WNZR is excited to celebrate 35 years this Friday! Click this link to find out how you can be part of a day of prayer and praise on Friday.
Clergy Appreciation month starts Friday, yep, that’s October 1st…listen to The Morning Thing starting Monday and learn how you can nominate a member of your pastoral staff.
– I was born on this day in 1901 in Rome, Italy – I am referred to as one of the ‘fathers’ of the atomic bomb – I won the Nobel Prize for Physics – I worked on Project Y in Los Alamos as part of the Manhattan project – I died on November 28, 1954 of stomach cancer
I am…Enrico Fermi…
Congratulations to Beth (birthday girl) from Mount Vernon, who guessed correctly and wins the $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup.
It’s Artist Newsday and both Sidewalk Prophets and for King and Country made huge announcements over the weekend.
Yesterday, Sidewalk Prophets announced their “Great Big Family Christmas” tour. It is a tour about making Christmas memories. The tour will feature some of Sidewalk Prophets’ hit songs as well as some of their own personal Christmas favorites. The tour will also have different goodies for the guests.
One of their stops along the way will be in Ashland on December 4th.
For King and Country released their new single “For God Is With Us” this past Friday. Along with the release of the song, the duo also put out the song’s music video on YouTube. The video places Joel and Luke Smallbone in an array of locations, from valleys to cityscapes, driving home that God is with us no matter the time or place.
The two brothers shared in a statement: “This song speaks to all circumstances. No matter hardship or great delight, we can all take great comfort in God being with us.”
The song’s release follows the news that For King and Country are among the leaders of the 2021 Dove Award nominations as the duo has been nominated seven times (Artist of the Year, Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, Christmas/Special Event Album, Recorded Music Packaging, and Long Form Video). The 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards will air exclusively on Trinity Broadcasting Network Friday, October 22.
These articles along with more news in the Christian industry can be found at jesusfreakhideout.com.
My rock my shield my firm foundation I know I will not be shaken You remind me Where my help comes from
Congratulations to Bonnie of Mount Vernon for correctly guessing the artist and title for this week’s song – Truth I’m Standing On from Leanna Crawford! She wins the $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup.
Name something that the city of Chicago is known for: 1- The Chicago Fire 2- The Windy City 3- Willis Tower 4- The Chicago Bulls/Michael Jordan
Congratulations to Jennifer from Centerburg, who guessed the top two answers and wins the $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup. It’s also her birthday today!
Praise the Lord it’s Friday! Here’s this week’s countdown:
10. Tasha Layton – Look What You’ve Done 9. Casting Crowns – Scars in Heaven 8. Rhett Walker – Gospel Song 7. Matthew West – What If? 6. Big Daddy Weave – All Things New 5. CAIN – Yes He Can 4. Phil Wickham – House of the Lord 3. Evan Craft f/Danny Gokey & Redimi2 – Be Alright 2. Elevation Worship – Rattle 1. Anne Wilson – My Jesus (5th week at #1)
We also talked about how Friends debuted on this day in 1944, the Women’s Volleyball team playing Taylor University, and we also talked about how this week is national prayer and praise.
We prayed over the air.
We also had our weekly Who Am I? segment.
Here is the description of this person.
I was born on this day in 1958
I have three children Amos, Matteo, and Virginia
I am Italian
I studied law at the University of Pisa
I am also a singer
The answer is: Andrea Bocelli
Congratulations to Ron Butcher of Mount Vernon for winning a $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup for guessing the correct answer.
Today, we gave updates on some of your favorite Christian artists. This week? TobyMac and Bethel Music are in the news!
TobyMac released his brand new single, “Promised Land” this past Friday. This song from the seven time Grammy Award Winner serves as a follow up to his previous single “Help is on the Way”, that sat #1 on the charts for multiple weeks at launch.
Also on Friday, TobyMac simultaneously premiered the music video on Facebook in honor of his grandfather, a miner in West Virginia, where TobyMac’s own father grew up in a mining camp. “It was a hard life,” he says. “A life where I imagine they must have really wondered where in the world is my promised land?”
Ultimately, he says of the song, “The lyrics land where I want my life to land: that the promised land is no land at all, but a relationship with the King that loves us deeply. It turns from where’s my promised land, to you’re my promised land. Maybe the promised land we’re looking for is no place at all, but a person named Jesus.”
TobyMac takes the road once again this fall for his “Hits Deep” tour in Moline, IL on October 2nd. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, September 23rd and can be found at https://tobymac.com/tour.
Bethel Music will release their new album Homecoming this Friday! This album marks the first time all members of the collective are on one album. Also joining them will be Gable Price, Matt Redman, and Naomi Raine, among others.
Reflecting on recording Homecoming, Jonathan David Helser shares “during the live recording of “Homecoming” my heart was stirred with the image of building an altar. Each song was like a stone stacked upon each other and as we poured out our offering of worship, God’s presence came like fire on the altar. My dream for this album is that many more hearts would come to this altar of songs and encounter the Presence of God and be changed forever.”
I don’t know what it’s like to be you You don’t know what it’s like to be me What if we’re all the same in different kinds of ways? Can you, can you _______?
A: Relate from For King & Country!!
Congratulations to Linda of Utica for winning TWO $5 gift cards to Everlasting Cup by giving us the title and artist of this week’s song poetry.
Jonathon shared Adam Holz’s words about “Pruned to Thrive.” Read it here!
Name a kind of footwear a bride would never wear on her wedding day: 1- sneakers (51 votes) 2- boots (14) 3- slippers (12) 4- sandals (9) 5- flats (6) 6- thongs (4)
Congratulations to Kristi from Mount Vernon, who guessed the top two answers and wins the $5 gift card to Everlasting Cup.
Praise the Lord it’s Friday! Here’s this week’s countdown:
10. Casting Crowns – Scars in Heaven 9. CeCe Winans – Believe For It 8. Rhett Walker – Gospel Song 7. Matthew West – What If? 6. Phil Wickham – House of the Lord 5. Big Daddy Weave – All Things New 4. CAIN – Yes He Can 3. Evan Craft f/Danny Gokey & Redimi2 – Be Alright 2. Elevation Worship – Rattle 1. Anne Wilson – My Jesus (4th week at #1)
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – new songs added to the WNZR playlist this week – look for video links below!
Driving Notes 