Before you go to bed Saturday, don't forget to "Spring Forward" (unless you live in Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, etc.). Otherwise, you'll be late for church Sunday morning. For more on Daylight Saving Time - including those helpful time saving tips that Amy Baummann shared on the air with us, click here.

The band Chasen joined us this morning performing a couple of songs off their new album "That Was Then, This Is Now", including their song "On and On" (click to listen).  The guys in Chasen were great sports - even agreeing to record a video for this week's "Jars of Clay Rewind" contest on K-LOVE.  Not sure if their version of "Flood" is eligible to win, but they sure had fun!

How cool is this - the world's first amusement park of it's kind - 25 acres of fun for children and adults with special needs ... Morgan's Wonderland in San Antonio, Texas!  The park not only includes rides, but a water play area, a sensory village - even wheelchair swings.

Haiti - "A Call To Fasting & Prayer" from anthony gehin on Vimeo.

We are so moved and inspired by the people of Haiti, who recently took 3 days to fast and pray. As we approach Easter, you may be giving up something up for Lent, or maybe just joining us in a partial fast for the month of March ... all in an attempt to get our hearts really ready for Easter Sunday. Not so much about what we'll wear on Easter or easter eggs and candy, but instead yearning to fully wrap our brains and hearts around the meaning of Christ's sacrifice and resurrection.

This video from the David Crowder Band really speaks to the message of Easter ... how much God loves us.

  Click the picture to see "How He Loves"

Plumb, aka Tiffany Arbuckle, stopped by the show Wednesday morning. You may know her from her song on K-LOVE "Beautiful History", which she sang live (listen here). Plumb also shared how some of her music has become a hit on the dance charts.

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.  He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

 God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure.  And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.  Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.

Ephesians 1:4-11 NLT

A big "thank you" to Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the 5 Love Languages, who took us deeper each day this week on a different "love language". 

If there have been times in your life when you haven't felt loved, it might be because you don't know your love language.  Equally important is discovering the love language of those you love.  To find out your love language, take the quiz!

For a review of each of the five love languages, click the links below:

Quality Time

Words of Affirmation

Gifts

Acts of Service

Physical touch

We hope that during the course of this past week you've been able to determine your love language, but just as important - discover the love language of your spouse, your children ... really for anyone you love and care about.  Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the 5 Love Languages, joined us for the final time this week to discuss the love language "physical touch":

This language isn’t all about the bedroom. A person whose primary language is Physical Touch is, not surprisingly, very touchy. Hugs, pats on the back, holding hands, and thoughtful touches on the arm, shoulder, or face—they can all be ways to show excitement, concern, care, and love. Physical presence and accessibility are crucial, while neglect or abuse can be unforgivable and destructive.

Keep listening for your chance to win a copy of Gary's book, plus get qualified to win a grand prize trip for you to attend the Marriage You've Always Wanted conference of your choice!

One of our favorite friend's of the show - Britt Nicole - joined us this morning.  She has a HUGE heart for God!  We worked with Britt to determine her "love language" (see below) and heard her perform her new song "Walk on Water" (click here to listen to that song).

Britt Nicole's 5 Love Languages Profile!

Her Scores:

9       Words of Affirmation
10      Quality Time
1       Receiving Gifts
4       Acts of Service
6       Physical Touch


The highest score indicates your primary love language (the highest score is 12). It’s not uncommon to have two high scores, although one language does have a slight edge for most people. That just means two languages are important to you.

The lower scores indicate those languages you seldom use to communicate love and which probably don’t affect you very much on an emotional level. 

Now that you know your love language, here’s some more information you might not have realized about it, and why certain behaviors affect you more than others.

Your Love Language:  Quality Time
In the vernacular of Quality Time, nothing says, “I love you,” like full, undivided attention. Being there for this type of person is critical, but really being there–with the TV off, fork and knife down, and all chores and tasks on standby–makes your significant other feel truly special and loved. Distractions, postponed dates, or the failure to listen can be especially hurtful.

You may have scored certain ones of the love languages more highly than others, but do not dismiss those other languages as insignificant. Your family may express love in those ways, and it will be helpful to you to understand this about him.

In the same way, it will benefit your loved ones to know your love language and express their affection for you in ways that you interpret as love. Every time you speak each other’s language, you score emotional points with one another. Of course, this isn’t a game with a scorecard! The payoff of speaking each other’s love language is a greater sense of connection. This translates into better communication, increased understanding, and, ultimately, improved love.

To learn more about this Love Language, take a good look at Gary Chapman’s best-selling book, The Five Love Languages.