5) Soup For Soup on Sat. Feb. 4th from Noon-3PM WJTL is teaming with Chick-fil-A Lincoln Highway East in Lancaster to help restock the soup shelves at Water Street Ministries.  Bring 4 cans of soup to donate, WJTL broadcasting live! Look for the WJTL vehicle in the parking lot next to Chick-fil-A . We will be set up for you to to drive through and drop off your cans of soup. We will be passing out our new bumper stickers, Kid’s Cookie Break gear, & giving away prizes!

4) First Friday in Downtown Lancaster – tonite (Feb 3) 5-9pm. Music, Art, exhibitions, performances, and more at 60+ venues More info: www.lancasterarts.com.

3) First Friday for Families at the Lancaster Public Library – 125 North Duke Street – tonite (February 3, 2012) 5:30-8pm. The F&M African Drumming Club invites you to join them in making music. Drums provided. Their will also be the Exhibit: Beauty of Paradise Island by Benson Myrtil.  More info: www.lancaster.lib.pa.us

4) Free showing of the movie – Courageous tonite (Fri. Feb. 3rd) at 7PM at Church of God of Landisville. Free childcare also provided.  More info: www.coglandisville.org

1) Silent Movie Night – tomorrow (Sat, Feb 4, 2012) – 7p-9p at Garden Spot Village chapel in New Holland. Three short silent film comedies accompanied by renowned theater organist Wayne Zimmerman. Movies by Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle; and Buster Keaton will be shown.  More info: www.gardenspotvillage.org

The Family Life Weekend To Remember is coming to the Hershey Lodge February 24-26 and The Poconos March 16-18, 23-25!  Click here for details. WJTL listeners get a discounted rate to the conference–just enter the special promo code “WEEKEND” and enjoy the savings!

It’s time to announce the Grand Prize winners in WJTL’s “Love Is In The Air Contest”!

*MATT WILCOX of LITITZ (and wife, Caitlin)

*WENDY KEPPLE of DOVER (and husband, David)

Thanks to everyone who entered!!!

Radio Friend Phil

phil@wjtl.com

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.  And be thankful.”

Here, peace in the heart is connected to Christ as the source of our peace. When we follow Jesus as Savior and Lord, His peace becomes a place of refreshment in a world of turmoil and conflict.

We have the assurance of His constant love that no one can take away.  We have a certain hope in His promises for a blessed future. We live in the freedom of His forgiveness. We are motivated to press on in the faith through His encouragement. Through His grace, we are made into a grateful people.

His peace, effective in our lives, will have an impact on our relationships, especially in the midst of tension. Backing up a few verses, Colossians 3:13 says, “Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them together in perfect unity.”

These are some effective ways to promote peace in our relationships.

The peace of Christ is a vital sign of a changed life in the Year of Transformation.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

We receive calls from eager participants asking about the date, theme and details months in advance.  Youth groups, scout groups,  businesses or other teams have a blast getting involved.  WJTL enjoys getting to be a part of the event from pre-event promotion to on-site registration, emceeing, assisting with judging and of course providing music and giveaways to the spectators.  During the race, our own Chris Strayer and Rick Steimling gave the play by plays while John Staffieri got to interview the participants as they came off the course.

Congratulations to the winners in each class:  For Distance in the  Junior Division:  Checker Cab Girls, Delorean and Elephants came in top 3 and in the Senior Class it was Home Depot,  Elle Sisters and Jet Wrangler.  A special Spirit Award was given to teams: The Cure for Cancer and Area 51.  Creativity Awards were handed out to the Junior Teams: Snowbishi, Deloreans and The Last Polar Bear and for Seniors the top  3 were Tardis Time Machine, Luna Trans and Zombies.  Congratulations to all participants and volunteers  and thanks to everyone who came out to cheer and watch the fun!  Thanks again to Ski Roundtop for hosting such a great event!

Thanks to Ben Sauder for the pictures and video!

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship.”

Christians are called to holiness. This will NOT happen through legalism to a list of do’s and don’ts in the Bible.  And it won’t happen by ignoring God’s do’s and don’ts. Holiness occurs as we respond to the mercy of God by offering our bodies to Him as living sacrifices.

This involves loving God with our mind (what we think about), loving God with our heart (making Him our greatest treasure), loving God with our hands (acts of service), and loving God with our mouth (the words that we say). These are just some examples of how we can honor God with the various parts of our body.

Here is how the Message describes Romans 12:1: “Here’s what I want you to do, God helping you. Take your everyday, ordinary life-your sleeping, eating, going-to-work and walking-around life-and place it before God as an offering.  Embracing what God does for you is the best thing that you can do for Him.”

A surrendered life to God is a vital sign of a changed life in the Year of Transformation.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Here is the Soup for Soup part…if you bring 4 cans of soup to donate, Chick-fil-A will give you a coupon for free Chicken Noodle or Chicken Tortilla soup at their restaurant! Look for the WJTL vehicle in the parking lot next to Chick-fil-A on Lincoln Highway in Lancaster. We will be set up for you to to drive through and drop off your cans of soup. We will be passing out our new bumper stickers, Kid’s Cookie Break gear, & giving away prizes!