The Morning Cruise Replay

Carmen got a call from an old friend over the weekend. Ron Hall, co-author of Same Kind of Different As Me, reached out to tell her that he has written a new book. It got us thinking about the favorite books we have held on to.  Mohair held on to her phone long enough! She had an iPhone 7 and upgraded to an iPhone 17. She's also excited for Jury Duty and can't hold on much longer to see if the same bailiff will be working.  We're holding our breath, gearing up for Sharathon and...

There was a lot of football to catch over the weekend with Week 2 of college football and Week 1 of the NFL. But we needed to catch up on rest over the weekend first after hosting so many wonderful listeners at our Open House and to be ready for Sharathon which starts 1 week from today.  Did you catch Natalie Grant singing the national anthem at the Titans game?  Bill caught us all up on the story of Bravo who was recently rescued from the mountains of Iran by his fellow military...

On the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, we devoted today's show to reflect on the events of that fateful day and share the different ways we remember those who lost their lives.    00:32 9/11 Memories  03:58 Rooted Memorials  07:08 9/11 Timeline  18:45 Events and Lessons from 9/11 22:30 Paulie's Push  25:07 Lisa Beamer Testimony 35:55...

There was a lot of speculation ahead of yesterday's press conference for Apple to unveil their new product lineup. Here with the update on those new options is Carmen! And she's excited that its not just a foldable phone!  We're inching closer to Sharathon 2026 and we wanted to share the reasons for it and a story to keep those new listeners up to date on the why!  Even though we're excited for our new studios, we're a bit concerned as we had a lizard take up residence and Carmen...

We appreciate and value your support so much that Carmen put a challenge out yesterday and just before the end of the show that challenge was met. So she asked for you to send in pictures of your friends that you might play Mahjongg with and she would give one lucky winner a new Mahjongg set.  Dave's recent visit to the LSU campus had him appreciating the opportunity for the sake of nostalgia.  With all the speculation ahead of Apple's press conference today, we're not sure if...

Despite the downpour that delayed the start of the game, Dave had a great time with his son at the LSU game in Baton Rouge.  It was a great Week 1 of College Football but there were a few notable mistakes.  Carmen felt defeated when she got her daily yogurt and found that the recipe had changed.  Bill told a story to help us understand how we, as Christians can beat evil with good.  With Sharathon now less than 2 weeks away, Carmen wanted to giveaway a Mahjong set...

What a Friday it was on The Morning Cruise!  Carmen is excited as it is week 1 of College Football. Dave's going to Louisiana to see his LSU Tigers in action. Bill, who isn't into sports, is thinking about movies, which did not interest Carmen.  Dave hasn't even left for Louisiana for the long weekend and he's already got another trip booked.  Since Sharathon starts on the 21st of September, Carmen couldn't stop thinking about Tauren Wells version of the Earth, Wind, &...

We've got exciting news as a new signal covering the Northeast Atlanta metro area is up and running at 97.9 FM!  Our co-worker, Liv, joined us to fill us in on what's up with the latest craze- Needoh's!  Carmen was up later than she anticipated last night but it was for a good reason as she had her first Bible Study session with her group.  Bill told us about a study that says church attendance is up, but making the decision to commit to Christ isn't.  00:32...

Our good friend, Jim Houser, didn't get much time with his dad as he passed when Jim was a teenager. But he learned a valuable lesson that stuck with Jim about maintaining relationships with others. And he also touched on the disappointments he has had with his relationship with God but he recognizes the value of those disappointments.  It got Dave thinking about the ways he connects with each of his sons. He'll be going to an LSU game with his middle son. He connects over comedy with...

With Sharathon just 3 weeks away, we need your help with the running start to help us reach the goal.  Dave has learned to not ask his sons what the grandkids want for their birthdays, but rather ask their wives.  Flock cameras have become an issue. There is certain need for them, but the misuses of them and the privacy concerns have people wanting them off the street.  Our good friend, Jim Houser, has been in town and we spent some time catching up with him. Back in the...

As Bill prepares for September, he's got to be ready for quite a bit of dental work and a wedding.  Are you ready for new music from Brandon Lake?  Are you ready for some football? It was Week 0 of college football and the last week of pre-season for the NFL. Carmen gave us all the details on what went down.  When Bill arrived this morning, he had several stories ready for him to read. He questioned why he got one of those stories and then shared some fun facts about the...

As college football players start to take the field in Week 0, Carmen wanted to give Bill a little payback for the questions he asked of her yesterday with some SEC Football Trivia.  A lot of questions and concern are raised when someone gets a cancer diagnosis. That was the case for Michelle Tellone. But, today, we are celebrating with her as she got to ring the bell! Bill also shared a note of encouragement for anyone going through a hard time with Isaiah 43.  Because of Carmen...

After re-sharing some of our favorite moments remembering Dolly Parton from Wednesday's show, Carmen shared that she had a dream last night. And this one involved Dave Cruse as she dreamed of being an audiobook narrator. Bill then put her to the test with some famous literary lines.  Bill was aware that it is Week 0 of College Football this week, only because he saw that YETI now has tumblers with college logos.  Dave had a dream of a time with his grandkids last night, despite...

Carmen was raised on the music of Dolly Parton and when we heard the news of her passing yesterday at the age of 80, a flood of memories came back. Most of this morning's show, we spent time reflecting on the impact she has had on so many and listening to much of her music including songs with the likes of Blessing Offor, for King & Country, Natalie Grant and Zach Williams. We even got a phone call from Luke Smallbone of for King & Country all the way from The Netherlands to share a story of working...

We had a number of issues to discuss on the show today: the faith walk of college students, Dave's mini invasion, Carmen's reduced dip problem, a stress-relief technique, humility, a musical institution shutting down, the price of beef and when the right time is for chili.  00:32 Michael Kruger - Intellectual Struggles for College Students  04:55 Follow-up: Campus Ministries  09:39 Texts on Campus Ministries  12:37...

When you think of Theo of Golden, does Tom Hanks come to mind? There's talk that he will help produce and star as Theo in a movie version of the book. And that got us thinking about aging and mindset.  Bill is in a relaxed state of mind after a staycation with his wife over the weekend.  Carmen went for a walk and got in the pool to beat the heat this weekend. Then she got it in her mind to watch a Bible Study on her laptop while enjoying the backyard pool.  When Dave saw...

After resharing our conversation with Anne Wilson from yesterday' show, we talked about some great games. Among them: Mahjongg, Husker Du, Risk, Life, and Wordle. We also talked specialty ice creams and a possible movie in the works starring Tom Hanks.  00:32 Specialty Ice Creams  03:50 texts  06:40 Floating Mahjongg 11:04 Mahjongg good for mental health 15:10 Husker - Du  18:10...

Anne Wilson came to town to share her new song, Who I Am To You. Before she joined us, we got to talking about Dave's routine, the Hatch clock, school morning routine hacks, top sandwiches, egg frittatas and royal news.  00:32 Dave's Routine and Missing Hat  03:09 Hatch wake up machine  06:24 Text us your school morning hacks  10:11 Texts and listener routines  12:57 Hellmann's...

We got into some big subject matter on the show today and a few times we needed to change the subject.  Carmen almost got us started this morning with the Midweek Praise Break but quickly changed her mind and gave us a song from last week, Tauren Wells with Elevation Worship, on "Never Lost". Taking a hard right after that, she brought up omelettes! Apparently, Brandon Heath makes the best ones.  She also got a new poinsettia plant at home and needed to name it but Bill stole her...

After a long bike ride last night, Dave took the option of making himself a PB&J for dinner. But then he wanted to know what options Bill and Carmen would take when it comes to the peanut butter and jelly flavors.  There are a lot of options out there when it comes to Bible Studies. Carmen is often asked for recommendations and one of those she points people to is Elijah by Priscilla Shirer. And she's looking forward to a new one from Beth Moore for her Bible Study group.  When...

As Your Christmas Music Station come December, you may think of us as experts on the subject of Christmas. And we have to work well ahead of Christmas to be on top of things. Carmen ordered a pencil tree version of a Christmas tree that was viral on TikTok and is happy to report that it arrived. Dave, on the other hand, has some areas in his house that have been resting places for some of his home decorations.  Dave, an expert bike rider, is raising money and awareness for the American...

If you saw a biography was written by AI, would you buy it? Bill shared the story of one writer who learned that someone else had written a biography about them using AI and was selling it online. As with anything incorporating AI, some discernment is needed.  Dave has a couple of new songs but he wanted Bill and Carmen to decide which one to highlight.  If you are in the Aiken, SC area and looking for something to do, go see Hannah Harper perform at the Praise Beneath The Stars....

We started the show off today with a chat with American Idol winner, Hannah Harper. She's navigating a new path with her family's help on the road as she shares her talent. One of the places she is headed is to Praise Beneath The Stars, a benefit concert for iCare, an organization in the fight against Human Trafficking. That event takes place on Friday, August 14th at the USC Aiken Convocation Center.  Do you remember the days of wandering the aisles at your local Blockbuster Video trying...

There's a lot going on now that schools are back in session. Everybody's busy with something! Bill's got some fun facts that he couldn't wait to share. We've got Ford Taylor coming to town this week and we've got a few more items on the calendar for this month.  But since it is Wednesday, we needed to slow things down a bit and give you our Midweek Praise Break. This week's songs inlcude Never Lost by Elevation Worship and Tauren Wells, Lord I Need You by Matt Maher and Gratitude by Brandon...

It's not surprising to hear that Augusta is the #1 city on the rise. What is surprising is where Dave, Bill and Carmen would move to if they could work from anywhere!  Carmen shared a video that'll make you wonder if its real as a raccoon was filmed falling out of the ceiling tiles at LaGuardia airport.  When you discover that you share something in common with someone, is your response, "Really?". As more schools have their first day today, Bill wanted to talk about school and...

Today is the start of the school year for a large portion of our listening audience.  There's talk that MySpace isn't quite finished yet and may restart soon.  Candice finished off a local TV interview about her e-bike accident with a joke and now that punchline is starting to make headlines globally.  With the first day of school, there are bound to be some fails. We asked if you had experienced any.  When Dave started out on his bike rides this weekend, he didn't...

The gap of no football on TV is closing as the Hall of Fame Game was last night. Carmen got us all caught up on the action. But Dave is still counting down the days for college football.  Bill tried to give us an American Culture Quiz from The Wall Street Journal but there seems to be a gap in their thinking between culture and history, so Carmen gave us her own quiz as well.  There are those that don't mind plant milk and there are those who don't get it. The gap between them...

While on vacation, Dave lost his hat. To overcome that challenge, he ordered a new one and is anticipating the arrival of it today.  Candice had to overcome quite the challenge after her e-bike accident. She shared her story yesterday on the Fox affiliate in Tampa as well as advocating for wearing a bike helmet.  Carmen felt challenged to start up her Bible Study group. Now she's trying to figure out which Bible Study to do.  Bill was still trying to overcome his challenge...

Today's show was a bit troublesome. Carmen is over the rain lately. And that could have something to do with her family vacation in Utah where they got caught in a hailstorm while out on a hike. We brought Haley in to share that story. And while they explored Utah, they truly became hikers, especially with the purchase of new hiking sneakers. But it didn't take long until they stepped in a mud puddle in those new shoes.  Dave's trouble came when his kids and grandkids left at...

When Carmen normally brings up Wordle, it's to ask about words she's not familiar with. She changed it up on us this time and wanted to talk about her streak while Bill would rather discuss subcutaneous fat.  Dave had to change the Wordle chat group up when his son and daughter-in-law learned there was a text thread that they weren't in.  As Carmen came to work this morning, she was happy to talk to God in her prayers about changing a prayer after one was answered.  Bill...

Dave, Bill and Carmen are back from vacation and catching us all up on their adventures.    00:32 Good to be back  02:26 Texts  04:51 The Invasion In Studio  09:39 Dave connects with an old friend 14:26 Project Hail Mary - A "Christian" Film  19:57 Quarterback Season 3 on Netflix  23:16 Payton's Wedding  27:27...

Carmen wanted more people to take notice of a story that Dave shared about the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, so they had Hitch pull the audio so they could share it again.  Carmen mentioned some money saving hacks last week and was able to verify those hacks for us and that got us talking about online shopping and what we notice.  A lot of people have noticed a viral video of man gettling flipped by a bison at Yellowstone. And Carmen shared another viral clip with us from Peter...

It felt a little like summer school on The Morning Cruise today. Dave is back from a quick trip to Boston where he took in some of the historical sites.  In an effort to plan for her trip to Utah, Carmen learned that it is monsoon season in Utah.  Bill thinks he is going to make some meals that he found thanks to Amazon Alexa, but (using a word we learned on yesterday's show), we all think he's a bit 'delulu'.  We also recently learned that the US House passed a measure...

Dave is out today exploring all that the city of Boston has to offer while attending industry meetings. In his place, Carmen's youngest daughter, Abbey, joined Bill and Carmen. We explored her new passion for Mahjong, had a look at some generational slang terms. talked about her vantage point on dating and faith and chatted about the family plans for travelling in Utah for vacation.   00:32 Dave in Boston  03:26 Midweek Praise Break - I...

Dave highlighted a new product that included Reece's Pieces and a chocolate cookie. And Bill wanted to turn our attention to Mini Cokes and Olli Pops.  Carmen spotlighted a post on Instagram answering the question, "Can you reverse gray hair?".  We're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel leading to our vacations.  Bill wanted to shine a light on aging and dying and it led to a few laughs and more about older generations relying on parents for financial assistance.  Bill...

It's a Monday and Bill had us diving in with both feet to tell us something good and now we're wondering if Carmen can actually sing Hitch is back from a family vacation in Hawaii. He celebrated his parents 50th anniversary and his son, niece and nephew getting to all 50 states! One of the highlights was diving into the Pacific Ocean and swimming with sharks. But it brought up an old memory of the time he tried to film with a Go Pro.  When Carmen dives into something, she usually...

We reshared a conversation on texting rules as many wanted to chime into the conversation. If you're plugged into the internet, do you recognize these abbreviations?  Carmen got plugged into simplycodes.com to save some money on a few different things. And Bill has a discount hack for you.  An AI computer had to pull the plug on a chess game against Atari after it lost.  As the world is being shaped more by AI, how should we as Christians plug into it for the future?  Carmen...

Be careful when you open an email that looks like USPS is reaching out. It could be a phishing scam.  Opening up Amazon, Carmen discovered a way to see items going on sale.  Seeing the film Young Washington had Bill opening the book on Ron Chernow's biography of George Washington. And it sounds like the people behind Young Washington are open to doing a sequel as well.  When Dave opened a family text thread, he was surprised to see his adult kids commiserating over their...

Carmen got us started by encouraging us to get into Scripture as a meeting place with God and going deeper into relationship with him.  Dave's got an invasion of sorts comng to his house will all 3 sons, 3 daughters-in-law, and all 9 children coming to his house for vacation.  Carmen's gonna be going to Utah for vacation but will she get into the gondola to go up the mountain at Park City?  We couldn't wait to get into our Midweek Praise Break this week featuring The Passion...

Dave had to make a trip to the grocery store and in the process he gained a childhood favorite - cherry plums.  Bill is gonna gain a lot of knowledge with the new biography he picked up on Washington.  While the US men's national team lost to Belgium, they've gained a lot of fans and we've gained a lot of knowledge about the sport as well.  Brits visiting the States have gained an appreciation for Southern food and gained a few kilos on the scale as well.  We've...

Carmen's got to get a move on for her July fitness goals and she thought she got a good start with the hotel stairs and walking throught the sand on the beach.  Dave had to move quickly to get his lawn mowed before the storms came in. Bill didn't move fast enough to get his lawn mowed.  As we celebrated the 250th anniversary, many made the moves to see fireworks shows.  Did you make it to see Young Washington in the movie theatres over the weekend?  The World Cup...

Jules is finding it hard to believe that it is time for her daughter to choose a college to attend. And she's even more hesitant that her top pick could be Alabama. And she's also got another daughter hitting a milestone of getting her driver's license. And then there was that time she ran into a teacher.  From time to time, Bill has a "fun" trivia game for Dave and Carmen. Today was that day apparently as he had a money quiz for them.  As we prepare for the nation's...

The show was bookended today by anticipation and retrospection. Dave is anticipating the start of the LSU football season in a new era with Head Coach Lane Kiffin.  Crowder is anticipating the Independence Day weekend with a patriotic fit check. And speaking of the weekend, Jon Erwin's got a new film coming out looking at the life of "Young Washington" that we can't wait to see. Especially to see for King & Country's Joel Smallbone in a supporting role.  When you pray, are you...

We had to make sure that Carmen was okay because she didn't play Mahjongg this past weekend.  Before you head for the ocean, check to make sure there are no rip currents. If there are, Bill has some tips for you.  As today is the last day of June, Carmen wanted to do a mid-year audit and check on how we are doing spiritually, physically and mentally.  But why are so many of us not so happy when we do a check in like that? Bill has been praying a prayer this year that might...

Carmen's a little fearful that she'll lose her credits on Audible but can't figure out what book to get next. For Dave, as an audiobook narrator, he's not all that worried about people listening to his books but he does have a new concern.  Some of the worst fears are being realized in the aftermath of the Venezuela earthquakes.  And we're on alert as a heat dome will be enveloping much of the country.  When Dave's granddaughter gets on FaceTime with him, they often end...

As sports fans had their eyes fixated on the USA's World Cup match last night, Carmen wanted to make sure she got the details right so she had Hitch join the show on-air to talk all things soccer.  Bill and his family had their first hot pot experience last night and they were so fixated on the menu that they asked for some help to figure out what they wanted.  Carmen is fixated on a sweet treat that was brought in by the folks of Ruby Ray's Healthy Cafe in Brooksville and wants...

If you want to change your relationship with prayer, Beth Moore has a new journal out that takes you through 31 days of prayer. If you are more like Bill, you may need a calendar reminder to help you keep that change.  Jules has a hilarious video where she changed into Lady Liberty and surprised our staff with an opportunity to meet her.  A Tennessee truck stop has changed things up with the help of Dolly Parton coming on board. The new Dolly's Tennesseean truck stop had their...

A few rollercoaster riders lived out one of Carmen's worst fears when they got stuck on a ride at Six Flags.  Carmen is seeing a trend of women wearing bandanas and wants to know if it is a trend that is sticking.  You didn't have to stick around for long today to hear this week's Midweek Praise Break featuring God, I'm Just Grateful by Chandler Moore, Gratitude by Brandon Lake and Holy Forever by CeCe Winans.  As Bill was praying earlier this morning, he felt the need...

A few folks around the station got a chance to see Toy Story 5 this weekend and told us just how much they loved it. Dave wants to get in on it but doesn't want to go alone or spend the money to take 16 people to the movies.  Carmen's got a few coworkers in on the craze of Mahjong and they have a text thread going about mats and tiles.  Bill is still on the fence about getting in on the game of Mahjong as Carmen and his wife both play.  As America celebrates 250 years of...

Today's show was full of surprises. Well...mostly! Dave started us off with a countdown towards the start of college football. And for those of you that ordered merch from our 4th of July JOY Drop, check your mailboxes this week.  Bill and Dave talked about stargazing this weekend as there was a celestial staircase visible in the skies.  Carmen may be starting to become a night owl, all thanks to Mahjong!  Dave is surprising himself and becoming a bit of a softie. Especially...