The Morning Cruise Replay

Taylor, Logan, and Madison of CAIN stopped by this morning to share some of their new music. We had a great visit with them catching up, sharing laughter and tears throughout the show.  Before they got here, we talked about the impact of Apple's CEO stepping down, the wildfires in South Georgia, the NFL Draft, and Reid Wiseman's reflections on a trip around the moon.  00:32 Apple CEO stepping down...

Dave's a little tired this morning as he helped lead worship with a group of high school students last night. Seeing the younger generation worshipping in such a public manner was encouraging. And we're seeing statistics that suggest young men are prioritizing religion. That said, Bill shared a word of warning that religion alone can't save young men.  It's easy to replace worship with idols. Carm...

Living with a disability can be hard. Working through that and having it on display is something that Carmen's mom was able to relate to with Jordan Walker Ross, who plays Little James on The Chosen and has Cerebral Palsy.  Bill wanted to have a little fun and came up with some trivia questions that he thought would be hard to answer. But he gave Dave enough time to get the answers right!  Riding...

It's Marathon Monday as the Boston Marathon takes place today. But around here, it feels more like a sprint as we look at the year behind and the week ahead.  Not a lot of people are running to the local coffee shop for their morning cup of joe, the latest study finds.  Carmen's in for a bit of a marathon as it will be a long time until she has the desire to turn the TV on to watch sports. But she...

With the Boston Marathon coming up on Monday, Bill is thinking about his own running goals. While Dave is considering another MS 150 bike ride.  Yesterday, Carmen told us about the cereal she purchased too much of before even trying it. Now that she is not a fan of it at all, she had Dave and Bill try it. Safe to say they won't be reaching for those boxes of cereal for breakfast anytime soon (or a...

Dave has a busy week ahead as he has some commitments to attend. Hearing that, Carmen got a hold of some of the remaining pimento cheese she had from the weekend and had Dave try it.  How does your religion have a hold on your life? Bill posed that question as he read Matthew 11:28. As we talked through that, we had some technical difficulties and had to hold on until our Chief Engineer showed up...

You wanted it! We got that message loud and clear yesterday with the launch of our JOY Drop Shop. Now we need to get busy on packing and shipping the items.  Today is tax day and you need to pay your taxes and you'll want to take advantage of some deals being offered today.  Carmen needed your help to show Bill and Hitch just how much you wanted to hear CeCe Winans in the Midweek Praise Break. And...

Today is the day! The JOY Drop Shop is NOW OPEN!! Find it all at joydrop.shop. We had so much fun this morning as we got ready for the launch and your reactions!  Before we got there, we talked about passwords and shared our conversation with Giavani Cairo who plays Thaddeus in The Chosen.  00:32 JOY Drop Today  03:13 Password Rage  09:02 Password texts  11:29...

As the 4 crew members of Artemis looked out their windows at the Earth getting bigger upon their return on Friday, the world was watching as they splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. And as Carmen watched, she had questions. And many in the sports world had their eyes glued to coverage of The Masters over the weekend as Rory McIlroy became the 4th person to win in back-to-back years. Now that we've...

All eyes are on the picturesque Augusta National Golf Club as the Masters enters Day 2 of competition. There's a lot of players to watch and one of those players, Gary Woodland, is getting a lot of attention as he's in the Top 10 after Day 1 and recently recovered from brain surgery.  Our own John Bryant was at the course on Wednesday while the Par 3 Challenge was happening, so we asked him to pai...

An ice cream you can eat before bed that won't disrupt sleep. If that's got your attention, you'll want to hear all about the new brand of ice cream from Dave. Bill has a different approach. Eating his dessert before dinner.  All eyes will be on Artemis soon as it makes its way back to Earth. Before it gets here, Carmen had a few questions.  Bill brought Psalm 19 to our attention as well as a coup...

  Carmen heard a new version of Running To A Runaway by Phil Wickham. This new one features Lauren Daigle. So she put Dave up to the challenge of finding the song to play it.  Bill has a new sport to tell us about. But, it really depends on your defintion of sport.  We're excited for our JOY Drop Shop, your chance to get some Mother's Day merch from The JOY FM. Sign up today to be notified when th...

A couple of movies are about to drop that Bill is excited to see. As he was telling us that, the word, "semiquincentennial" was dropped in the conversation and it tripped Carmen up.  We announced today that the first official JOY Drop is about to take place and you can sign up online to be notified for the official launch of some Mother's Day merch.  A lot of teams dropped the ball when it came to...

We're off to a flying start on this Monday after Easter on The Morning Cruise. Dave gave us the latest on the Artemis mission as they started to make their way around the dark side of the moon. We've got a lot of things coming up this week that we're excited to share with you.  As much as this weekend flew by, the Easter festivities were enjoyed by all.  The efforts of many in the rescuing of the...

Carmen wanted to know if Dave got a chance to look for the launch of Artemis yesterday or if he had to watch on TV. As Bill thought about the launch he had a couple of different pictures in his mind from those taken by onlookers of the launch to a picture of the cross, grave and empty tomb.  Carmen wants you to take a look at a sweet interaction over a Ring doorbell between a group of young boys a...

It's Wednesday of Holy Week and we shared a few special things with you today. We started off with our Easter Montage. That was followed by the Midweek Praise Break which featured 3 songs from Tommee Profitt's Easter album, The Resurrection Of A King ( It Is Well (Because He Lives) featuring Bay Turner, Nothing But The Blood featuring Jeremy Rosado, and Jesus Paid It All featuring CeCe Winans).  W...

  You name it, we talked about it on today's episode of The Morning Cruise Replay. The Chosen Ones is the name of a Georgia faith-based cheerleading squad consisting of members with special needs. Knowing they are in our listening area, Carmen wanted to learn more and she put you to the task.  Bill wants to go back to school now that he has heard how one school is offering up live classical music...

It feels like we're in the final stretch as the Final Four in NCAA Men's Basketball is set and because it is Easter Week!  Bill stretched our vocabulary knowledge this morning with a few words that Allen Levi uses in his book, Theo Of Golden.  We're all a bit shocked that Bill is doing fairly well with his basketball bracket. Especially since he didn't know what team he had picked (or rather had r...

We covered a lot of ground on preferences and prayers before we partied it up with Brandon Heath...From Gen Z's whimsical preferences, popular candies and good news for those who favor sparkling water to prayers for Savannah Guthrie, David Leonard's daughter and those accepting Jesus Christ and the sacrifices he made.  00:32 Gen Z and Whimsy  03:22 Brandon Heath on the show later  05:37 Popular Ea...

Carmen wants to give a new coffee trend a try that involves some greek yogurt in your iced coffee. Bill's wife tried a recipe for a homemade vanilla coffee creamer and he enjoyed it.  After our discussion yesterday about Wesley Huff, Bill had dinner with his cousin who asked him to give her the links so she could watch Wesley's appearance on The Diary Of A CEO podcast.  Carmen gave Dave a challeng...

Bill and his wife took the opportunity to enjoy a salad last night with lettuce they grew in their Aerogarden.  As much as the season of Spring is associated with growth, it is also a season for pollen (and lots of it!)  Christian apologist, Wesley Huff, is doing his part to grow the Kingdom of God with recent appearances on the popular podcasts, The Joe Rogan Show and Diary Of A CEO.  In recent y...

Carmen had a dream last night and it involved Dave (much to his chagrin!).  Bill has a dream about dreaming and speaking in another language.  It was a dream come true for Mohair when we took her to ChosenCon earlier this year. While we were there, we got the chance to sit down with Dallas Jenkins and his wife, Amanda, to talk about their work on the show.  When the enemy is attacking, it can feel...

Going to the movies to see your favorite actors is one thing. But hearing political opinions coming from them at awards shows like the Oscars is another thing entirely.  The Chosen, as a source of entertainment, has come on to the entertainment scene in a big way and going to ChosenCon changed Carmen's thoughts on the actors as well.  When Dave came in this morning, he didn't anticipate having to...

You don't want to miss a minute of today's episode as we sat down with Peter Burton for the first time. He shared about his struggle with mental health over the years and his song "Where Would I Be".    Before he joined us, Bill wants to beat the stress away that he has had a bit this week, but it's not being measured properly.  Carmen didn't get beat by a word she didn't know on Wordle but she ha...

We touched on all the senses on today's show. But  before we got to that, Carmen wanted to know if she would be the only one on the show filling out a bracket for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.  Does it make sense to have AI fact-checking your financial advisor? Some think so.  If you've seen The Chosen, you're probably familiar with hearing the theme song. It turns out that the music you...