For our Friday Favorites today, The Morning Thing hosts shared their favorite memories of Sonfest.
Click HERE to hear from Marcy Rinehart and Wesley Boston.
The Christian music festival will be held on Saturday, September 17 on the campus of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. We hope to see you there!
Please share your favorite Sonfest memories with us!
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart had a chance to talk with Blanca.
She is part of this year’s lineup for MVNU’s Sonfest on Saturday, 9/17/2022.
Blanca shared the exciting news about her new album, The Heartbreak and the Healing. She shared how her writing process was connected to her own heartbreak and healing journey of the past several years.
Blanca wants her listeners to hear a message that God has a purpose for their story, even the tears, the heartbreak, and the difficult times.
Blanca shared that God is teaching her to find joy in the hard times, even in the midst of the trial. Her new song The Healing talks about the actual process of God’s healing in her life.
The new album releases on September 23rd.
Enjoy the conversation.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation
Click HERE for all the details about Sonfest 2022.
Click HERE to find out how to win a FUN WNZR/MVNU T-Shirt Prize Package at Sonfest!
Sonfest Lineup:
SonFest 2022 has lots to offer. Take a look at what we’ve got going on throughout the day!
NOON
Gates, Food Trucks, and Inflatables Open
2:00 P.M.
BMX Bike Show #1 Starts
4:30 P.M.
BMX Bike Show #2 Starts
Main Stage Bands
See who’s rocking our main stage for SonFest 2022!
1:10 PM
– The New Respects –
2:35 PM
– Wolves at the Gate –
4:00 PM
– Blanca –
5:45 PM
– Trip Lee –
7:50 PM
– Red Rocks Worship –
Side Stage Bands
We’ve got some awesome side stage bands for SonFest 2022 – see below!
1:45 PM
– Poetic Descent –
3:10 PM
– Soft Sound –
4:50 PM
– Sam Day –
6:35 PM
– Safekept –
9:30 P.M.
SonFest 2022 Closing
Artists and schedule are subject to change.
WNZR’s Wesley Boston had a chance to talk with Kory Miller from Red Rocks Worship.
They are the headliner at MVNU’s Sonfest on Saturday, 9/17/2022.
Kory shared the band’s #1 goal – to worship the Lord!
He also shared how the group has seen God use Christian music in powerful ways through radio stations and at their concerts. Kory also shares the news about the next album for the band. Enjoy the conversation.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation
Click HERE for all the details about Sonfest 2022.
Click HERE to find out how to win a FUN WNZR/MVNU T-Shirt Prize Package at Sonfest!
Sonfest Lineup:
SonFest 2022 has lots to offer. Take a look at what we’ve got going on throughout the day!
NOON
Gates, Food Trucks, and Inflatables Open
2:00 P.M.
BMX Bike Show #1 Starts
4:30 P.M.
BMX Bike Show #2 Starts
See who’s rocking our main stage for SonFest 2022!
1:10 PM
– The New Respects –
2:35 PM
– Wolves at the Gate –
4:00 PM
– Blanca –
5:45 PM
– Trip Lee –
7:50 PM
– Red Rocks Worship –
We’ve got some awesome side stage bands for SonFest 2022 – see below!
1:45 PM
– Poetic Descent –
3:10 PM
– Soft Sound –
4:50 PM
– Sam Day –
6:35 PM
– Safekept –
9:30 P.M.
SonFest 2022 Closing
We are so excited for SonFest 2022 to return to MVNU this Saturday! There is an incredible lineup of talented artists who will be coming to campus for this full day of music and fun. One of those bands has been here before and we can’t wait to welcome them back: Wolves at the Gate!
We had the opportunity to talk with Steve Cobucci of Wolves at the Gate. He gave us a great update on what has been going on with the band and a sneak peek at the upcoming months, as well as what we can look forward to hearing from them this Saturday. You can hear the entire conversation HERE.
Be sure to check out everything that WNZR is doing for SonFest HERE, and keep listening at 7:30 for your chance to win tickets!
Every day gives you new opportunities. Mornings tend to set the tone for the day, so you should make sure your habits are setting yourself up for a good day. The best way to start your day is to start with Jesus. There is not one specific way to start your day with Jesus, but there are many ways to experience Him in new ways. Crosswalk.com gives us 5 examples of things you can do to spend time with Jesus in the morning.
Click HERE for the 5 habits.
How will you make this Monday great?
Celebrate the National Day of Encouragement with The Morning Thing!
The day was first announced in 2007 by the mayor of Searcy, Arkansas. National Day of Encouragement was then embraced by the Governor of Arkansas the following month. Later, US President George W. Bush signed a message declaring September 12 to be the National Day of Encouragement.
How will you celebrate?
www.daysoftheyear.com shares some very practical ways to celebrate the gift of encouragement. Click HERE for some great ideas including getting connected to the The Encouragement Foundation.
Click HERE for 20 ideas from www.familylife.com for encouraging others at work and at home.
On the show, we shared multiple bible verses that can encourage you and others. Click HERE to see 50 different encouraging Bible verses that can provide you with hope and strength. The following verses were collected by www.Christianity.com to uplift your spirits and point you toward God, our greatest Encourager!
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
We shared several conversations with members of the Fredericktown Tomato Show committee. They told us about the many things you can do and see during the Tomato Show, which is held September 7-10 this year.
Click HERE to listen to those conversations.
Mark Dailey told us about the Cornhole Toss and the Hospitality Tent, and encourages people to come out to the Tomato Show.
Bernie Douglas tells us about the baked goods, canned goods, and tomato products that will be judged on Wednesday.
Lesley Ruggles encourages you to enter your baby or watch the Baby Crawl on Friday.
Kyle Lepley shares information about the entertainment at the Tomato Show this year, and tells us about the Plate Auction.
Justin Goeppinger talks about the 5k and why people should come to this year’s Tomato Show.
Artist Tami Mowery shares her process for creating the plates that will be auctioned off at this year’s Tomato Show and how she has been doing this for years. You can find more artwork by Tami at her website, tamijopaints.com.
Dayna Beyer tells us about the merchant’s tent and how it helps the children in the community through Tots to Teens.
Missy Curry tells us about her role as Emcee for the Little Miss Tomato contest.
Be sure to visit the Big Blue Crew in Fredericktown this week and register online for our Tomato Show giveaways HERE.
Did you know that WNZR, MVNU and Mount Vernon are featured in a new book? YES!
Marcy Rinehart of The Morning Thing had the privilege of talking with Author, Heidi Gray McGill about her new book Dial P for Perfect.
It is part of a series of books called You Are On The Air. Each book focuses on a radio station.
We talked with Heidi about how she got into writing, why she chose to set the story in Mount Vernon and the sensitive topic of this book. Dial P for Perfect tells the story of Ginger – a curvy girl who is learning to accept herself for the way God sees her!
Click HERE to hear the Marcy’s conversation with Heidi.
You can find the book on Amazon. Search for Heidi Gray McGill or click HERE.
The book releases on Wednesday, 9/7/22.
Follow Heidi and sign up for her newsletter at – https://heidimcgill822089357.wordpress.com/
(When you sign up, you get a FREE book!)
Dial P for Perfect Synopsis:
Being a curvy girl can be a curse…unless you find someone who values the person you are underneath.
Snarky is one way to describe Ginger’s response to life, love, and loss—as in weight loss. She needs to whip up a little creativity, self-forgiveness, and reality.
Reggie is one cup nerd, two cups out-of-style, and a dollop of comfortable. Add in a dash of corny, and you’ve got a heap of fun even though Ginger can’t count their time together as dates. Stir in her best friend Scott, whom Ginger’s liked since University, and you have all the makings of a recipe for confusion and potential heartbreak.
Enjoy some belly laughs with Ginger as she navigates dating life. Walk beside her, figuratively—since that’s too much like exercise—as she determines her path in life. Will she accept herself as she is, or will changing to achieve perceived perfection challenge Ginger to dig deep into how God sees her?
We see our flaws, but our heavenly Father sees His intricate, thoughtfully designed creation.
Heidi Gray McGill
WNZR is honored to partner with Experience Mount Vernon for some amazing community events.
Tonight is September First Friday – an amazing night of fun for everyone!
Experience Mount Vernon Downtown Manager, Anthony McNeal talked with The Morning Thing about this wonderful event and how your visit to downtown greatly impacts our city!
Click HERE to hear the conversation.
Anthony shared:
Stay connected with Experience Mount Vernon online at https://www.experiencemv.org/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ExperienceMountVernon
The Morning Thing brings you the MVNU Presidential Update on the first Friday of each month. We talk with MVNU President, Dr. Henry Spaulding about what is happening on campus.
Click HERE to hear the conversation.
This month, Dr. Spaulding shares about these topics:
To stay up to date on MVNU, go to https://www.mvnu.edu/
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