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WNZR presents the March 2022 MVNU Presidential Update

MVNU’s President, Dr. Henry Spaulding, talked with The Morning Thing for his monthly Presidential Update.

Click HERE to hear the conversation.

Dr. Spaulding shared his thoughts on the second half of spring semester and how he found time to rest over spring break. He shared his biggest goals for the month of March and the latest COVID update from campus. Dr. Spaulding’s top priority is to have a joyous graduation. MVNU will celebrate on Saturday, 4/30 with two separate traditional graduations in the morning and one non-traditional GPS graduation in the afternoon.

Dr. Spaulding also shared an update on the construction project at MVNU’s Soccer/Lacrosse stadium.
The MVNU Board of Trustees will meet in March. Dr. Spaulding shared an overview of their meeting agenda.

Dr. Spaulding also shared special messages and prayer requests for MVNU students, faculty, and staff for this month.

Click HERE to stay up to date on MVNU.

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Slow-Cooker Recipes with Only 5 Ingredients!

This morning we shared some 5 ingredient slow-cooker recipes to help make meals a little easier. Some of these meals take 30 minutes and others take 7 hours! Thanks to All Recipes for these awesome meals!

Here are a few we talked about…

  • Big Game Dip
  • Pulled Pork
  • French Dips
  • Ham
  • Beef Stroganoff

To see more click HERE.

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It was a Good News Day on the Morning Thing.

We kicked off this morning by sharing good news stories. A huge thank you to Good News Network, Today, All Good News, ABC 6, the Facebook page of Church of the Nazarene Eurasia, and MSN for all of the great stories. Here are the stories we shared this morning. We also shared an update from Nazarene Compassionate Ministries about how Nazarenes are helping in Europe in response to the needs of those being displaced by the conflict in Ukraine.

  • Motorists Stranded By Floods Set Up Food Kitchens For Fellow Travelers

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  • Man Needs to Make Friends, So He Nervously Makes Pancakes for Dozens of Neighbors – It Was a Huge Hit

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  • Kindergarten Kids Had Never Seen Snow So Florida Teacher Gets Sister to Ship a Snowman, ‘It’s Here!’

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  • Alabama First Graders Commended for Saving Teacher’s Life

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  • Video of mom surprising ABC 6 reporter Myles Harris at work goes viral

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  • Click HERE to read more about what Church of the Nazarene Eurasia is doing in response to the conflict in Ukraine.

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Share a Compliment and a Smile

Today is World Compliment day! With less focus on providing material representations of appreciation, this day is meant to cost absolutely nothing at all, so everyone can participate! So this day is a reminder to vocalize your positive thoughts and watch them light up a room! As it says on the World Compliment Day website: “If on March 1st every person pays at least three people in their environment or social network a genuine and sincere compliment we will definitely create the Most Positive Day in the World!” To read more about World Compliment day click HERE.

Today is also Share a Smile Day!! It’s a day that encourages us to be a little more joyful. Smiling doesn’t only have emotional benefits — it has a lot of health benefits too. It leads you to feel relaxed and happy. This in turn can reduce your blood pressure and stress levels, increase your endurance, and even strengthen your immune system. So if you don’t have a reason to smile, be the reason that someone else smiles and you might be surprised at how quickly you feel like smiling. To read more about the history of Share a Smile day click HERE.

We also shared some ways to make someone smile so here are a couple…

  • Take a friend out to lunch.
  • Let someone know you miss them.
  • Hold a door open for someone walking behind you.
  • Send a card to a friend letting them know what a good friend they are.
  • Tell someone close to you that you love them.

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February 2022 Spotlight on Mount Vernon with Mayor Matt Starr

Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr shared updates on the City with The Morning Thing on Friday, 2/25.

Click HERE to hear the conversation.
Topics included:
-Updates on City maintenance projects, construction, and improvements
-How residents can respond when they encounter potholes this winter
-Weather damage to the river banks
-Updates from City Council
-Updates from the Police and Fire Departments
-Goals for the Mayoral Office in March
-Events on the City’s Calendar

To stay in touch with the City, go to:
Website – www.mountvernonohio.org
Facebook – The City of Mount Vernon
Twitter – CityMV1805

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The Morning Thing Friday Favorites 2/25/22

As we get ready to turn another page on the calendar, The Morning Thing hosts wanted to count their blessings.
For this week’s Friday Favorites, they shared their favorite things that happened in the month of February.

Click HERE to hear from Marcy, Wesley, Kelsi, and MacKenzie.

We hope you take a moment to count your blessings today!

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Get Connected With God Through a 21 Day Bible Reading Plan

As Christians, it is imperative that we spend time in God’s Word. It is our weapon against the enemy and God’s primary means of speaking with us. Despite the importance of reading the Bible regularly, it can be easy to forget to do so in the craziness of life. Even when we are intentionally trying to get back into the word it can be daunting to know where to start or what passages are most helpful in our current life stages. When we do read we might feel confused about how to apply what we have read.

Fortunately, the YouVersion Bible has compiled multiple reading challenges to help with all these concerns. These 21-day plans each have a unique theme with relevant Bible passages and reflections. There is something here for everyone, and 21 days is the perfect length- not too daunting, but long enough to help develop the habit of daily scripture reading.

You can find the complete list of reading plans HERE. And there’s no reason you can’t try more than one. Once your 21 days are up you can start a new one and get connected with God in another new way.

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Ways to be Successful That Require No Talent

We often equate success with talent. But the reality is, talent and technical skills alone is not enough. We all have seen talented people squander their success by making poor decisions. We want to help you be successful and proud of yourself! Thank you to LinkedIn for this amazing article!

Here are some of the different ways we talked about…

  • Be on Time
  • Have a Good Work Ethic
  • Put in Effort
  • Be Coachable
  • Do Extra

To read all 10 ways click HERE.

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Would you like to be more like Jesus?

On Friday, The Morning Thing shared some ways that we can become more like Christ.
By studying the life of Jesus, we can find 10 important characteristics about His character.
When we make these characteristics part of our lives we become more like Christ.

Check out this powerful article from https://www.womanofnoblecharacter.com/
Click HERE to read the full article.

1. Unconditional Love

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13

2. Prayerful Life

But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. -Luke 5:16   

3. Forgiveness

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” – Luke 23:24

4. Humility

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. – Mark 10:45

5. Jesus studied The Word of God

When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. -Luke 2:45-46

6. Compassion

But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. -Matthew 9:36

7. Seek First the Kingdom of God

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. –  Matthew 6:33

8. Self-Control

He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth. –  Acts 8:32

9. Authority

Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!” And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” –  Mark 1:23

10. Obedience

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. –  Philippians 2:8

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