We are troubled by the tragic school shooting in Minneapolis and praying for those involved. 

On a lighter note, Bill, as chaplain, wanted to know if Dave and Carmen had any troubled thoughts about the opening weekend of college football. 

As some consider Labor Day to be the unofficial end to summer, Dave is having trouble figuring out if it is the end of grilling season as well. 

Bill shared some thoughts on the troublesome challenges to our faith when evil shows its face and how God has responded at the cross of Jesus. 

A troubling trend has caught the eye of Jonathan Pokluda with Zoomers and 'bedrotting'. 

If you have a Ford and are experiencing troubles, you'll want to know about the recent recall. It got us thinking about the troubles we had with our first cars. 

When his wife lost her wedding ring, it was no trouble at all for one man to head to the local dump in search of the prized possession. 

Bill is troubled by a recent study that says reading rates are down. 

The next time you have to go to the trouble to get stamps, you may want to pick up the newest ones honoring the late President Jimmy Carter. 

00:32 Praying for those in Minneapolis 

03:34 text responses 

05:33 College Football Checkup 

09:14 Labor Day on Monday/ End of grilling season? 

11:57 God and Evil 

16:02 Zoomers and "Bedrotting" 

20:12 Ford Recall 

23:50 First car troubles 

28:24 Husband finds lost ring at dump 

32:57 texts 

35:59 Reading rates are down 

40:05 Jimmy Carter honored with stamp 

43:38 Bill's BIG Word 

We had a full plate on the show today as we Bill served up a story on a research project involving toast. Carmen learned the difference between Dough Joe's and a dojo. 

We gave you a taste of the highlights from our conversation with Josiah Queen on his new album, Mt. Zion. 

The rebranding efforts of Cracker Barrel have been all over the news over the last week and we finally got a chance to discuss it. Bill flipped the conversation to the false hope of rebranding yourself. 

We brought Haley into to discuss Salad Gate which happened on the family vacation. 

All this food talk got us hungry so we ordered brunch. 

And for a beverage, we had to talk the early release of the PSL. 

The job market has a few menu options for AI positions. 

Dave has been having elbow issues but it didn't happen as a result of eating. And Carmen has some questions about a pain management product. 

00:32 Toast research project 

04:03 Dough Joe's and dojos

07:20 Josiah Queen - I'll Fly Away 

10:26 Amicolola Falls proposal and Dusty Bibles 

17:34 A Bromance with Jayar? 

19:41 A moment in ministry and Slow Down 

26:56 Cracker Barrel rebranding 

30:42 Rebranding Yourself 

34:12 Haley - Salad Gate 

41:16 Ordering Brunch 

42:27 PSL time again 

46:25 Job market and AI 

51:10 Dave's Bum Elbow 

55:37 Carmen's Signal Blocker 

59:56 Bill's BIG Word

Josiah Queen joined us to share new music from his sophomore album, Mt. Zion, this morning. Before he joined us, Carmen shared the social media interactions between Forrest Frank, Matthew West and Cory Asbury and the humility they displayed online. 

Dave brought up the haboob that blanketed Phoenix, Arizona. Bill told us about the La Tomatina Festival that starts today in Valencia, Spain and we had our Midweek Praise Break featuring Worthy Of It All by CeCe Winans, Reckless Love by Cory Asbury and Trust In God by Elevation Worship. 

00:32 Forrest Frank and Cory Asbury 

07:41 Humility 

09:34 Haboob in Phoenix, Arizona 

12:54 La Tomatina Festival in Valencia, Spain 

16:18 Midweek Praise Break - Worthy Of It All, Reckless Love, Trust In God 

18:48 Josiah Queen in next 

21:05 Josiah Queen - life since his first interview with us 

27:28 Yesterday Is Dead

31:31 I'll Fly Away 

34:58 Amicolola Falls proposal and Dusty Bibles 

42:32 A bromance with Jayar? 

44:39 A marked moment in his ministry and Slow Down 

51:33 Elijah's pick - Watch Your Mouth 

53:49 Title Track - Mt. Zion 

According to a recent study, coffee is an important piece of the puzzle to improving your mood. Seems pretty obvious to us. But is a latte nap an obvious solution to getting through the afternoon slump? 

New to the job market or getting ready to interview? Bill's got some tips to help you prep including what not to ask. 

Wanna plan ahead and see when the most common birthdays are so you can figure out when your child might have a birthday party to attend? Carmen's got a handy little chart for you. 

Over his vacation, Dave planned his meals ahead but didn't plan that well when it came to making a homemade pizza on the grill. 

Not much planning has gone into recent songs from Forrest Frank. including the one he just released along with Crowder. 

Have you planned to read the Bible in a year? It can be hard to keep up with and Bill shared how his Bible reading is going and some options for you to consider as well. 

When planning your next vacation and you want to eat a little healthier, try what Carmen and her family do by each picking a night to cook for the others. 

When planning your meals, you might want to try nutrient sequencing. 

A lot of planning has to go into self-driving vehicles operating on the streets of New York. Waymo has been working on it and will be offering their services in the Big Apple soon. 

As Carmen laid out her belongings in her hotel room, she didn't plan to start a potential fire. 

00:32 Coffee Study 

03:11 Latte Nap 

06:43 Job Interview Prep/ What Not To Ask

11:29 Projected Job Growth 

14:23 Most Common Birthdays 

18:12 more birthday talk 

19:34 Dave's Pizza Stone 

24:38 Forrest Frank/ Crowder - The Rock 

26:09 song reactions 

27:44 Bible Reading Check In 

31:40 more on Bible Reading Check In 

36:08 Vacay cooking tip - each take a night 

41:08 Nutrient Sequencing 

45:37 Waymo cars in NYC 

51:14 Carmen's Bangles spark in hotel room 

55:06 Bill's BIG Word

Dave, Bill and Carmen are all back in their seats this morning after taking a week of vacation. They shared a little bit about their time away on the show this morning. 

00:32 Back in the seats 

02:43 Bill in "Old Florida" 

05:32 Carmen brings heat and rain on vacay 

08:22 Coolcations 

12:17 Amicolola Falls 

16:48 Finding Old News that is still relevant

21:04 Carmen left laptop behind for vacation 

25:06 text

25:57 Bill watched new Mission Impossible at home 

30:21 Flight delays eased by pilots for Carmen  

38:42 Ford Autopilot feature in rental car 

42:30 College Football Week 0 and Lee Corso tribute 

48:40 Bear sightings 

50:39 Will's 32nd Birthday 

53:54 Hologram musician at JFK Airport 

56:19 Bill's BIG Word

Did you get the message that Green Eggs and Ham is celebrating 65 years? SPAM is helping to get that message out with a commemorative packaging. 

Carmen's not sure she's ever had SPAM. 

Pat Barrett has a message in his new song, "I've Got A Fire" that he thinks his Dad will communicate the message clearly in the music video. His dad is no stranger to the stage and uses all sorts of ways to get the message across, even when reading to his grandkids. 

Did you get the message in last week's sermon? Bill challenged us to remember what was discussed in the messages we heard last weekend. Carmen shared some of the highlights from Pastor Aaron Burke at Radiant Church in Tampa on "A Legacy Worth Pursuing". 

When Dave heard a particular Biblical passage read by Bill, it reminded him of a conversation he was having about compassion. 

And if you didn't get the message that Chris Tomlin was on the show yesterday, we've got part of that interview for you to hear today. 

00:32 Green Eggs and Ham x SPAM 

04:57 SPAM 

07:58 Pat Barrett's dad to star in music video 

10:27 Pat Barrett's dad goes all out to read to kids 

13:06 Talk about the sermon 

16:55 "A Legacy Worth Pursuing"

20:41 Compassion 

24:03 Chris Tomlin replay next 

25:48 Inspiration for our building and Help My Unbelief

33:16 It Is Well With My Soul 

35:59 Story of Faith and Jesus Saves

44:06 Scuba Diving Story 

We had our first artist visit in our new home and it was none other than Chris Tomlin! He stopped by to share some new music with us from his new album, The King Is Still The King, which will be available on September 26th. 

Before he joined us, Bill tried to help Carmen with some last minute vacation plans and we did some last minute cleaning before our guest showed up! 

00:32 Garlic Festival 

03:32 Festivals Carmen won't attend 

06:54 Dave's Red Beans and Rice and Dirty Dishes 

09:20 The dishes are still dirty! 

11:11 Chris Tomlin - Holy Forever and being humbled by his kids 

15:42 Chris Tomlin - The standard for our building and Help My Unbelief 

22:40 It Is Well With My Soul 

25:21 His Story of Faith and Jesus Saves 

34:13 The Scuba Diving Story 

42:08 My Father's World 

46:50 Playing Central Park and River of Joy 

52:38 River of JOY FM 

53:04 Bill's Reality Show Artist Draft Game and Still The King 

1:01:40 Nate Saint and That's Who He Is 

1:08:50 The Wall of #1 Records 

1:12:58 Wrapping up a surreal day 

We've got a lot of food talk on the menu for today's show. Some of it will nourish your body while some of it will nourish your mind. 

Bill started us off with some unexpected breakfast foods and Dave told us about an unexpected way to take care of your sour dough needs .

The Midweek Praise Break is a great way to nourish your mind and we did that with songs from Cain (Blessed Assurance), Cody Carnes (Christ Be Magnified) and You Are My King (Chris Tomlin). 

Have you heard of the Carnivore Diet? What about the Carnivore Diet for Babies? 

Carmen recently picked up some chicken from Costco and started making some of it last night before she read the packaging. 

Dave cooked up some Red Beans and Rice over the weekend and finally brought some in for Carmen and Bill to try. 

It's mind-blowing to think that Kodak may not be around much longer or that AOL still has dial-up service (but that is going away soon!)

Just as important as food is to us, our coffee is very important here at The JOY FM. And we've got several new coffeemakers including one in Carmen's office. And Bill and Carmen are disagreeing over what the name should be. 

How we feed our body is an important aspect of sustaining our Biblical spirituality. 

And the Midweek Praise Break was so good this morning, we brought it out for a second serving this morning! 

00:32 Unexpected Breakfast Foods 

05:10 Sourdough Inn 

07:19 Midweek Praise Break - Blessed Assurance/ Christ Be Magnified/ You Are My King

09:47 Chris Tomlin's impact 

11:29 Carnivore Diet for babies 

15:37 Carmen's expired chicken 

20:48 Dave brought us Red Beans and Rice 

24:39 End of an era for Kodak film and AOL Dial-Up service 

29:56 Bill and Carmen argue over name of coffeemaker 

34:22 text responses 

37:19 Josie text 

40:14 spirituality and the body/ Romans 12:1 

43:17 Midweek Praise Break (second serving) 

45:04 John 3:16 

Being in 2 different spaces and both recovering from recent injuries may not stop Forrest Frank and Crowder from a possible collab. 

What helps your head space? Bill makes the case for routine 

As teachers and students navigate the space of a new school year, we heard from several about the highlights of their first day yesterday. 

Dave, our resident space geek, took some time to appreciate the work of astronaut, Jim Lovell, who passed away recently. 

If you look towards outer space in the early morning hours, you may see a meteor shower as the Perseid meteors pass by Earth. 

Carmen has been slow to jump on the ChatGPT train, but she wondered what the benefits of signing up for an account, whether free or paid, was worth it. So she asked you and ChatGPT for thoughts. 

In the days after COVID-19, we all needed space. And many jobs went remote. In-person interviews are coming back but now there's a new player in that space...Artificial Intelligence. 

A rock from space recently found its way into a McDonough, Georgia home and we're just starting to learn more about it. 

Carmen isn't one for knick-knacks and what-nots in her space, but she recognizes that is not the case for everyone around here. 

Carmen and her daughters are taking a trip to NYC and wanted some recommendation on places and spaces to visit for meals. 

00:32 Crowder and Forrest Frank collab? 

02:31 Routine and Mental Health 

04:37 texts from teachers and parents 

06:12 Jim Lovell appreciation 

11:10 Meteor showers 

14:44 benefits of ChatGPT? 

21:27 ChatGPT's response and other texts 

26:26 AI and In-Person Interviews 

33:42 AI Wrap and Book 

35:44 Meteor in McDonough 

39:27 Knick Knacks and What-Nots 

43:54 NYC Bound - recommendations 

47:50 restaurants in NYC 

51:29 Bill's BIG Word

It's the first day of school for many in Florida today and we wanted to make sure they were starting out the year with a little prayer. 

What are the attractive interests that make a man stand out? Carmen shared the results of a study and we're not sure if Dave or Bill is more attractive! 

Bill had his eyes on 2025 Scrabble Players Championship and he wanted to play a little game with Dave and Carmen to start out the week. 

NFL Preseason action started this past weekend. We shared some of the hightights and lowlights from the games. 

When Dave started out his trip to the grocery store he didn't plan on Red Beans and Rice but that's what he ended up making. If only he had brought some in for everyone to try! Instead he brought leftover pizza. 

That led to a conversation that started out talking about the need for fungus in your bread but it quickly took a detour to a video from Lauren Alaina that stood out to Carmen. 

Who is the most spiritually significant man in American history? Josh Howerton makes the case for a man who did not stand out in the crowd but got 2 men started on their faith walk that impacted millions. 

One woman went viral after she attempted to attend an event for the "anti-lonliness club" only to find out that she was the only one in attendance. Her story stood out and went viral and she's now making lemonade from that lemon. 

HR meetings happen for all sorts of reasons. But the reason for one meeting stood out when we learned one employee was upset because they were not invited to the wedding of a coworker. As we shared that story, we heard from Georgia who is actually getting married at work today (What a way to start the week and a life together!) and she says everyone who wants to come is invited! 

Now that school is back in session, we're excited as we've heard from many of you today. Unfortunately, as we continue to make the new building our home, we've started without having our phones fully set up yet. 

00:32 Back to school in Florida 

02:32 Prayer for schools 

05:13 Texts from teachers 

06:45 Attractive and Unattractive interests 

10:56 Scrabble 

16:21 NFL Preseason Week 1 highlights (and lowlights) 

19:21 Dave's Red Beans and Rice/ Pizza/ Sourdough 

22:39 Bread and Fungus/ Lauren Alaina's video on Instagram 

27:19 Most Spiritually Signficant Man in American History 

31:10 Filling the breach 

34:49 Anti-Loneliness Club Fail 

37:51 HR Meeting over not being invited to the wedding 

41:56 texts 

43:12 Georgia and Chris getting married at work today! 

44:39 school back in/ our phones not set up yet 

47:15 Bill's BIG Word