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Game Time Tuesday

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Song Poetry lyrics today:
You have fallen so far now
You don’t even know how you are going to survive
(But) Just above the horizon
A new light is shining, breaking through the darkest night…

The answer? Third Day and ‘Lift Up Your Face.’ Congratulations to Betsy of Mount Vernon who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Name That Tune song was Tree63’s ‘Blessed Be Your Name.’ Congratulations to Amy of Mount Vernon who also won a Troyer’s certificate!

Today’s Word of the Day is matriculate (muh-TRICK-you-late), a verb that means to enroll in a college or a university to pursue a degree, or to register a coat of arms.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Remembering Gene…

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Gene Wilder died today.  He was 83.  I will always have find memories of him and his career because of two basic things: Willy Wonka (above) and his uncanny ability to make me crack up laughing.

I distinctly remember watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with my cousins, then listening to the soundtrack on 8-track in the car cracking up during the ‘Fizzy Lifting Drink’ scene, which had tons of burping. I also must confess, I laughed a lot the first time I saw Gene’s movie Silver Streak, especially the train station disguise scene. If you know the movie, you know what I mean.

Our trivia question was a two-parter about Gene today: what was his REAL first and last name?…and from what Big Ten school did he graduate? The answers? His real name was Jerome Silberman and he was a graduate of the University of Iowa.  He chose Gene because it was his mom’s name (Jeanne) and he loved the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

Our Word of the Day is rarefied (RAIR-uh-fied), which means very high or relating to a select group.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 8/26

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Thy Will – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family

9: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

8: Ever Be – Aaron Shust

7: Move (Keep Walkin’) – TobyMac

6: Dear Younger Me – MercyMe

5: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

4: Breath – Jonny Diaz

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

2: Christ In Me – Jeremy Camp

1: Eye Of The Storm – Ryan Stevenson

 

New Music (click each for a lyric video)

Battles – The Afters

Oxygen – Lincoln Brewster

 

Today’s Word of the Day was guttural (GUTT-uh-rul), an adjective meaning articulated in the throat. You can read more on that here.

Don’t forget to check out this video we made at Troyer’s of Apple Valley where we show you some of the things you can get with the $5 gift certificates we give away on the show.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

 

 

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Praise Thursday – Forgiveness (Matthew West)

Today was Praise Thursday on the Afternoon Drive. We kicked off a new series where we pick a song that we play on the station, and then dive into the story behind and meaning of the song.

Today’s focus was on Forgiveness by Matthew West. I shared the letter that inspired Matthew to write this song, plus his response on the power of forgiveness, both of which you can find here.

If you head over here, you can find an interview with Matthew West where he shared some more of the story and some verses that inspired the song.

The reason I chose Forgiveness for this week is because today is Kiss and Make Up Day, a holiday encouraging forgiveness. You can read all about that here.

Our Word of the Day was stultify (stuhl-tuh-fahy), a verb meaning to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous. You can read more on that here.

Have a great Thursday evening!

-Jess

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Going To College Tips: Who Knew?

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Today Jess and Eddie discussed the move back to college.  We shared some different things students should learn before making a new venture to college, and you can find the full list of tips HERE.  For MVNU freshman move in on September 1st, and classes start on the 5th.

Our word of the day today is Thrummy an adjective which means of or abounding in thrums; shaggy or tufted.

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Game Time Tuesday (Joe’s Vacation Edition)

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Joe continues his vacation while Eddie holds down the fort, as today for Game Time Tuesday we played Song Poetry and Name The Tune.  Our Song Poetry song was Priceless by For King & County, congratulations to Ben of Fredericktown who won that. And congratulations to Abigail of Gambier, who won Name That Tune by guessing Thy Will by Hillary Scott & The Scott Family.  They both won gift certificates to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day is Journeyman a noun which means a worker who has learned a trade and works for another person usually by the day.

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Movie Monday

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Today was Mystery Monday, and Joe is on vacation.  He hopes to see several movies with his time off, so for out mystery question we asked what the highest grossing movie of 2015 was.  The correct answer was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  Congratulations to Mike of Mount Vernon, who wins a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the day is Lenient, which means exerting a soothing or easing influence : relieving pain or stress.

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Commandments of using Social Media

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Today we shared some of Pastor Craig Groeschel’s ’10 Commandments of Using Social Media’ from the book #Struggles. Read more about the book here.

  • Put God first in all you say and post – this doesn’t mean you have to start EVERY post with “this is the day the Lord has made,” but it means you approach each post and each conversation with Colossians 3:17‘s advice to represent Christ in ‘word and deed.’
  • Use social media to facilitate, not replace real relationships – social media can help us reconnect, but make sure you are using it to find face-to-face times where you can have real connection and conversation
  • Turn your virtual other cheek to posts that offend you – this is a tough one…it’s easy to lash out and respond when someone has wounded you. Proverbs 19:11 says our wisdom yields patience and it is to our glory to overlook an offense. Remember, that angry person probably needs our prayer rather than a nasty response.
  • Do not post out of emotion – another tough one. When in doubt, wait it out! We are constantly tempted to post when agitated or hurt, but we should post out of love.
  • Form your own opinions; do not just follow the crowd – God gave us a brain to think for ourselves. He gave us his Word to seek his will. He gave us his Spirit to guide us into truth (John 16:13). Resist the urge to blend in.

Today’s Word of the Day is panoptic, an adjective meaning to show or see the whole view at one time; like a panoramic view.

Congratulations to David of Utica who won our 4-pack of tickets to the Living Word Outdoor Drama.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

 

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Back To School Wednesday

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Several students are heading back to school this week, so we today we gave some tips for saving money on back to school shopping.  You can find the full list HERE.  We also asked a trivia question about the average amount of money people spend on shopping for school supplies. Marian correctly guessed that it was between 150-200$ and won our gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our word of the day was dunnage,  a noun which means loose materials used to support and protect cargo in a ship’s hold; also : padding in a shipping container.

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