Easy and yummy soup recipes!

Today on The Morning Thing, we wanted to share some warm ideas as the cold season ramps up! So these are some simple and tasty soup recipes for you and your family!

Our hosts favorite:

Black Bean and Salsa Soup

Ingredients:

  • 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable broth
  • 1 cup chunky salsa
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 4 tablespoons sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion

Directions:

  1. In an electric food processor or blender, combine beans, broth, salsa, and cumin. Blend until fairly smooth.
  2. Heat the bean mixture in a saucepan over medium heat until thoroughly heated.
  3. Ladle soup into 4 individual bowls, and top each bowl with 1 tablespoon of the sour cream and 1/2 tablespoon green onion.

Click HERE to view the rest of the soup ideas and how to make them!

The Morning Thing Friday Favorites – Soup Recipes

January is National Soup Month, and to celebrate we wanted to give you some different soup recipes that you can try out. For our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing hosts share their favorite soup recipes.

Click HERE to hear from the hosts or click the link below.

Great questions to ask your kids!

Today on The Morning Thing, we focused on open communication within your family! We shared 5 questions to ask your kids that are simple but important and will hopefully get them talking.

They come from Super Bowl winning Head Coach Tony Dungy! He knows a thing or two about communicating and cultivating people’s lives and he is trying to share that knowledge with you.

Out favorite question:

  • What made you happy this week?

Click HERE to check out the questions!

Ideas for New Year’s Resolutions!

Today on The Morning Thing, we shared some amazing and simple ideas for your New Year’s Resolutions! These are ways you can better yourself and others in 2026.

While they are hard to keep all year long, the pursuit of them is an accomplishment in itself.

Some of our favorites:

  • Be Present With Those You Love
  • Get Some Sleep
  • Try Something New

Click HERE to see and read the rest of the ideas!

WNZR’s Top 30 Songs of 2025

Today, our Music Director, Traven Griffith, highlighted the top thirty songs of the year in a special show in honor of New Year’s Eve! Check out the full list below!

30. Seph Schlueter – Won’t Start Now | Music Video

29. Cody Carnes – Take You At Your Word | Lyric Video

28. Phil Wickham – The King Is In The Room | Music Video

27. Andrew Ripp – Loves Got A Way | Lyric Video

26. Katy Nichole – When I Fall | Music Video

25. Matthew West – Unashamed | Music Video

24. Jamie MacDonald – Left It In The River | Music Video

23. Jeremy Camp – No Survivors | Music Video

22. Hope Darst – Mighty Name Of Jesus | Music Video

21. ELEVATION RHYTHM – Goodbye Yesterday | Music Video

20. Crowder – STILL | Lyric Video

19. Micah Tyler – God Did It | Music Video

18. Jeremy Camp – Again | Lyric Video

17. Emerson Day – Get Behind Me | Lyric Video

16. Zach Williams – Jesus Loves | Music Video

15. Forrest Frank – Your Way’s Better | Lyric Video

14. Brandon Lake – That’s Who I Praise | Music Video

13. Brandon Lake f/Jelly Roll – Hard Fought Hallelujah | Music Video

12. Megan Woods – The Truth | Music Video

11. Elevation Worship & Brandon Lake – I Know A Name | LIVE Version Performance

10. Colton Dixon – Up + Up | Music Video

09. Leanna Crawford – Still Waters (Psalm 23) | Music Video

08. Josiah Queen & Brandon Lake – Can’t Steal My Joy | Lyric Video

07. TobyMac – a lil Church | Music Video

06. MercyMe – Oh Death | Music Video

05. Seph Schlueter – Running Back To You | Music Video

04. Jamie MacDonald – Desperate | Lyric Video

03. Crowder – Somebody Prayed | Music Video

02. Jon Reddick – No Fear | Music Video

01. Phil Wickham – What An Awesome God | Music Video | Sunset Walk 

Thanks for Listening!
-Traven

Things to Do with Your Kids Between the Holidays and New Year

If you’re feeling the effects of the lull between Christmas and the new year, there’s nothing better than finding something fun or productive to do to keep the family busy!

The holiday season has so much momentum and excitement leading up to all the celebrations. Slowing down after the holidays can be confusing for children, so how do we switch off this mindset of hustle and bustle leading into the New Year? It’s great to get back into the groove of your normal routine with your family and slow down, but keep the momentum going just a little bit with some family fun.

Today on The Morning Thing, we shared 10 Things to do with your kids between the Holidays and New Year straight from sunshinehouse.com!

You can click HERE to see the full list!

Russ Lee From Newsong Talks About Christmas!

Russ shares how his family finds and exchanges Christmas gifts during Christmas time, and about his family traditions, including watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and watching Christmas movies. He also shares what his family’s favorite Christmas movies are to watch.

WNZR Morning Thing Hosts Share Their Favorite Christmas Movie!

One great part of the holiday season are the many options you have for Christmas movies.

For our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing hosts share their favorite Christmas Movies. We want to inspire you to carry out some family time and watch a great Christmas story!

Olivia Stern and Kathy Brechler talk about Food For The Hungry Live and Drive Day!

Food For The Hungry Live and Drive Day is happening today (12/12)!

Olivia Stern, Digital Content and Marketing Director, and Kathy Brechler, Executive Director of Food For The Hungry, talk about what today looks like.

They share where most of the funds will be going and how you can get involved. They also give other details about the live broadcast.

For more information about today click HERE!

To watch the live broadcast click HERE!

Joe Rinehart and Jayme McMillan share about Food For The Hungry Live!

Joe Rinehart and Jayme McMillan are both assistant professors of communications at MVNU, and they lead the live broadcast for Food For The Hungry.

They both share what it takes to make this event possible and why they believe that it is important. They also explain the details behind the broadcast.

The Live Broadcast begins on Friday, Dec. 12 at 9 A.M. and continues until 5 P.M.

FFTH Live will be available on 100.9 FM and 93.7 HD2 – WMVO, with video stream at www.mvnu.tv and the FFTH YouTube channel. Updates will be given throughout the day on 90.9FM WNZR, 93.7 The Super Q, and FFTH social media. 
FFTH Live will air from the Memorial Theater in Knox Memorial on East High Street in Mount Vernon.

This year’s Broadcast, as always, is a celebration of giving. The Broadcast highlights many community members and organizations presenting their contributions to the Drive. 
The FFTH Winter Grants recipients will be featured throughout the day. FFTH and Psi Iota Xi will also recognize several Knox County school and student collection winners.  

For more information about Food For The Hungry click HERE!

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