It was GAME WEEK on The Morning Thing.
For our Fave 5 this week, we shared our favorite games.
Click HERE to find out what games we love to play.
What is your favorite game?
What is your favorite game? The Morning Thing Fave 5 for 2/19/16
Stump the Professor – The Morning Thing 2/19/16
The Morning Thing wrapped up GAME WEEK by playing “Stump the Professor”.
We tried to stump professors at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
We asked questions about their field of study, pop culture and current events.
Take a listen!
Click HERE to hear if Jenna Potts stumped Dr. Dean Abbott.
Click HERE to see if Wesley Boston stumped Mrs. Carla Swallow.
Click HERE to see if Aubrey Bailey stumped Dr. Brad Whitaker.
Click HERE to see if Aubrey Bailey stumped Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett.
Click HERE to see if Jenna and Marcy could stump Joe Rinehart.
Name That Movie – The Morning Thing 2/18/16
GAME WEEK continues on The Morning Thing.
Today (2/18/16), we played “Name That Movie”.
We gave several of our staff members the challenge to voice lines from a movie.
See if you can guess the movie, once you hear their interpretation of some pretty famous characters. 🙂 HAVE FUN!
Click HERE to hear Jenna Potts.
Click HERE to hear Faith Orecchio.
Click HERE to hear Joe Rinehart.
Click HERE to hear Jessica Wells.
Click HERE to hear Dan Monnin.
Click HERE to hear Eddie Dilts.
20 Questions and 60 Seconds
It’s GAME WEEK on The Morning Thing. Tune in from 6am – 9am for some FUN in your morning. Today we had lots of laughs as we played 20 questions and the 1 Minute Challenge. Congratulations to our winners of 20 Questions Ryan and Caleb!
During the last hour of the show WNZR staff members came in for the 1 Minute Challenge. We gave them a topic and challenged them to talk about it for 60 seconds.
Joe Rinehart accepted the challenge and talked about the basics of makeup. His insights were unforgettable! To hear what he said click HERE!
Jessica Wells explained the plot of the original Star Wars films. To hear her unique perspective click HERE!
Walter Blanks came in and said what to do if your dog eats your homework! His explanation may be helpful down the road! Listen HERE!Â
Raistlin Graber stopped in and explained what he would do as the President of the United States. For an insight on his campaign go HERE!
It’s GAME WEEK on The Morning Thing
It’s GAME WEEK on The Morning Thing. Tune in from 6am – 9am for some FUN in your morning.
On today’s  show, we played Grammies on Grammys. We had a chat with several amazing grandmothers about Music’s biggest night and tried to stump them with Grammy trivia. We’ll also featured songs from Christian music’s Grammy nominees throughout the show.
Good luck to these nominees for the 58th annual Grammy Awards. They will be handed out tonight (2/15/16) at 8pm on CBS.
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Francesca Battistelli, “Holy Spirit”
Crowder, “Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)”
Matt Maher, “Because He Lives (Amen)”
Third Day feat. All Sons & Daughters, “Soul on Fire”
Tobymac feat. Mr. Talkbox, “Feel It”
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Jason Crabb, Whatever the Road
Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be
Matt Maher, Saints and Sinners
Tobymac, This Is Not a Test
Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red
Click HERE to hear from Dr. Karen Doenges, Grammy #1.
Here are some cute pictures of Karen’s grandchildren. Emmi and Grayson. 
Click HERE to hear from Dr. Yvonne Schultz, Grammy #2.
Here are some cute pictures of Yvonne’s granddaughter. Emery Rose.
Click HERE to hear from Diana Tocheff, Grammy #3.
Here are some cute pictures of Diana’s 6 grandchildren: Madelyn, Mason, Morgan, Jonah, Lance and Olivia. Diana also has 3 grand-dogs: Sam, Mia and Turner.
The Morning Thing Fave 5 – our favorite Valentines
The Morning Thing Fave 5 for today features our favorite gifts for Valentine’s Day.
1. Wesley Boston talks about why 2015 was so special for Valentine’s Day. Click HERE to hear his story.
2. Aubrey Bailey talks about a gift from the 3rd grade! Click HERE to hear about this special gift.
3. Jenna Potts talks about the gifts she receives from her family. Click HERE to hear her story.
4. Marcy talks about some amazing pictures that she received in 2015. Click HERE to hear about her great gifts from last year.
5. Joe shared about some of his favorite gifts, PLUS surprised Marcy with pictures of Agent Carter and Ray (from Star Wars) for this year’s Valentine’s Day (see above). Click HERE to hear why Joe wants a quiet dinner.
The art featured in Marcy’s gifts is from John DiBiase. Click HERE to see his amazing work.
Celebrating singleness and the science behind kissing. The Morning Thing 2/12/16
We wrapped up Love Week with a message for singles – CELEBRATE!
Are you single on this Valentine’s Day? No problem, the bible gives direction on how to lead out of your singleness. Click HERE to learn what the bible says about single.
We also explored the science behind kissing. There are benefits!
Dr. Harold Katz, America’s Bad Breath Doctor and Founder of TheraBreath (www.therabreath.com) offers some facts on why kissing offers such a rush.
• Kisses elevate your blood pressure, make your heart beat faster and send blood all throughout your body. All this activity makes it easier for you to get excited.
• A variety of studies have shown that couples who kiss regularly tend to live longer. Even a quick good-bye kiss before leaving home can have huge benefits.
• Kissing makes you feel happy, positive and less stressed because it releases endorphins and oxytocin. Our lips are super-sensitive and have approximately 10,000 nerve endings – and that’s why we love kissing so much.
• According to a University of Albany study, open-mouth kissing transfers testosterone. Men move toward open-mouth kissing faster than women because men want to share their testosterone and thereby increase their partner’s libido as quickly as possible.
• Kissing is good for your teeth. The anticipation of a kiss increases the flow of saliva to your mouth and gives your teeth a plaque-dispersing bath.
• The mouth is full of bacteria… and when two people kiss, they exchange between 10 million and 1 billion bacteria. Yikes! Remember to brush, rinse and floss!
Happy Valentine’s Day from The Morning Thing. Remember that YOU are LOVED!
John 3:16New International Version (NIV)
16Â For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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Pray for your Valentine! The Morning Thing 2/11/16
As you search for the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day, don’t forget that prayer is very important for every relationship.
Today on the show, we shared powerful prayers for both the husband and wife.
Click HERE to see 16 Power Prayer Verses you can pray for you man!
Click HERE to see 13 bible verses that you can pray over your wife.
Praying for our spouse invites God into our relationship and is an expression of
our loyalty to our marriage and support of this precious gift from God.
Picture from http://www.comfortencouragement.org
We had the Husband List, now it’s time for The Wife List!
Last week we shared “The Husband List: 12 Non-Negotiables.” It was an amazing conversation about what it was to be a man of God and what qualities women should truly value, despite what society has to say. Of course, that meant we also had to share “The Wife List” so that guys could have some guidance too and ladies could have some encouragement on what qualities to grow. This comes from Kris Wolfe at GoodGuySwag.com.
Ultimately our goal here in sharing this is to promote what relationships are all about. Culture has stolen relationships and everything that goes along with them from God, and it’s time for Christians to step up and take them back. It’s up to us to not only teach what God expects and desires from relationships, but also to model it in our own lives. So check out the complete Wife List here. It also has a link to the Husband List if you want to check that out too.
In addition to chatting about the Wife List, we took a look at another one of Kris Wolfe’s articles. This one was “10 Ways to Win a Girl’s Heart.” It was a good reminder of what men daily need to do for their lady to truly win their heart. And ladies, don’t settle for less than you deserve. This list can also double as making sure you’re with a man who truly treats you as the one desire of his heart.
Celebrating Valentine’s Day with friends is fantastic! The Morning Thing 2/9/16
Valentine’s Day can be special even if you do not have a sweetheart.Â
It is a great day to show your friends how special they are to you.
Click HERE to see a list of ideas on how to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your friend.
The Morning Thing also shared 15 reasons why your partner should be your best friend. Click HERE for some amazing insight into relationships.
We love the idea of focusing on building the friendship while dating. Having a strong friendship before walking down the aisle will strengthen any marriage.
Mark 10:9
“What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”
“Be completely humble and gentle; Be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace.”– Ephesians 4:2-3
Here is the “love chapter”.
1 Corinthians 13 (NIV)
13 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecyand can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4Â Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5Â It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Â Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7Â It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Â Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.9Â For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10Â but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11Â When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12Â For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror;then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13Â And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
(Picture from https://sarahandstyle.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/how-every-single-lady-should-celebrate-valentines-day/)
