National Good Neighbor Day

Today we took your stories of "good neighbors"! We heard from a family whose neighbor took his tractor to help clear up their property after a car hit their house. A single grandmother shared how her neighbors help her care for her 13 month old twin grandsons. Another lady shared how her neighbor fixed a plumbing problem yesterday, when she tried to pay him, he told her I just being a good neighbor. Another man shared how his neighbors helped them with a plumbing problem that involved holding their hands in sewage for 20 minutes. He also shared a great piece of advice given to him. To get good neighbors, be a good neighbor....sounds good to me!

Blessings...brian

SYATP 2009

This morning was exciting! During Breakfast Radio we took calls and heard reports of close to 30 schools in our area and over 2200 students attending "See You At The Pole" at their schools.

One story stuck out...a father called to tell us how his little girl was the ONLY one at her school to go pray. His voice broke as he spoke of how proud he was of her for making a stand for Christ!

Continue to call (888-477-5676), email (breakfastradio@wcqr.org) post of Facebook and tweet on Twitter your results. Let us continue to pray and lift up this generation!

Blessings...brian

Pictured is SYATP at Church Hill Middle. The sun shinning on students as they reflect the SON!

Welcome to Fall

Fall officially begins at 5:18 this evening. This morning we asked you what your favorite thing is about Fall and we got lots of calls and posts on Facebook. Some of your answers included:

Everything

Football

Cooler temps

Beautiful colors

Caramel apples

Apple cider

Sitting by the fireplace

Vegetable soup

Smell and feel in the air

Pumpkins and pumpkin patches

Corn maze

Fall Festivals

Cup of coffee on the deck on a cool morning

God's handiwork on display

Happy fall...brian

FREE Concert TONIGHT!!!

VOTA will be in concert tonight at Discover Life Church in Johnson City. The concert is set for 7p and is free and also features the Curtis Band and Orlando Torres.

For more info check out this link:

http://www.wcqr.org/pages/events/concerts/presee-you-at-the-pole-ra.shtml

We also talked to lead singer Bryan Olesen of VOTA this morning. Here's a link to the podcast:

http://883wcqr.podomatic.com/

Blessings...brian

ALS Walk, Diamond Rio, and Gate City prayer.

This morning Joy Eastridge dropped by to talk about the ALS walk next Saturday (9/26) at Warrior's Path State Park beginning at 10a. The goal is to raise $50,000 and also includes an auction with a chance to win dinner with Marty Roe of Diamond Rio. Here's a link to their website:

http://www.alstn.org/

Speaking of Marty Roe, we talked to him about Diamond Rio's new Christian cd, book and their song "God Is There". Here's a link to the podcast if you missed it.

http://883wcqr.podomatic.com/

We also shared a story about the ACLU and Gate City High School. Here's a link to the story for more info:

http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9016920

Tomorrow morning at 8:10 we'll talk to Bryan Olesen of VOTA.

Blessings...brian

Virtual Ministry 2.0

Milligan College is hosting the Virtual Ministry 2.0 Conference from 1-4 today to help your church learn more about social networking sites and how to use them. The conference will be streamed online beginning at 12:30 this afternoon. Here's a link to the site:

http://www.milligan.edu/socialnetworking/

Blessings...brian

Back from Orlando

I'm back from Orlando and a radio conference. It was great to get together with 400 Christian radio friends and talk about ways to improve what we do, all for God's glory!

I also flew, which I do not like, but my beautiful wife gave me a piece of paper with several scriptures about fear that really helped!

Tomorrow morning we'll talk to a new friend I met in Orlando. Her name is Erica and although she was there for another conference, the music really impacted her!

Blessings..brian (pictured w/ Mark Hall of Casting Crowns)

MercyMe tickets on sale!

WCQR welcomes Mercy Me, with special guest Tenth Avenue North and Jonny Diaz, to Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Sunday, November 22nd at 6:00pm. Doors open at 5:00pm.Get your tickets NOW before they go on sale to the general public next Friday, September 11th. Phone 423-461-4884 or fax 423-975-2559.

Advance Tickets: $24Artist Circle: $35 (Limited seating / No discounts)Groups of 15 or more $18 (advance tickets only - Get two free tickets when buying 15 or more)GROUP TICKETS MUST BE ORDERED BY PHONE, FAX, THROUGH MAIL ORDER OR AT FREEDOM HALL BOX OFFICE(A convenience fee will be applied.)
Mail Order Tickets: Make checks payable and mail to: Freedom Hall, Attn: Box Office, 1320 Pactolas Rd., Johnson City, TN 37604Charge by phone 423-461-4884 (Monday-Friday 8:30am - 6:30pm ET. A non-refundable convenience fee will apply. (Visa/MasterCard/Discover)
Ticket prices will increase at the door!

Info we shared this morning on MercyMe concert...brian

Cheryl McGuinness

Celebration Church is hosting a Ladies Night Out with Cheryl McGuinness on September 8th at 6:30pm. Cheryl is the wife of Tom McGuinness, pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11th, 2001.

Cheryl was out guest this morning on Breakfast Radio, here's a link to the podcast and one to her website:

http://883wcqr.podomatic.com/

http://www.beautybeyondtheashes.com/default.aspx

GOOD NEWS!!!! Mike Perry will be back tomorrow on Breakfast Radio following 3 stints in his heart!

Blessings...brian

pictured (Tom and Cheryl McGuinness)