Here’s your playlist for the July 15th/17th episode of Some Sort of Rock Show:

Hour 1

1. Black Honey – Thrice
2. Someone Anyone – Anberlin
3. This Is Not a Test (feat. Capital Kings) – TobyMac
4. Sweep the Leg – Family Force 5
5. Out of the Fire – Audio Adrenaline
6. Beginning To End – Rush Of Fools
7. The Change (Feat. Beacon Light) – Bread of Stone
8. Lonely Soul – I Anthem
9. Feel Invincible – Skillet
10. Falling Apart – Spoken
11. Not Alone – Attaboy
12. Closer Than We Think – The Classic Crime
13. Happiness – NEEDTOBREATHE
14. Money & Fame – NEEDTOBREATHE
15. Bummin’ – Relient K
16. Without A Fight – Lybecker

Hour 2

1. Wasn’t Enough – XXI
2. Fire It Up – Thousand Foot Krutch
3. Speak  – Foreverlin
4. Loving Led – Ilia
5. Float – Switchfoot
6. Choices – Graceful Closure
7. I Just Wanna Know – NF
8. Nuthin’ – Lecrae
9. Holding On – We Are Vessel
10. Live While I’m Alive – Flagship Armada
11. I’ll Bleed – Seventh Day Slumber
12. Bring It On – Seventh Day Slumber
13. Run Devil Run – Crowder

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do – July 15-17, 2016

5 National Ice Cream Day Social, Sunday (July 17)  from 6:30-8pm at Jonestown Community Park Pavilion.  Celebrate National Ice Cream day with a FREE scoop of ice cream and a do-it-yourself toppings bar. Also a summer sing along with Marty’s One Man Band, Bob’s Critters and the Lebanon Dairy Court. Bring a non-perishable food item for JOY Food Pantry. More Info: NLRecreation.org

4 Terre Hill Days in the town of Terre Hill, Northeastern Lancaster County today (Friday, July 15) through Sunday (July 17). Live entertainment, Arts & Crafts Fair, rides, airplane candy scramble, outhouse races and more!  Fireworks Saturday at 10 pm. More Info: terrehilldays.com

3 The New Holland Band Summer Concert on the lawn of The Red Caboose Motel in Ronks, tomorrow (Saturday, July 16) from 7pm-8:30pm. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for an evening of classic American patriotic music and train-themed favorites.
More Info: RedCabooseMotel.com

2 Bright Side Summerfest today (Friday July 14) thru Sunday (July 16) at Bright Side Baptist Church & Opportunity Center in Lancaster.  50’s theme festival features Elvis, Lancaster Barnstormers mascot Cylo, Hershey Bears Cocoa, PSU Nittany Lion, contests, silent auction, giveaways, food trucks, kids activities, Classic Car Show and more! More Info and schedule: Brightside OC Facebook Page

1 Cavod Academy Open House in New Holland tomorrow (Saturday, July 16) from 9am-2pm. Free food, prizes, LIVE performances, and more! Lisa & KCB Broadcasting Livein the morning. More Info: CavodAcademy.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Q and A Segment explores the question, “Does the Gospel hold the solution to the racial division that we see in our nation?”

Yes, the Gospel does have the solution if our nation is willing to embrace God’s love and authority over us. It is not compatible to be receptive to God’s love and harbor hatred for people at the same time. The Apostle Paul is a great example of someone who showed disdain for Christians until he became a Christian. Then, his heart became tender, and his focus was to reach out to Jews and Gentiles with the Good news of Jesus Christ.

Likewise, God expanded Peter’s understanding of who He accepts, which led to Peter’s declaration in Acts 10:34: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism, but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.”

God celebrates the variety of people He has made. His love extends beyond borders to reach out to every human on this planet. God so loved the world that He gave us Jesus. Every human being matters to God. His love for us moves us to compassion and respect for others. His love is capable of bringing racial harmony to this nation. Getting our hearts in alignment with God’s heart is the key to making this happen in the Year of Exploration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Q and A Segment explores the question, “What is meant by the phrase that God collects our tears in His bottle?”

In the New Living Translation, Psalm 56, verse 8 reads, “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”

David wrote this Psalm at a time when his enemies held him in captivity. He was in a fearful situation, and yet, expressed his faith in times of uncertainty, saying “When I am afraid, I will trust in you.”

That is the background to David’s expression that God has collected all his tears in a bottle.

The basic idea behind this word picture is that God remembers our sorrows. He is able to retain it in His mind and keep track of the depth of the sorrows we experience. He is able to sympathize with us in our pain, and will vindicate our righteous causes at His appointed time.

In times of distress, we can take comfort in the fact we are on God’s radar. He cares for us. He hears our cries for mercy, and is close to our broken hearts in the Year of Exploration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Exploration, today’s Reason to Believe is the perseverance of the saints.

Church history is filled with testimonies of men and women who endured in the faith, even though their witness for Jesus was the reason for much hardship.

The Apostle Paul described his perseverance in the faith in Second Corinthians 4:8: “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”

Paul lived with hope in the midst of life’s harsh realities, because he kept Jesus in view in his faith. He saw the temporary trials of this life as a light burden compared to the eternal glory that awaited him. And so, he said, “Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” Hebrews 12:1 encourages us to run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

The perseverance of the saints is a testimony of a faith refined through the fire and is a reason to believe in God’s good news.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Your playlist for the July 8th/10th episode of Some Sort of Rock Show:

Hour 1

1. Feel Invincible – Skillet
2. Resuscitate – Fireflight
3. Fight Of Our Lives – Page 2
4. Set The Dial – Run Kid Run
5. Live While I’m Alive – Flagship Armada
6. Staring At the Sun – Roelant
7. Falling All Over  – I Am Spartacus
8. Not Alone – Attaboy
9. Wasn’t Enough – XXI
10. Darkest Part – RED
11. I’m Not Running Away From This – Hearts Like Lions
12. Roses – I Anthem
13. Mirror – Kutless
14. Not What You See – Kutless
15. Incomplete – Thousand Foot Krutch

Hour 2 

1. Float – Switchfoot
2. Glow In the Dark – Family Force 5
3. Run Devil Run – Crowder
4. The River – Decyfer Down 
5. In Too Deep – Seventh Day Slumber
6. Holding On – We Are Vessel
7. Colors Run – House Of Heroes
8. Running From The Scene – Manic Bloom
9. Super Good Feeling – Bleach
10. Bummin’ – Relient K
11. The Change (Feat. Beacon Light) – Bread of Stone
12. Battleground (Featuring Manafest) – Bread Of Stone
13. Black Honey – Thrice
14. Never Going Back To OK – The Afters

LISA LANDIS –

5 FUN FREE FAMILY THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND

5.  The 3rd Annual Historic Marietta Bike Race, Saturday, July 9, 10:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. featuring the best cyclists in the mid-Atlantic racing over 40 mph on the streets of Marietta. Includes Women’s, Men’s Beginners, Men’s Masters, Kids, Men’s Professional/Elite races and a parade lap for spectators and participants. New for this year is a Fireman’s Race!!  Free music and children’s activities in front of Susquehanna Waldorf School. Kids races free to all children 4 to 10 years.  On site complimentary safety checks by local bike shops. https://www.bikereg.com/historic-marietta-bike-race

4.  Rural Life Festival on Sat. July 9th from 9am-3pm at Newburg United Methodist Church. Free Admission and Free Parking.  Antique Farm Machinery*Antique Displays*Small Engines*Working Steam Engine*Grain Thrashing*Horse Drawn Binder*Scrapple Making* Fresh Apple Cider*Grain to Loaf Bread Baking*Children’s Pedal Tractor Pull*Horse Wagon Rides* Barrel Train*Children’s Activities*Petting Zoo*Potato Raising*Butter Making*Soap Making*Sheep Shearing*Spinning & Weaving*Quilting*Wood Working* Broom Making*Blacksmith*Log Hewing Music* lots of food!  For more information 717-423-6113.

3.  Forgotten Voices is hosting a 10 year anniversary benefit concert Saturday, July 9 from 5pm-8pm at Forgotten Voices in Dillsburg to help raise awareness and support for innovative orphan care in Africa. Bring your family & friends, lawn chairs & blankets, and a picnic dinner.  Featuring music by Teresa Greco, Kim Edwards, and John Hufford. Cost is free, but donations will be accepted to support the ministry. Raffle for handcrafted jewelry and Forgotten Voices’ t-shirt. Visitwww.forgottenvoices.org for more information.

2.  It’s Second Friday Downtown Lititz TONIGHT from 5 – 9pm.  Up and down Main Street and Broad Street in Lititz you’ll find artists, entertainers, musicians, and exhibits.  Free parking is available in the parking lots north of Main Street. http://www.lititzpa.com/second-friday.php

1.  Free family movie night TONIGHT at 7pm at The Junction Center in Manheim with Paddington. Free tickets available. Donations to WJTL will help to cover the cost of the event. https://www.thejunctioncenter.com/

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Q and A Segment explores the question, “What can we learn from the two thieves who died beside Jesus?”

Luke 23:32 tells us that two criminals were led out to be executed. One was placed to the right of Jesus, the other to His left.

One of the criminals joined the crowd and hurled insults at Jesus. He said, “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!”

This was the voice of ridicule, taking a demanding tone with Jesus. This criminal may have wanted to save his own skin, but he did not have the humility to confess his own sin.

The other criminal rebuked the voice of ridicule, “Don’t you fear God since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man (Jesus) has done nothing wrong.” Then he turned to Jesus and said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

This was the voice of a penitent man. He understood that he was a sinner, and that Jesus could help him. So, he requested that Jesus remember him, and Jesus promised him paradise that day.

The lesson we learn from this penitent thief is that it is never too late to call on the name of Jesus for salvation. So while we have breath, today is the moment of opportunity in the Year of Exploration.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com