Thursday, February 29, 2013

Verse of the Day: Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, for the Lord is good; His faithful love endures forever. (Jeremiah 33: 11)

Amazing Fact: The group Third Day has 28 #1 songs, 10 gold albums, four Grammy's, and 24 Dove awards. Plus they've sold more than 7 million albums!

Scriptural Pursuit: Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall (fill in the blank).
Answer: See God. (Matthew 5: 8)

Wacky But True: 
Surveillance video shows a cane-wielding grandmother witness an armed robbery in Michigan and then tackle the suspect as he tried to make a run for it with the money.
It's a story that had people talking when it happened in November 2009.
The video was only made public recently.
The video starts with the typical ins and outs at the Walgreens store in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but it takes a surprising turn with the presence of two people: A guy who enters to rob the place and unsuspecting grandmother Sarah Smith, who uses a cane and is a regular at the store.

 

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Verse of the Day: We love because He first loved us. (1 John 4: 19)

Amazing Fact: Lemons are actually sweeter than strawberries.

Scriptural Pursuit: According to Paul in Romans 6, the wages of sin are what?
Answer: death (Romans 6: 23)

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Verse of the Day: Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for He guards the lives of His faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. (Psalm 97: 10)

Tuesday Trivia: Approximately 25 percent of people with pets say they've done this. What is it?
Answer: Tasted their pet's food.


The Samaritan Shelter: We had special guests on this morning from the Samaritan Shelter in Pocomoke to talk about their upcoming fundraiser. It's a great night of Christian music called Be The Samaritan 2013. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door and at Taylor Bank in Pocomoke, First Shore Federal Bank in Pocomoke and T's Corner in Oak Hall, Virginia.

Amazing Fact: The area code for Cape Canaveral, Florida is 321.

Scriptural Pursuit: After Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish how many baskets of food were left over?
Answer: twelve (John 6: 12)

Wacky But True: 
Viewed around the globe, a girl is now known as the one who burned her hair off, after posting her curling iron mishap on YouTube.
Tori Locklear was trying to demonstrate how well the Wand curling iron works in her demonstration video.
But, the demo didn't quite go as Locklear had planned.
Around the 1:05 mark is where it all begins. Locklear says to hold the iron on your hair for 20 seconds or more.
And then, off with her hair.
The next 40 seconds that follow needs no explanation.
The YouTube video of the October 2012 incident has gone viral, being viewed by more than 2 million people.

Some parents love to get their kids started in sports early, but an Oregon family is taking it to the extreme.
Eden Grace is only 23 months old and she's already barreling down the bunny slope on a snowboard.
She's been doing runs with her folks since she was just 6 weeks old.
Her mom says Eden loves it.
"We wake up at 5:30 and get her out of bed and as soon as we mention snow she's all excited and knows we're going to the mountains," her mom said.
Eden's got her own gear and loves to wear it around the house.   

Monday, February 25, 2013

Verse of the Day: This is love for God: to obey His commands. And His commands are not burdensome. (1 John 5: 3)

Amazing Fact: Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times per day. 

Scriptural Pursuit: James tells us this is dead without faith. What is it?
Answer: faith (James 2: 17)

Wacky But True: 
For a dozen of Tampa Bay's sickest kids something super was about to swoop in.
Eight stories up Thursday, kids from St. Joseph's Children's Hospital got to marvel at their friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
In his red-and-blue suit, the superhero rappelled down from the hospital's roof to a ledge right outside a big playroom window.
One kid grabbed a marker and made a sign saying "GO SPIDERMAN!"
One of the hospital workers arranged to have a man with a window washing business show off his secret super power -- the power to help these kids smile.
Spider-Man wouldn't reveal his true identity to us. 

Spiderman Visits Children

Friday, February 22, 2013

Verse of the Day: The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving kindness. (Jeremiah 31: 3)
Amazing Fact: 
It’s patent #771,247.....James Bennett back in 1904 got a patent for his bizarre new catching apparatus.
It was basically a wire cage around the catchers face and chest with mattress padding on the chest. The ball was supposed to hit the padding, then drop through an opening in the bottom of the catchers cage.....the catcher would grab it and throw it back to the pitcher.

Scriptural Pursuit: In 1 Corinthians, what did Paul call the human body?
Answer: a temple

DQ Cake Winner: Skip Venable of Dover, DE!

Wacky But True:
A French rally car driver performed a spectacular 75-foot backflip in a mini cooper in France, after planning the stunt for an astounding four years.
This marks the world's very first successful 360 degree jump in a car.
The stunt had been attempted before but no one else had managed to stick the landing.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Verse of the Day: Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is born of God and knows God. (I John 4: 7)

Tuesday Trivia: 27% of women say they can tell a lot about a man by this. What is it?
Answer: Their cell phone ring tone.



Amazing Fact: The longest game in baseball started on May 8, 1984 when the Milwaukee Brewers played the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox won 7-6 by a home run hit by Harold Baines. The game lasted 8 hours and 6 minutes long!

Sciptural Pursuit: How were Jesus' clothes divided when He was cruicified?
Answer: The guards cast lots. (Mark 15:24)

Announcement: The Delaware State Fair announced this morning on the show that Mercy Me will be playing at the fair this summer. For more information go to www.delawarestatefair.com

Wacky But True: A Valentine's Day whale-watching excursion turned into a rare treat off the San Diego coast as an estimated 100,000 dolphins swarmed offshore. Biologists say there must of have been food in the area as this many dolphins are very rare.

 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Connections: We had Alicia Robinson from Shore UP! Inc. on the show this morning to talk about the energy assistance program. You can call 410-749-1142 or go online to www.shoreup.org to get more information.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Connections: This morning we had Alicia Robinson from Shore UP! Inc. on as our guest. She spoke about their energy assistant program for folks in need. Just go to www.shoreup.org for more information. You can also call 410-749-1142.

Verse of the Day: O Lord, You are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for Your aid. (Psalm 86: 5)

Tuesday Trivia: 27% of women say this tells them a lot about a man. What is it?
Answer: No correct answer again today. We'll play Tuesday Trivia on Thursday!




Amazing Fact: The player who hit the farthest home run may not be a surprise, but the distance will be. In 1960, Mickey Mantle hit a moon shot home run that was said to be between 634 and 660 feet long.

Scriptural Pursuit: In chapter 12 of Hosea, who took his brother by the heel?
Answer: Jacob (Hosea 12: 3)

Wacky But True:
With her escape-artist antics now caught on video, a horse in Michigan is being dubbed the "Houdini Horse" thanks to her knack for opening stall doors.
The 9-year-old horse named Mariska somehow learned to open latches at Misty Meadow Farms near Midland in central Michigan.
The farm's co-owner, Sandy Bonem, posted a video online of the horse opening numerous locks.
It catches how Mariska lets herself out, then unlocking stalls for other horses.
As of Monday, the YouTube video had more than 760,000 views.

Wacky But True:
A Canadian college offered to pay a student's tuition if they or a person of their choosing made a half-court shot. Brandon University student Mason Kaluzniak chose wisely -- head basketball coach Gil Cheung easily sunk the shot.
It was the last chance for a BU student to win tution in the Smitty's Tuition shoot-out of the season. 

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Verse of the Day: No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and His love has been brought to full expression through us. (I John 4: 12)

Tuesday Trivia: 27% of women say this gives them a good picture of what a man is like. What is it?
Answer: No correct answer today. We'll try again on Wednesday.

Amazing Fact: Passengers left more than half a million dollars in spare change in the plastic bowls and bins at airport security checkpoints last year.

Scriptural Pursuit: Who was the first King of Israel?
Answer: Saul (1 Samuel 9: 17)

Monday, February 18, 2013

Verse of the Day: Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me! (Psalm 66: 20)

Amazing Fact: Before writing the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, author J.R.R. Tolkien worked for the Oxford English Dictionary. He worked there in 1919 and 1920. He says he learned more during those years than any other in his life. His job was to focus on words starting with "w."

Scriptural Pursuit: In the book of 2 Thessalonains, it is written that the Lord will be revealed from Heaven. Who will be with Jesus when He is revealed?
Answer: His mighty angels. (2 Thessalonians 1: 7)

Friday, February 15, 2013

Verse of the Day: Now you can have sincere love for each other as brothers and sisters because you were cleansed from your sins when you accepted the truth of the good news. So see to it that you really do love each other intensely with all your hearts. (1 Peter 1: 22)

Amazing Fact: Americans will have spent $20 billion on Valentine's Day. The top three categories were dining out, candy and romantic getaways.

Scriptural Pursuit: Paul refers to God in 2 Corinthians as the "God of all ______?"
Answer: comfort (2 Corinthians 1: 3)

DQ Blizzard Cake: Congratulations to Dawn Adams of Federalsburg, MD for winning the DQ drawing this week!

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Verse of the Day: We know what real love is because Christ gave up His life for us. And so we also ought to give up our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters. (I John 3: 16)

Amazing Fact: Sweethearts candies are made from late February through to January of the following year, making about 100,000 pounds per day. It's estimated that it equals about 8 billion candies a year that are all sold around Valentine's Day, and usually sell out within 6 weeks!

Scriptural Pursuit: What troubled King Nebuchadnezzar? 
Answer: Dreams (Daniel 1: 2)

The Dream Conference: Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Salisbury will be hosting their second Dream Conference coming up on March 1st. It's a conference designed for leaders of churches to develop the dreams they have for their churches to see them grow. We had two guests from the church on the show this morning to discuss the conference. For more information check out their link: http://www.orbc.net/dream


Wacky But True:
There’s a teacher in Indianapolis who writes a birthday letter to each and every student he’s ever had. What’s even more amazing is that he keeps up with his writing after they’ve graduated from high school. He’s had more than 2,500 students. He says he never knows when God will use his letters to send encouragement and so that’s what keeps him going. It’s really such a heart warming story and we have the full story on our web site....it’s really a story about sending love out in the world and very fitting on this Valentine’s Day.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Verse of the Day: The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! By His mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. (Lamentations 3: 22)

Amazing Fact: In 2012, an estimated 198 million roses were sold on Valentine's Day. Almost 14% of women send flowers to themselves.

Scriptural Pursuit: God sent Jonah to preach in what great city? 
Answer: Ninevah (Jonah 1: 2)

Wacky But True:
Florists and chocolate-makers are working around the clock in the run-up to Valentine's Day.
In Dallas, chocolatier Andrea Pedraza, who loves designer high heels, molded her pedestrian passion into chocolate form.
Her most well-known creations are chocolate pumps.
Prices for the high heels range from $30 to $55, but more if you fill the heel with more chocolates.
Pedraza says men buy the chocolate pumps the most, so she keeps extras on hand for last-minute shoppers.

Mission of Mercy
This morning we talked to one of the organizers of Mission of Mercy. It's a free dental clinic coming up at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center on March 15, and 16. The hours are 6a.m. to 6p.m. each day. The number to call for more information is 443-365-5776. You can also go online to www.easternshoremissionofmercy.org.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Verse of the Day: For Your unfailing love is as high as the Heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. (Psalm 57: 10)

Tuesday Trivia: According to a new survey, this is the most asked "how to" question on the internet. What is it?
Answer: How to tie a neck tie.

 
Amazing Fact: More than 9 million pet owners buy their pets gifts for Valentine's Day.

Scriptural Pursuit: Who was John the Baptist's mother?
Answer: Elisabeth (Luke chapter 1)

Wacky But True: A woman from Maine used the massive Nemo storm last week to make an equally massive snow sculpture. Her snow fish is a tribute to the Nemo name, after a Disney animated character. The woman is a California native, so this was her first chance to play in the snow.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Verse of the Day: God showed how much He loved us by sending His only son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him. (1 John 4: 9)

Amazing Fact: Teachers receive more Valentine's Day cards than anyone else. More than 650 million cards and exchanged by children ages 6-10 years old.

Scriptural Pursuit: What did Jesus say would happen after Peter denied Him three times?
Answer: The rooster would crow.

Wacky But True: 
To Laura King, her three children were acting normal while enjoying dinner at an Italian restaurant in their hometown in Washington state.
But staffers of the restaurant were so impressed with her children's table manners during their Feb. 1 dinner that they thanked her kids and gave the family of five a bowl of ice cream.
It wasn't until King got home that that she noticed a $4 "well behaved kids" discount on her receipt to cover the dessert. "The server said staff didn't even know there were kids at the table," said King, whose children are 2, 3, and 8 years old.
King said it's been entertaining to see all the attention her story has gotten.

 

Everyone who's had a fender bender knows the cost of repairs is going up.
But few cars can be as costly to fix as "Mr. Bean" actor Rowan Atkinson's rare McLaren F1.
It took more than a year - and more than $1.4 million - to get his supercar up and running.
The high-performance car makes extensive use of carbon fiber and needed specialist care - it took weeks just to get a proper insurance estimate.
The unusual repair job is thought to involve one of the largest car insurance settlements in British history.

  

Friday, February 8, 2013

Verse of the Day: You love what is right and hate what is wrong. Therefore, God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else. (Psalm 45: 7)

Amazing Fact: If you had 1 billion dollars and spent 1 thousand dollars a day, it would take you 2, 749 years to spend it all.

Scriptural Pursuit: Who was instructed by God to lead the people after Moses' death?
Answer: Joshua (Numbers 27: 20)

DQ Blizzard Cake: Congratulations to Ethan Hart of Saxis, VA for winning this week's DQ Blizzard Cake drawing!

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Verse of the Day: But if anyone obeys His word, God's love is truly made complete in Him. This is how we know we are in Him. (1 John 2: 5)

Tuesday Trivia: Nearly 2 million people do this for a living. It's become one of the fastest growing professions in the U.S. What is it?
Answer: Hairstylist

Amazing Fact: Giraffes have no vocal cords.

Scriptural Pursuit: Which brother of Joesph convinced the other brothers not to kill him?
Answer: Reuben (Genesis 37: 21)

Wacky But True: Stewie the Cat, the longest domestic cat in the world has died. Guinness World Records declared Stewie the record holder measuring at more than 4 feet from nose to tail. Hundreds of fans flooded Stewie's facebook page to offer condolences and memories. 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Verse of the Day: Through each day, the Lord pours His unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing His songs, praying to God who gave me life. (Psalm 42: 8)

Tuesday Trivia: Nearly 2 million people do this for a living. It's become one of the fastest growing jobs in the U. S. What is it?
Answer: No correct answer so we will add another prize and try again on Thursday!

Amazing Fact: Poison Ivy is not ivy and poison oak is not oak. They are members of the cashew family.

Scriptural Pursuit: What is the name of the sea dragon mentioned in Isaiah 27.
Answer: Leviathan (Isaiah 27: 1)

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Verse of the Day: Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4: 8)

Amazing Fact: A report by the U.S. Consumer Safety Division in 1995, indicated that between 1978 and 1995, no less than 37 deaths resulted from vending machines!

Tuesday Trivia: Nearly 2 million people do this for a living. It's become one of the fastest growing jobs in the U.S. What is it?
Answer: No correct answer today. We'll try again on Wednesday and add another prize to be given away.

Scriptural Pursuit: Which apostle was with Peter when he healed a lame man at the temple?
Answer: John (Acts 3: 1)

Monday, February 4, 2013

Verse of the Day: How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. (Psalm 36: 7)

Amazing Fact: There are more TV sets in America than there are people in Japan.

Scriptural Pursuit: Of the men thrown in the fiery furnace, they are mentioned in a particular order. Who was the 2nd man listed?
Answer: Meshach (Daniel 3: 20)

Friday, February 1, 2013

Verse of the Day: Jesus replied, "All those who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and love with them." (John 14: 23)

DQ Cake Winner: Congratulations to Katie Eby of Pocomoke, MD.

Something to Smile About: This little puppy tries and tries again to keep up with a larger dog walking on a treadmill. You've got to admire his will.

Amazing Facts:

There's a 20 percentage increase in antacid sales during Super Bowl weekend.

7,000,000 employees are estimated to miss work the Monday following the Super Bowl. 

Scriptural Pursuit: After the death of her husband and sons, which city did Naomi return to?

Answer: Bethlehem (Ruth 1: 19) 

Wacky But True:

Johanna Quass, 86, can still do the sort of gymnastics that 98 percent of the population can't even picture in their minds. While participating in the 2012 Cottbus World Cup this past weekend, she performed routines on the floor and parallel bars. She's been doing gymnastics for 60 years.