Tag: love

WNZR’s Meet the Staff Mondays w/Odessa Wellman

One of 13 new voices joining the WNZR airwaves this year is Odessa Wellman.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation!

A sophomore at MVNU majoring in Communications and Digital Media, Odessa is stepping into the world of radio with enthusiasm and a growing passion for connecting with listeners.

Originally from Bucyrus, Ohio, Odessa’s decision to attend MVNU felt like a natural fit. Having grown up in the Nazarene church, coming to a university within her district just made sense. Since arriving on campus, that sense of belonging has only deepened—especially through the friendships she’s formed while living in the residence halls. One of her favorite memories from this past year has simply been the joy of being surrounded by close friends and doing everyday life together.

Odessa first got involved in radio as part of her major, but it quickly became something more than just a class requirement. She’s found it to be a fun and meaningful way to express herself, build skills, and engage with the WNZR audience. That excitement carries into other areas of her campus life as well. She serves on the student class council and has already been selected as next year’s Junior Class President, where she’ll help plan events and create memorable experiences for her classmates.

When she’s not in the studio or focused on school, Odessa enjoys spending time with friends, taking trips off campus, and making the most of her weekends. She also loves basketball—especially the WNBA—and enjoys watching players like Caitlin Clark. While she admits she’s not the most athletic herself, her enthusiasm for the game is undeniable.

Music is another big part of Odessa’s life. She’s a fan of TobyMac, with Heaven On My Mind ranking as one of her favorite songs. And when it comes to comfort food, you can’t go wrong with her top choice: mac and cheese.

There are also a few fun facts that make Odessa stand out. Her name is inspired by Odysseus from The Odyssey, and she holds a close relationship with her mom, who she calls her built-in best friend. She also has a younger brother who keeps life interesting.

As Odessa continues to grow in her time at MVNU and WNZR, she’s already making an impact both on and off the air—and clearly enjoying every step of the journey.

You can catch Odessa on WNZR Wednesdays from 1–2pm and Thursdays from 11am–12pm.

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WNZR Matching Challenge Conversation: Eric Street in honor of Harry Street

WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart sits down with her brother, Eric Street, during Lifeline 2026—where he’s offering a $5,000 matching challenge in honor of their father, Harry Street.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation!

The conversation starts light, with a funny family memory. Eric shares a song Marcy made up as a teenager—“I Live in a Trailer”—that’s somehow been passed down to his young son and even made a comeback over Easter. Marcy jokes she might sing it on-air if the challenge is met.

From there, the conversation moves into something deeper

Eric reflects on their dad as a man who truly lived out his faith. One memory that stayed with him—sitting with his father late at night while he read the Bible—didn’t seem extraordinary at the time, but later revealed the depth of his devotion. That example continues to shape Eric’s faith today.

He also talks about the impact of Christian radio, sharing how often a song comes on at just the right moment—meeting him exactly where he is. It’s one of the ways, he says, God connects with people in everyday life.

Music played a big role in their family. Eric remembers his dad’s love for hymns like “Amazing Grace,” but also a powerful moment hearing “My Redeemer Lives” for the first time—watching his dad respond in a way that left a lasting impression.

As the conversation wraps up, Eric points to the importance of legacy—how his father’s example now guides him as a parent, and why supporting WNZR matters. Because through ministries like this, lives are impacted, faith is strengthened, and people are drawn closer to Christ.

Marcy adds that it’s exactly what Lifeline is all about—continuing the work God has already started.

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10 Things We Don’t Say Enough: The Power of Simple Encouragement

Life moves fast. Between work, family responsibilities, appointments, and everything else that fills our calendars, it’s easy to feel like we’re always rushing from one thing to the next. Some days we barely have enough time to catch our breath—let alone pause long enough to appreciate the people around us.

On Thursday’s show, WNZR’s Eric Brown shared something simple but powerful: a list of 10 things we don’t talk about enough. The conversation was all about encouragement and improving the way we communicate with the people in our lives.

When you think about it, there are so many small phrases that can mean the world to someone. Words like “thank you,” “I appreciate you,” or “I’m proud of you” might seem ordinary to the person saying them—but to the person hearing them, they can be incredibly meaningful.

The truth is, encouragement doesn’t have to be elaborate. You don’t need a big speech or the perfect moment. Often it’s the small, genuine expressions that matter most. Taking a few seconds to tell someone you value them can completely change the tone of their day.

And here’s the interesting part: encouragement works both ways. When someone lights up your day with kindness or support, returning that appreciation can create a ripple effect. A few sincere words can strengthen relationships, build trust, and remind people they’re not invisible in the busyness of life.

Sometimes the best thing we can do is simply slow down for a moment and reflect on the good things happening around us. Gratitude—spoken out loud—can be surprisingly therapeutic. It shifts our perspective and helps us notice the people who make our lives better.

So maybe this week is a good time to start saying a few things we don’t say often enough.

  • Tell someone you appreciate them.
  • Thank someone who made your day easier.
  • Let someone know they matter.

You might be surprised how much those simple words mean—and how much brighter they make the day for both of you.

Click HERE to read the full story at The Odyssey.com

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The Morning Thing has Information on How to Be Romantic for Valentine’s Day

On the Morning Thing Thursday, Marcy and Eric continued our discussion of alternative ways of being romantic. These are a little different and “think outside the box.”
• Obvious: Buy flowers. You typically can’t go wrong with red roses, but you should pick your partner’s favorite color if its available.
• Go on a long walk or a long drive.
• Write them a heartfelt letter
• Take them to do their favorite activity. It could be dancing, it could be karaoke, maybe skydiving (just kidding).
• Make them a playlist. This is the 21st century version of a mix tape (remember those?)
Click HERE for 100 Ways to be Romantic from Romantic Retreats. It Is an English site, but it does have some good ideas.

We also had some great ideas for fun valentine’s day activities for the kids.
• Love Jar: When you or the kids see an act of kindness or God’s love demonstrated, write it down and put it in a jar. At the end of the month, pull out the notes and talk about the memories over pizza.
• Written Notes for the Overlooked: Have the kids make valentines for special people in your life. Make sure to include those who may be overlooked like a widow or widower who are celebrating their first valentine’s day without their spouse.
• Show love to others: Play a simple game like love bingo. Write a characteristic of love into each block. Then explain the way God loves us and expects to treat them with dignity. The author of this comment went on to say that they bought a pizza and drink for a homeless person, and their daughter write, “God loves you!” on the box.


Also, don’t forget about the love of God and the fact he loves you unconditionally,
“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.”
John 3:16 (NIV)
Click HERE for Practical Activities to Do with Kids for Valentines Day from Focus on the Family.com

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What does love mean? Let’s ask 4-8 year old kids!

What does love mean to 4-8 year old kids? Slow down for a few minutes to read this…
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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, ‘What does love mean?’ The answers they got were broader, deeper, and more profound than anyone could have ever imagined!

‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore… So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.’  Rebecca – age 8

‘When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.’  Billy – age 4

‘Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.’  Karl – age 5

‘Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.’ Chrissy – age 6

‘Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.’ Terri – age 4

‘Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.’  Danny – age 8

‘Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and just listen.’  Bobby – age 7 (Wow!)

‘If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.’ Nikka – age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka’s on this planet)

‘Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.’ Noelle – age 7

‘Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.’ Tommy – age 6

‘During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.’ Cindy – age 8

‘My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.’ Clare – age 6

‘Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.’ Elaine – age 5

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.’  Chris – age 7

‘Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.’ Mary Ann – age 4

‘I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.’  Lauren – age 4

‘When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.’ (what an image!) Karen – age 7

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross…’  Mark – age 6

‘You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.’ Jessica – age 8

And the final one: The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, ‘Nothing, I just helped him cry.’

Now, take 60 seconds and post this for other to see. And then be a child again today!✨💗✨

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The Morning Thing Friday Favorites – ROMANCE at the Movies!

For our Friday Favorites we celebrate ROMANCE! It’s Valentine’s Day!

Marcy Rinehart and Hunter Sutyak share their favorite romantic movies in honor of our “Silver Screen Serenade” theme at this year’s Valentines Banquet.

Marcy loves “A Walk to Remember”. Click HERE to hear from Marcy.

Hunter loves “The Notebook”. Click HERE to hear from Hunter.

WOW! Nicholas Sparks gets our votes for romance!

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Its LOVE WEEK on The Morning Thing! We Bring Back The Five Love Languages!

The morning is celebrating Love Week by talking about The Five Love Languages! Marcy & Lexie share about the five love languages, what they are, and what they mean for your romantic and platonic love. wanna take the quiz? find it HERE

Focus on The Family also has a great article on The Five Love Languages that The Morning Thing was able to use as a resource. If you want to check it out, click HERE

The Morning Thing also used imom.com as a resource to talk about how using The Five Love Languages with your children! check out the article HERE

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It’s LOVE WEEK on The Morning Thing. Today’s focus – another fruit of the spirit, LOVE

This week, The Morning Thing is diving into the topic of Love. Today, we continued our discussion of the Fruit of the Spirit, focusing on LOVE.

Dig in deeper with us!

Check out these articles about Love:
What does the bible say about Love?

https://www.openbible.info/topics/love

https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-love.html

(picture from www.ourkingdomculture.com)

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1 Corinthians 13 – the perfect example of love and respect

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Today, The Morning Thing talked about respect – this time focusing on husbands earning respect from their wives.

1 Corinthians 13 gives us the perfect example of love and respect for any relationship.
(New International Version) 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 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. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 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 childhoodbehind me. 12 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.

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

We shared an article from www.allprodad.com – 7 Ways husbands can earn respect from their wifes.
Click HERE to read the FULL ARTICLE.

1. Treat her with respect.
2. Never demand respect.
3. Be a servant-leader in your home.
4. Consistently put other people first, including her.
5. Always follow through on your promises.
6. Volunteer in the community.
7. Carry your weight around the house.

When men demonstrate humility, grace, and mercy at home, the strength of character that defines them as servant-leaders commands the kind of respect that is rooted in love and appreciation.

We also shared thoughts on respect from Kevin A. Thompson, lead pastor at Community Bible Church in western Arkansas. Every year he meets with nearly one hundred couples with a range of needs, from premarital counseling to navigating the most serious betrayals. Kevin is a marriage and parenting conference speaker. He is married to Jenny and they have two children.

Kevin’s blog “Five ways a husband respects his wife” has some powerful thoughts.
Click HERE to read the FULL ARTICLE.

Women need respect just as much as men. Respect is an aspect of love within the context of marriage. (See: Respect–A Necessary Ingredient for Marriage)
The need for a husband to respect his wife is just as important as a wife respecting her husband.

Five ways a husband respects his wife:
1. He seeks to fully know her and to woo her heart.
2. He is a true partner to her in raising children, making a home, and fulfilling her dreams.
3. He speaks to her and about her with respect.
4. He is influenced by her opinions and beliefs.
5. He nourishes a healthy emotional relationship with her.

Respect is a vital part of any relationship. It is a necessary aspect of a healthy marriage. Where respect is present, problems are negotiable, communication is helpful, and compassion is abounding. Where respect is absent, everything is toxic.
Husbands, love your wives by developing a deep respect for them.

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