting Cup!

Thanks for listening!
– Alyssa and Joe

Putting It On Vinyl!

Today for Artist Newsday we shared two stories about Lauren Daigle and Josh Wilson. Lauren Daigle announced she will be releasing a limited-edition vinyl record of her album Look Up Child (which includes tracks “You Say,” “Rescue,” and Still “Rolling Stones”) on December 11th. Learn more by clicking here.

Josh Wilson has done a mash-up of his new great song “Revolutionary” and the Christmas classic “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” read more and watch the video by clicking here.

I was stacking up the years I spent trading punches with the enemy
Built myself a double thick stone
Tower of lies, higher than the eye could see
Trapped in my flesh and bone

Congratulations to Faith from Howard, Ohio for correctly guessing that those lyrics were from Andrew Ripp and his song “Jericho”. She won a $5 gift card from Everlasting Cup!

Thanks for listening!
– Alyssa and Joe

God Will Uphold You

Today for Praise Thursday we shared two devotionals. The first one we shared was called God Holds Us from Our Daily Bread and it talked about how God will uphold us through tough times when we call him. Read it by clicking here.

The second devotional we shared talked about a story about Heathcliff the cat and how contentment is a learned behavior. Read it by clicking here.

BIBLE TRIVIA

Q: Who asked Pilate for Jesus’ body after the crucifixion?

A: Joseph of Arimathea

Congratulations to Lyle from Gambier for correctly answer that question and winning a $5 Gift Card from Everlasting Cup.

Thanks for listening!
– Alyssa & Lexie

God’s Amazing Creation

Today for Praise Thursday we shared two devotionals from Our Daily Bread. The first one talked about God’s amazing creation and how Earth is perfectly placed showing the care of our Designer. Read it by clicking here.

The second one we shared is called Golden Scars and it talks about how beautiful our scars can be and how they show God’s faithfulness. Read it by clicking here.

BIBLE TRIVIA

Q: How many books are in the New Testament?

A: 27

Congratulations to Elizabeth of Mount Vernon for correctly answering our Bible Trivia question. She won a $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup!

Thanks for listening!
– Alyssa & Lexie

God’s Love Reaches Everyone!

Today for Praise Thursday we shared devotionals from Our Daily Bread. The first one we shared talked about God’s long reach that is His love for us. Read it by clicking here.

We also shared a devotional about how important it is to be together with people, in communion and relationship with one another as we were made to be. Read it by clicking here.

BIBLE TRIVIA

Q: What name is Paul of Tarsus known before he begins his missionary activity?

A: Saul

Congratulations to Linda from Utica for correctly answering our Bible Trivia question and winning a $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup!

Thanks for listening!
– Lexie and Alyssa

Enduring Prayers

Today for Praise Thursday we shared two devotionals from Our Daily Bread. We shared a devotional talking about the importance to focus on listening to God above all else. Read it by clicking here.

We also shared a devotional about how prayers continue to live on and how they are precious to God. Read it by clicking here.

BIBLE TRIVIA

Q: To what city was Saul traveling when he encountered a great and blinding light?

A: Damascus

Congratulations to Elizabeth from Mt. Vernon who correctly guessed the answer to our question and won a $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup.

Thanks for listening!
– Alyssa and Lexie

Remember The Water!

Today for Praise Thursday we shared two inspirational devotionals. Alyssa shared a devotional from Our Daily Bread called More Than Water talking about the importance of remembering our baptism and what that means. You can read it by clicking here.

Joe shared a devotional talking about being above all the concerns and fights of the world. Read Stay Above the Fray by clicking here.

Bible Trivia

Q: What was the disciple Matthew’s profession?

A: Tax Collector

Congratulations to Kathy from Mount Vernon for correctly guessing the answer to that question. She won a $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup!

Thanks for listening!
– Alyssa, Joe, and Lexie

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