Your March 30th Some Sort Or Rock Show playlist!  Now you can also follow SSRS on Facebook.

Here’s all the song information for the twin spins on this morning’s program.  Get in touch if you have questions, comments or would like to be added to the weekly playlist email group.

Kristi Leigh — WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Unspoken‘s new self-titled CD will release on April 1st (no foolin’, we promise)!  Click here to pre-order online.  Be sure to listen in on Monday, March 31st.  Thanks to Centricity Music, we have a stack of the new CDs to give away the new CD all day long! (6AM-10PM).  So, program 717-392-3690 into your speed dial and listen for your chance to win on WJTL.

FIVE FUN FREE FAMILY THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND!!! March 28, 29 & 30, 2014

5) Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, (March 30)11:30am-12:30 pm at New Creation Community Church, Emig Mill Road in Dover. Bags with handles will be given to each child to use for the “hunt” and to take home! More Info: 717-764-0252.

4) Imperfect Circle Art Show, tonight (Friday, Mar 28) 5-8pm at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Main St. Mount Joy
Bobby Wehner and Sarah Way will perform music from the 70s and 80s. Come out to see local art, contribute to a community art canvas,and listen to the brass and guitar collaboration. More Info: Imperfect Circle Facebook page.

3) The Juan Catorce Band in concert Saturday (Mar 29) 7:00p at Emmaus Road Cafe in Lancaster. The Juan Catorce Band is a modern rock band based in Lancaster County. More Info: http://www.emmausroadcafe.org/

2) Internationally known cellist Emilio Colon will perform at Grace Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Sunday (Mar 30) 3pm. He’ll be joined by organist Murray Foreman and Colon’s wife and Ephrata native Cara Elise Colon on Cello for a special performance of Handel’s Sonata in G minor for Two Violins. The concert is free. More Info: (717) 397-2748

1) Signs of Spring Walk, Sunday (March 30, 2014) 2:30-4pm at Nixon County Park, Nixon Drive in York. Search the park’s stream banks and pond for signs of spring.More Info http://www.yorkcountyparks.org

Jamie Grace will be in town this weekend for the “Do Life Big” Tour at Lancaster Bible College with her sister Morgan Harper Nichols and a band she discovered called “NOW“.  The show is on Sunday; doors open at 6PM and the concert starts at 7PM.  Tickets will be available at the door.

Before the concert, Jamie Grace will stop by The Junction Center (the home of WJTL) for an acoustic style mini-concert at 1:30PM.  We’ll provide refreshments including Good Java courtesy of The Good Java Company.  Space is limited for the exclusive event.  The only way to attend is to win your way onto our guest list.  Listen to WJTL Thursday (March 27th) and Friday (March 28th) for chances to win your way to this event!

Click here for concert info.

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Moment Of Celebration reflects on Jesus as the Resurrection and the Life.

In John 11:25, Jesus said to Martha: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.”

Then, He turned to Martha and asked her a question that is relevant for us as well.  Jesus said, “Do you believe this?”

There are various beliefs about Jesus today. Some say that He was a good man, who demonstrated wise teachings and who did good things for people, but not more than that. To others, He is a swear word. To others, He was a deceiver. Others echo the response of Martha, who said, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

By saying this, Martha was affirming that Jesus was not just another ordinary man, but that He came from heaven as a promise from God, and is the source of eternal life for all who trust Him for salvation.

The eternal life that Jesus offers us is a reason to be glad in the Year of Celebration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Moment of Celebration reflects on Jesus as the Bread Of Life.

After feeding 5,000 people, starting with five loaves of bread and two fish, Jesus taught a lesson of faith about spiritual bread.

He said in John 6:35: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

Jesus was inviting us to come to Him for a type of nourishment that physical food could not provide. Blaise Pascal has said, “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God the Creator, made known through Jesus.

There are many different things that people seek to fill this vacuum. Some people seek satisfaction in money, fame, or pleasure. These are shallow substitutes for the long haul. Seeking Christ opens the way for us to live in relationship with God, and to experience His love and righteousness.  In this way, we can have a fulfilling and thriving relationship with God that lasts forever.

The Bread of Life that Jesus offers us is a reason to be glad in the Year of Celebration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Ellie Holcomb is new to WJTL’s library of artists–we’ve been playing her song “The Broken Beautiful” lately.  She’s married to Drew Holcomb and was part of Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors.  Her dad’s name may ring a bell: Brown Bannister.  Brown had a few of his own songs air on WJTL back in the early 80’s including his hit “Talk To One Another”.  Bannister is best known for his work in the audio engineering, recording and production industry. He won 25 Dove Awards and 14 Grammys. If you’ve read the liner notes on your cassettes and CDs over the years, you’ve probably spotted his name on a few of your favorite projects.  Brown Bannister has written lots of songs, notably for Amy Grant (among many others).

Ellie Holcomb and Brown Bannister will be Live From The Junction Center this Friday morning at 7:00!  It’ll be a great morning of acoustic music in front of a live studio audience that we’ll air on the radio.  Space is limited for this exclusive event, but you could be a part of it!  We’ll serve a light breakfast including Good Java from The Good Java Company.  Listen to WJTL all day long on Winning Wednesday, March 26th, and you could win spots on our guest list!  Keep our number handy: 717-392-FM90.

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Moment of Celebration reflects on the living water that Jesus offers us.

Jesus said to the woman at the well, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

Water is essential for us to live. Physical water refreshes us for a period of time, but then we need to have more to sustain us.  Going three days without water puts a person’s life at risk. The water that Jesus offers is enough to satisfy our soul forever.

Today, Jesus gives us the opportunity to drink from the fountain of His grace. This grace is a gift from God. It’s not something that we earn or buy with money. His grace is a gift that we receive by trusting in Jesus for salvation.

Psalm 34:8 invites us to taste and see that the LORD is good. This becomes a reality when we embrace God’s grace.

The Living Water that Jesus offers us is a reason to be glad in the Year of Celebration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Swedish-American singer/songwriter Jonathan Thulin‘s new song “Architecture” is in our playlist lately here at WJTL.  On Tuesday, March 25th, we’ll give you chances to win his “The White Room” CD all day long leading up to his interview with Phil Smith on New Tunes at 9.  Program 717-392-3690 into your speed dial list and listen in to get to know more about Jonathan Thulin and his music.  (In the mean time, click here.)

This week I took a field trip!  I visited the Pathways Out Of Poverty exhibit at HOPE International‘s headquarters in Lancaster.  Pathways out of Poverty is an interactive experience that invites visitors to remember the needy by walking alongside them for a moving journey from poverty to hope.

I’ve heard about the lives changed by HOPE and what they do over the years; but now I feel like I’ve seen it for myself.  I didn’t physically leave the country; but the 30 minute exhibit sure makes it feel that way!  I was given an .mp3 player and headphones and started at the front door of a typical home here in Lancaster County.  Next, the exhibit took me to the huts and hospital rooms of people facing big challenges all over the world.  There are 8 different real-life stories featured.  I saw their faces, peeked into their homes and heard their very own voices describe what they were up against.  If that’s where it ended, it’d be one big bummer–but thankfully the exhibit also shows the difference that HOPE International helped them make in their lives.  It was powerful and something I’ll remember for a long time.  I want to encourage you to visit!  Click here for info at HOPE’s website and to book a time to visit.