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A Fishy Mystery Monday

Today was Mystery Monday and we had the return of the Mystery Box.

After receiving several guesses for things such as Pop-Tarts, strawberries, Popsicles, mini-donuts, and fruit roll-ups, Emily from Howard called in and correctly guessed that the item Joe hid in the box was assorted-flavored Swedish Fish.

We gave you lots of information for On The Road with Big Blue for this week, and you can find out everything you need to know over here.

Our Word of the Day was umpteen, an informal adjective meaning very many or lots of. You can read more on that here.

Have a fantastic week!

-Jess

August 10, 2015 0

Praise Thursday – Operation Christmas Child

Today was Praise Thursday and we had our monthly spotlight on Operation Christmas Child.

We shared a story from Livia, a girl you received an Operation Christmas Child box that significantly impacted her life. You can read the whole thing here.

We encourage you to take advantage of the back to school sales, as well as the tax-free weekend that starts tomorrow, to stock up on things you can put in shoe boxes OCC in a couple of months. You can find more information on Operation Christmas Child over here.

Our Word of the Day was lampoon, a noun that means satire directed at an individual. You can read more on that here.

And don’t forget to click here to make sure you are up to date on all the places we will be On The Road with Big Blue the next few weeks.

Have a great rest of your week!

-Jess

August 6, 2015 0

A Sugary Who Knew Wednesday

Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the show, and we decided to do something a little different.

Joe talked about his experience in the bulk candy store at the Ohio State Fair on Monday, so we opened the phones and asked you to call in and tell us what candies you would pick if you could go into a candy store and choose 8 different 4 ounce bags of candy.

Joe chose Indian Corn, Mike & Ike’s, Swedish Fish, Maple Nut Goodies, peach rings, honey roaster cashews, orange slices, and Reese’s Pieces.

I said that I would get 3 bags of dark chocolate covered raisins, and then one bag each of peach rings, sour gummy worms, M&Ms, blue raspberry Sour Patch Kids, and blue raspberry sour tape.

We received several calls from people saying they would choose Chick-o-sticks, black licorice, chocolate covered raisins, malt balls, Bit-O-Honey, JuJu Fish, Sno Caps, Skittles, Laffy Taffy, Swedish Fish, Twix, Sweet Tarts, Smarties, and gummy bears.

Joe also shared a list of the top 25 selling candies, which you can find over here.

Our Word of the Day was forswear, a verb meaning to promise to stop doing or give up something. You can read more on that here.

Plus, don’t forget to head over here to see all the information on where we will be during the next week of On The Road with Big Blue.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

August 5, 2015 0

Game Time Tuesday – 8/4

Today was Game Time Tuesday on the Afternoon Drive.

We played song poetry with these lyrics:

Could it possibly be
That we simply can’t believe
That this unconditional
Kind of love would be enough

Josiah from Sunbury called in and correctly guessed that those lyrics belonged to MercyMe’s song Flawless.

Joe talked about the Chris Tomlin concert at the Ohio State fair that he and some of our staff got to attend. You can see all the pictures from that by clicking here.

We also told you that our Big Blue Crew will be on the road at August First Friday, the Hartford Fair, and the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival. You can find out all the information on those events over here.

Our word of the day was luminaria, a noun that is a traditional Mexican Christmas lantern. You can read more on that here.

Have a terrific Tuesday evening!

-Jess

August 4, 2015 0

NZ Top 10 + New Music – July 24th

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Building 429 – Impossible

9: Blanca – Who I Am

8: Danny Gokey – More Than You Think I Am

7: NEEDTOBREATHE – Brother

6: Matt Maher – Because He Lives

5: Hawk Nelson – Drops In The Ocean

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

3: For King & Country – Shoulders

2: MercyMe – Flawless

1: Francesca Battistelli – Holy Spirit

Our Word of the Day was homage, a noun meaning respect or a tribute. You can read more on that here.

And don’t forget to head over here to check out all the information on the Knox County Fair that is happening all next week.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

July 24, 2015 0

Chris Tomlin Game Time Tuesday

Today was Game Time Tuesday on the Afternoon Drive, and we had a special version of Song Poetry.

We played Chris Tomlin Song Poetry with these lyrics:

There’s a place where mercy reigns and never dies

There’s a place where streams of grace flow deep and wide

Where all the love I’ve ever found

Comes like a flood, comes flooding down

Travis from Mt. Vernon quickly called in and guessed that those lyrics belonged to Chris Tomlin’s song At The Cross (Love Ran Red) to win a pair of tickets to see Chris Tomlin at the Knox County Fair on August 3rd. We’ll be playing Chris Tomlin Song Poetry on the Afternoon Drive and Morning thing all this week and next week for your chance to win a pair of tickets, so make sure to keep listening.

We had a Buzzword stumper with the word French.

Our Word of the Day was histrionic, an adjective meaning theatrical. You can read more on that over here.

We also talked about junk food, in celebration of today being Junk Food Day. You can read more on the holiday over here, and find the list we shared of extreme junk food over here.

Make sure you head over here for all the information on the Knox County Fair and to register your family for all the different prizes we’ll be giving away.

July 21, 2015 0

Mystery Monday – Joe’s Return

Today was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive, and it was also Joe’s long-awaited return!

We played Mystery Box and, after several guesses, Eric from Fredericktown called in and correctly guessed the item was a cherry Air Head.

We recapped our trip to the Utica Community VBS kickoff yesterday. You can find pictures, a recap video, plus the video Joe and I talked about where Wesley and I competed in Slurping for Snakes over here.

Our Word of the Day was hobbyhorse, a stick with a imitation horse’s head on it. You can read more about that here.

Plus, head over here to register your family for all the awesome prizes we are giving away next week at the Knox County Fair.

Have a great week!

-Jess

July 20, 2015 0

NZ Top 10 + New Music – July 17th

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Building 429 – Impossible

9: Danny Gokey – More Than You Think I Am

8: Blanca – Who I Am

7: NEEDTOBREATHE – Brother

6: Matt Maher – Because He Lives

5: MercyMe – Flawless

4: Hawk Nelson – Drops In The Ocean

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

2: For King & Country – Shoulders

1: Francesca Battiselli – Holy Spirit

NEW MUSIC ADDS (click each for video)

Rend Collective – You Will Never Run

Sidewalk Prophets – Prodigal

Our Word of the Day was crabwise, an adverb meaning sideways or in a cautiously indirect manner. You can read more about that here.

You can click here for information on all the concerts I talked about on the show today.

And don’t forget to head over here to register your whole family for all our different prizes at the Knox County Fair.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

July 17, 2015 0

Praise Thursday – July 16th

Today was Praise Thursday on the Afternoon Drive!

I shared some devotionals from an awesome ministry called Our Daily Bread. You can check out their website over here for tons of daily devotionals.

The first devotional I shared was titled Ordinary People, and it was all about how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary work for His Kingdom. You can check out that devotional here and the verse that goes with it over here.

Next, I shared Seeing Beyond Loss, which was about looking to God instead of dwelling on disappointment or sadness. You can read the whole thing here. You can see the verses that go with this over here.

Lastly, I shared one that I think is VERY important to today’s society, and it’s called Web Wisdom. This devotional is all about asking for God’s wisdom and guidance before you comment something rude and condescending, or post something you know you probably shouldn’t. The whole devotional won’t be online until August, but you can find the verses that go with it here.

I told you about SonFest 2015, which will take place on Saturday, September 26th on the campus of MVNU. Tickets are on sale now, and you can find out how to get those and more information on SonFest over here.

Plus, I let you know that Michael W. Smith will be coming to Columbus this fall. He will be at Grove City Church of the Nazarene on Monday, September 28th at 7:00 pm. You can find out all the information on that over here.

Our Word of the Day was celerity, a noun meaning rapidity of motion or action, or swiftness. You can read more on that over here.

Also, don’t forget to check out all the videos our Big Blue Crew put together at the Nazarene Youth Conference in Louisville, Kentucky last week. There are 6 different videos and they are all so cool! You can find them all below: (just click on each title to watch that particular video)

NYC15 Recap – Day 1

NYC15 Recap – Day 2

NYC15 Recap – Day 3

NYC15 – How Will You Shine Forth?

NYC15 – Wrap Up

NYC15 MVNU Flash Mob

Have a great end to your week!

-Jess

July 16, 2015 0