Here’s some new Christmas music debuting this week on WNZR!
Katy Nichole & Matt Maher – Our King Has Come
Evan Craft – Christ Is Born (Happy Birthday)
Matthew West – Dysfunctional Family Christmas
We’d love to know what you think of this song! Comment on this post and let us know if you love it or dislike it! Be completely honest! We’d love to hear your feedback on this song.
Give us an email: wnzr@mvnu.edu
We’ll have your NZ Top 10 next week! Thank you for listening!
– Ethan Hershberger
For this Praise Thursday, we shared inspiring worship music, gave devotions, shared updates, and played a fun game of NTT! Check out our website wnzr.fm!
The goodness of God will always come for you. No matter what you’re doing in your life he will always come back for you. Even when you can’t feel him with you he is always here. Let him guide you!
Proverbs 19:8-13 (NIV)- It was a few Sundays later that I observed the same woman (who hadn’t returned my greeting) being helped by a friend who was showing her when to stand or sit—acting as her caregiver. My old church friend was apparently very sick and hadn’t recognized me. I’m glad I didn’t approach her or even get upset when she didn’t return my enthusiastic greeting. Proverbs offers a lot of advice for living wisely, and not being easily offended is one of its gems. In fact, it says “sensible people . . . earn respect by overlooking wrongs” (19:11). Choosing not to get offended and learning to “control [our] temper” (v. 11 nlt) can bring us honor. It may require patience and “wisdom” (v. 8), but the rewards also are well worth getting over ourselves and choosing to love others.
To read more click HERE!
The 25th Annual WNZR Totally Tasty Tom Turkey Hunt is back! Listen for Tom’s “Gobble” and be caller #5 to be REGISTERED to win a turkey thanks to Smithhisler Meats of Mount Vernon!
Don’t miss our Contest – The Afternoon Drive has Sing for Rend Collective! Each day THIS WEEK, you will have a chance to sing a Rend Collective song to win a pair of Deluxe Experience Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14! These Deluxe tickets are valued at $75 each! Congratulations to Justin of Mount Vernon for winning a pair of deluxe tickets to Rend Collective!!
Our Name That Tune was Jenn Johnson with Goodness of God! Congratulations to Chris of Gambier for guessing our artist and song title correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
A historic event celebrating the Bible through worship and storytelling. YouVersion Bible app is celebrating their one billion app downloads with guest speakers and artists! Click HERE for more information. This November, ministries, businesses, Bible-based apps, churches, and people all over the world are rallying together to elevate the transformative, life-changing, and time-transcending power of God’s Word.
Tune in Tomorrow for the NZ Top 10 with Ethan!
Thanks so much for listening!!
– Ethan and Gabriella
Who Knew: National soup for the soul day– Celebrates who you are and how you’ve gotten there, often by sharing stories. Click HERE to read some stories!!
Who Knew fact checks: Weight gain around this time of year may not only be due to comforting fall foods like pumpkin pie and cider, researchers have found that lack of vitamin D reduces fat breakdown and triggers fat storage.
Who Knew fact checks: Koalas have fingerprints that are nearly identical to humans.
The 25th Annual WNZR Totally Tasty Tom Turkey Hunt is back! Listen for Tom’s “Gobble” and be caller #5 to be REGISTERED to win a turkey thanks to Smithhisler Meats of Mount Vernon!
Don’t miss our Contest – The Afternoon Drive has Sing for Rend Collective! Each day THIS WEEK, you will have a chance to sing a Rend Collective song to win a pair of Deluxe Experience Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14! These Deluxe tickets are valued at $75 each! Congratulations to Cliff of Mount Vernon for winning a pair of deluxe tickets to Rend Collective!!
Who am I?
I am… Anne Hathaway! Congratulations to Alyssa of Mount Vernon for guessing correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!!
Tune in tomorrow for Praise Thursday with Ethan and Gabriella!
Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Gabriella 🙂
We are so excited to see Rend Collective stop by the campus of Mount Vernon Nazarene University on their Folk! Fall Tour this Friday, November 14th! During Artist News Day, we got to listen to our conversation with them! You can listen to this conversation on our SoundCloud here:
Cincinnati is one of eight cities that Ben Fuller is bringing his Walk Through Fire Tour on! He’s bringing special guest Christian Hohn along with him!
Ben shared on Instagram, “This fall, [Christian Hohn] and I are expectant for miracles and healing and help from the ONLY ONE who can. It’s all in JESUS name! Come on and bring your broken heart and a bad day, I dare you.” It will be a powerful night of worship and prayer where Ben is passionately sharing the Gospel to every heart in these venues!
You can catch Ben Fuller with Christian Hohn in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, November 22 at Landmark Church!
Ticket information can be found here!
We have a three week stumper for this week’s Song Poetry! Here were the lyrics:
The truth of its nature
It’s always give and never take
It flows with that freedom
Surrendering itself away
These lyrics came from the song Love‘s Got A Way from Andrew Ripp!
Congratulations to Cody from Mount Vernon for calling in and figuring out this three week stumper! He’s taking home three $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Tune in on Wednesday for Who Knew Wednesday and a game of Who Am I?, where you’ll learn some fun facts and try to guess a mystery famous person for a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Thank you for listening!
– Xander and Ethan
We love getting to start our week off with some Monday Motivation for you! We took a look at some encouraging and uplifting songs during The Afternoon Drive! Here’s what we talked about:
Gabriella’s Monday Motivation was “Revelation song”: To provide a glimpse into heaven’s worship and inspire believers to focus on God’s glory, even amid worldly struggles.
Don’t miss our NEW Contest – The Afternoon Drive has Sing for Rend Collective! Each day NEXT WEEK, you will have a chance to sing a Rend Collective song to win a pair of Deluxe Experience Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14! These Deluxe tickets are valued at $75 each!
The 25th Annual WNZR Totally Tasty Tom Turkey Hunt is back! Listen for Tom’s “Gobble” and be caller #5 to be REGISTERED to win a turkey thanks to Smithhisler Meats of Mount Vernon!
Name one word associated with pilgrims:
Congratulations to Jean of Fredericktown to guessing the top two answers correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Tune in Tomorrow for Artist Newsday and Gametime Tuesday!
Thanks for listening!
– Gabriella and Joe
Here is your top 10 countdown for the first full week of November!
10. Lauren Daigle – Let It Be A Hallelujah
09. Elevation Worship & Brandon Lake – I Know A Name
08. Seph Schlueter – Won’t Start Now
07. Emerson Day – Get Behind Me
06. Jamie MacDonald – Left It In The River
05. Hope Darst – Mighty Name Of Jesus
04. Crowder – STILL
03. Jeremy Camp – No Survivors
02. Phil Wickham – What An Awesome God
01. Josiah Queen & Brandon Lake – Can’t Steal My Joy (2nd week @ #1)
New Music This Week:
Hope Darst – Be Born In Me
Natalie Grant – God’s Gift To Us
We are adding FIVE Thanksgiving/November themed songs to our rotation which will remain until the 28th.
Matthew West – Gobble Gobble (2020)
Crowder – Thanks Giver (2022)
Brandon Heath – The Day After Thanksgiving (2013)
Ben Rector – The Thanksgiving Song (2020)
JJ Heller – Thanksgiving Song (2023)
Thank you for listening!
– Gabriella
For this Praise Thursday, we shared inspiring worship music, gave devotions, shared updates, and played a fun game of NTT! Check out our website wnzr.fm!
James 4:8 (NIV): “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” It takes two people to have a relationship with God. You have to put in effort in that relationship to get an income. The best thing you can do is talk to God.
Psalm 46:10 (NIV): Be still, and know that I am God.” One of the most basic laws of physics tells us that “objects in motion tend to stay in motion.” So shifting from constant motion, activity, and obligation isn’t easy because it involves letting the momentum of our activity come to rest. Our activities and overall pace are like that “object in motion.” So give yourself plenty of space and grace as you sit before God and rest in Him. It may take some time for the waves of your spiritual “wake” to wash past you, to settle into being quiet before Him. Click HERE to read more!
Don’t miss our Contest – Ring for Rend Collective. Listen to The last chance to win this GIVEAWAY is TOMORROW!! Listen for the short clip of the song Hallelujah Anyway and be Caller #3. You can win a pair of General Admission Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14! Tickets are valued at $26 each! Congratulations to Arlesa of Mount Vernon for being caller #3!!
Our Name That Tune was For King & Country “Love Me Like I am”! Congratulations to Bob of Howard for guessing our Name That Tune correctly and taking home TWO $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Tune in tomorrow for the NZ top 10 with Joe!
Thanks so much for listening!
– Gabriella 🙂
Who Knew – National Donut Day. Started in 1938 in June to honor the women who served donuts to soldiers during World War I.
Who Knew fact checks: Turkeys are born to be wild! Yes, they are not mean to be domesticated. They have characteristics that are made for survival.
Who Knew fact checks: National Stress Awareness Day. Started in 1998 by the international stress management association to increase public awareness about the effects of stress and promote healthy ways to manage it.
Who knew
Don’t miss our Contest – Ring for Rend Collective. Listen to The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive this week! Listen for the short clip of the song Hallelujah Anyway and be Caller #3. You can win a pair of General Admission Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14! Tickets are valued at $26 each! Congratulations to Richard of Fredericktown for being caller #3!
Who am I?
I am… Tilda Swinton! Congratulations to Brandon of Croton for guessing correctly and taking home a $5 gift card to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Tune in tomorrow for Praise Thursday with Ethan and Gabriella!
Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Gabriella 🙂
Today on Artist Newsday and Gametime Tuesday we talked about Rend Collectives tour and our giveaway along with the Winter Jam 2026 tour lineup!
Saturday, January 24th – in Columbus. Saturday, February 21st – in Cincinnati. Friday. March 27th – in Cleveland (Specific venues and times coming soon). The Winter Jam 2026 Tour Lineup: Chris Tomlin, Matthew West, Katy Nichole, Emerson Day, Hulvey, Disciple, and Newsong. At the Pre-Jam Party: Jeremy Rosado, Heath Brothers, and Cliff Preston. Plus speaker: Zane Black.
Go to www.jamtour.com for information on tickets, Jam Nation – the fan experience and the Winter Jam app!
Don’t miss our NEW Contest – Ring for Rend Collective. Listen to The Morning Thing and The Afternoon Drive this week! Listen for the short clip of the song Hallelujah Anyway and be Caller #3. You can win a pair of General Admission Tickets to The Rend Collective Folk! Fall Tour at MVNU on 11/14! Tickets are valued at $26 each! Congratulations to Alana of Mount Vernon for being caller #3 and taking home a pair of tickets to Rend collective!
Watch the animation for “Gobble Gobble” by Matthew West! It was released yesterday and is so much fun!
Here were this week’s lyrics for Song Poetry!
The truth of its nature
It’s always give and never take
It flows with that freedom
Surrendering itself away
Carves canyons through stone
Tells the rivers to run home
This week’s Song Poetry was a stumper! If you think you know the song title and artist of these lyrics, tune in next week for a chance to win THREE $5 gift cards to Watts Restaurant in Utica!
Thank you for listening!
– Gabriella Stanley
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