With Candice in the hospital, things definitely feel out of place around here. Bill and Carmen got the chance to visit with Candice and pray with her in the hospital yesterday. 

Candice and her husband were supposed to be a part of Abbey's birthday murder mystery celebration. With Candice's hospitalization, that's no longer possible. So Abbey and Haley recruited their parents who feel a little out of place being a part of this murder mystery and having to take on their characters. 

Bill shared the plight of a pastor being imprisoned in China and the recent efforts to encourage his release. 

SPAM feels a little out of place at a sporting event...until now. SPAM in the form of hot dogs is headed to stadiums this summer. 

There is no place for comparison in a life following Jesus. 

It may sound a little out of place to have actors that are not believers in roles on The Chosen. But it is paying off in dividends. The actor who plays Atticus learned so much about his character and what it means to follow Jesus that he was recently baptized on the set while filming. It reminded Bill of a few other people with a similar story. 

00:32 Hospital visit with Candice 

04:09 Carmen, the B-lister murder mystery guest 

09:42 Carmen's murder mystery character 

14:28 Looking for Carmen's murder mystery outfit 

16:37 Imprisonment of Pastor in China 

22:22 Candice 

25:43 SPAM Dogs 

30:16 Texts 

33:00 Comparison 

37:51 Comparison and following Jesus 

42:28 Atticus on The Chosen gets baptized 

46:16 Josh McDowell, Augustine, etc... 

49:48 Bill's BIG Word

Throughout the show today, we shared the news and a couple of updates that Candice is in a lot of pain right now after an e-bike accident over the weekend put her in the hospital with a broken jaw, and broken shoulder. Please pray for her as she prepares for surgery and the recovery road ahead. 

Bill had a plumbing problem at home that was a pain. He did manage to get out of the house and had some pleasurable moments despite the sweltering heat. But that's nothing compared to the snow that some western states are seeing! 

Dave's grandsons had the pleasure of attending a monster truck show over the weekend and he got a lot of pictures from their time there. 

Carmen shared a list of 10 growing cities and Dave followed that up with the cities that are top spots for vacations. 

Bill shared part of Eric Church's commencement speech at UNC that if you are fan of the guitar you will enjoy his message. Shaquille O'Neal also picked up a Master's degree at LSU and enjoyed taking a little dig at Charles Barkley as he accepted his diploma. 

Bill has learned to laugh through the hard and painful times in life like the one Candice is going through right now. 

If you've got an older Kindle device, it may be a pain to work with after Wednesday as Amazon has announced it will no longer be supporting some older devices. Bill is still hesitant to change out his Kindle model because of the button orientation. 

00:32 Sharing the news of Candice 

04:57 Prayers for Candice 

06:58 Heat and Snow 

10:00 Kids attend monster truck show 

13:09 Top 10 Growing Cities 

16:51 Top Vacation Spots 

20:55 Candice 

26:48 Dave's pastor had a similar accident 

28:50 Eric Church commencement speech 

32:11 Shaq gets Master's Degree @ LSU 

34:51 Candice 

39:31 Laugh in the hard 

43:00 Older Kindles no longer supported after Wednesday 

48:20 Bill hesitant to upgrade 

50:53 Bill's BIG Word

After sharing part of our conversation with Consumed By Fire from earlier in the week, Carmen took the opportunity to help Dave with his calendar invites (while roasting him at the same time). And despite Hitch's best effort to help them prepare for that interview, Carmen almost missed a crucial detail when chatting with the guys from the band. 

When it comes to justice in the world, Bill shared some thoughts on answeing the questions that Gen Z is asking. 

If you need help with making plans for your kids this summer, Carmen has compiled her own list of 10 Free Things To Do With Your Kids This Summer. 

For just a couple of bucks, one movie theatre chain is offering discounted tickets for kids movies this summer. 

And for those that can't make it to theatres to see Project Hail Mary, you can now stream it! 

Carmen may have a pet rabbit now and she wants to know if she should name it. Dave and Bill are more concerned with figuring out if a rabbit is part of the rodent family. 

00:32 Roasting Dave on Calendar Invites 

03:40 Carmen's near-miss on Consumed By Fire's Dad 

07:00 Gen Z and Justice 

11:19 Gen Z and Justice (continued) 

14:56 Free Things To Do With Kids This Summer (Part 1) 

18:24 Free Things To Do With Kids This Summer (Part 2) 

22:31 Kids movie days this summer 

25:13 Project Hail Mary streaming 

29:44 Carmen's Rabbit 

35:35 Rabbits, rodents and squirrels 

37:56 Bill's BIG Word 

As school winds down, summertime plans are on the mind and Carmen has compiled a list of 10 Free Things To Do With Your Kids.

One of our coworkers will be at home this summer on maternity leave. But before she left on maternity leave, we got her to do a little prank on some of our coworkers. 

Staying hydrated in the summer heat is important. A juice brand loved by kids is now offering a beverage with more hydration. 

Before school gets out, Bill says we'll be seeing a lot more A's in report cards because of AI. 

Ice Cream in the summertime is a great way to cool off. Nutella is now offering up some ice cream options. 

Somehow, that got us to talking about meatloaf and some old family recipes. 

Summertime is like one long recess. And now we're learning that kids of all ages could benefit from more recess. But maybe not have Dave playing against you in dodgeball or Bill teaching you golf. 

00:32 10 Free Things To Do With Kids This Summer (Part 1) 

04:00 10 Free Things To Do With Kids This Summer (Part 2) 

08:07 Texts 

09:52 Go Watch Pregnancy Prank video 

12:10 Pregnancy Prank video reactions 

15:35 Capri Sun Hydration drinks 

20:40 AI inflating grades 

26:47 Texts 

30:25 Nutella Ice Cream 

34:10 Meatloaf 

38:26 Meatloaf recipe texts 

41:25 Aunt Belle's meatloaf recipe 

43:45 Importance of Recess

47:55 Dodgeball and Golf 

51:17 Bill's BIG Word

Bill shares from Psalm 40:1-3 as he leads us in our Morning Devotion for Thursday, May 14th. 

Carmen has taken a big interest in the game of Mahjongg. So much so, that she bought a table just to play with friends this weekend. But Bill's wife, who takes the game very seriously may not have interest in playing with Carmen because they go by different rules. 

Bill finds words to be highly interesting. He brought us Wacky Word Wednesday today (for the first time...) He also brought us a word on waiting. 

Dave found a survey that might be of interest to those entering into their 50s. And you might want to consider the quality of your friendships as well. 

Carmen has some questions for our JOY FM Genius Bar in the world of banking and specifically, High Yield Savings Accounts. 

For those more interested in interesting food options, Dave told us about pickle smoothie collaborations and a tomato soup cake. 

The Midweek Praise Break is of high interest to many of you. Carmen was curious about the timing of today's airing as we shared Trust In God (Elevation Worship), Agnus Dei (Hillsong Worship), and Jesus Paid It All (CeCe Winans x Tommee Profitt). 

Bill told us how Carrie Underwood is more interested in staying home and spending time with family these days. Much like her, is Darren of We Are Messengers who moved back to his homeland a few years ago. 

00:32 Carmen's new Mahjongg Table 

04:12 Mahjongg rules? Meh... 

08:11 Wacky Word Wednesday 

11:40 Wait 

13:29 Age We Peak Survey 

19:56 Friendship 

22:37 Banking Genius Bar: High Yield Savings 

30:26 Texts 

33:52 High Yield Savings Accounts 

38:18 Pickle Smoothie and Tomato Soup Cake 

43:30 Midweek Praise Break - Trust In God (Elevation Worship)/ Agnus Dei (Hillsong Worship)/ Jesus Paid It All (CeCe Winans x Tommee Profitt)

45:15 Midweek Praise Break Recap 

46:32 Carrie Underwood 

50:05 Darren of We Are Messengers 

52:15 Bill's BIG Word

A digital spring cleaning might be necessary and Bill has a few different options to choose from to help you get started. 

Wordle is coming to TV in the form of a game show and Carmen had to guess who the choice was to host the show. And if she wants to keep her streak going, she needs to make it not optional to play. 

As Carmen is getting ready for a family vacation in Utah, she's got some AirBnB excursion options to choose from. 

Some young men are choosing looksmaxxing, a trend that is of concern in relation to radical choices are being made for appearance and body image. 

Fans of American Idol learned last night who the choice was as the winner of the latest season. 

We almost had a hiccup or two from Carmen when the guys from Consumed By Fire arrived. But once they got seated, we learned about some interesting choices, especially when we learned about Jordan's preference for a bus snack. 

00:32 Digital Spring Cleaning 

04:00 More Digital Spring Cleaning Tips 

08:28 Wordle comes to TV 

14:10 Streaks 

16:34 AirBnB Excursion Options 

22:12 Utah AirBnB Excursions 

24:52 Looksmaxxing 

30:25 More on Looksmaxxing

34:41 American Idol has a winner 

38:29 Carmen's hiccups 

41:50 Consumed By Fire - Hot Minute 

52:35 Walk With Jesus (Figuratively and Literally) 

53:16 More time getting to know them and Higher Places 

59:20 Faith and Memories of Dad 

1:06:59 Wrapping It Up 

Bill's BIG Word of the Day today, "idiosyncrasies" summed up the entire show. In the case of Bill, we looked at his unique way of thinking about scheduling a dentist appointment and spending some time this weekend at a conference on morai imagination. 

For Carmen, we discussed her newfound interest in Mahjongg, what she learned watching a new movie, thoughts from Aaron Burke's message on Establishing a Family of Faith, driving to work wiithout a car key and how she's had difficulty with one restaurant getting food delivered to her. 

For Dave, he shared about the passing of two men that were an integral part of Atlanta baseball. And for a guy who doesn't like to grocery shop, he made an exception over the weekend and used it as his way of getting in a mile a day. 

00:32 Dentist appointment craziness 

03:21 Listening to new song from Josiah Queen 

05:07 Mahjongg Mother's Day 

09:52 Tiles and Dupes 

12:46 Ted Turner and Bobby Cox 

16:56 Carmen watches The Great Awakening 

27:23 Theater resurgence 

31:03 Establishing A Family of Faith

35:14 Dave not impressed with Carmen's historical content 

38:01 Carmen drove to work without a car key 

43:06 Text 

45:06 Dave's Mile A Day walk  to grocery store 

50:08 Carmen's food delivery conspiracy 

56:02 Bill's BIG Word

After re-sharing part of our conversation with Tauren Wells, Bill told us about his experience at a National Day of Prayer event and the subjects that they put into their prayers. Carmen had Hitch put up a video from an Instagram influencer highlighting a story of Nigerian persecution. 

Bill told us how one man's name should be put in the record books but a couple of arcane rules are preventing that from happening. 

Dave and Carmen are slightly ahead of Bill in terms of keeping up to date with A Mile A Day In May and that had Bill wondering if he could bank miles. 

Our mothers put up with a lot. And this weekend, we'll all have the chance to celebrate the women in our lives for their role as a mother. Dave has an interesting hack you might want to try for the more adventurous moms out there. 

The man responsible for the Roomba robot vacuum has now created a dog-like AI robot companion. Would you go ahead and get it? 

Hitch put together a poem generated by AI about The Morning Cruise but it didn't go over well. 

Avery was showing Carmen a 3D printed moon he put together and Carmen went ahead and tried to gift it to Dave. Avery then promptly went ahead and started a new project so Dave could have one as well. 

Looking ahead to Monday, it's the finale of American Idol and all three finalists are outspoken Christians! 

00:32 National Day of Prayer Highlights 

04:33 Nigerian Persecution 

08:06 Lester Wright @ 100 - sprint record 

10:31 Mile A Day in May and banking miles 

12:51 Mother's Day this Sunday 

15:42 Mother's Day Theme Park hack 

17:05 Roomba Robot Dog 

20:59 AI Poem Generator 

24:43 Avery prints the moon 

27:47 American Idol Christian finalists

31:36 Bill's BIG Word

Tauren Wells joined us on the show today while in town on The Take It All Back Tour (with Jamie MacDonald) to catch up on life and share some new music from his album, Breathe On It. 

00:32 Best Places for College Grad Jobs 

03:41 Best Places for First Time Home Buyers 

08:42 Tauren Wells - Family Harmony and Breathe On It

11:23 Tauren Wells - Dad Life and "Church Vibes" on new album

18:32 Tauren Wells - Life As A Pastor 

25:44 Tauren Wells - JOY BOMB Book 

27:55 Tauren Wells - Bill's Favorite Song: JOY In The Morning 

33:07 Tauren Wells - What A Miracle Feels Like 

38:00 Tauren Wells - Encouragement Through The Hard 

40:55 Tauren Wells - Intro to The Church Is On Fire 

41:38 Wrapping up our time with Tauren