Caryn & Jeremy in the Morning

Thank you, Dirk! From all of us here at KCBI, we thank you for your commitment to Dallas and for the 21 great seasons that you played for the Mavericks!

Stress makes you believe that everything has to happen right now. Faith reassures you that everything will happen in God's timing!We can let go of our stress. God's Word assures us that no plan of His will fail (Job 42:2), that He has already numbered and established your days (Ps. 139:16), and that He has already laid out good works for you to do (Eph. 2:10). Are you looking for a job? He created you to work, it will come. Are you waiting for love? He placed that yearning in your soul and it can only be satisfied in Him (1Jn.4:19). Praying for a prodigal? He is the prodigal chaser (Luke 15). Weighed down by the weight of your sin? It's His mercy that hunts you down when you fall (Ps. 23:6). You can breathe and rest, my friend. God knows what He is doing with you.

Country star Brad Paisley took the controls of a backhoe to dig up the first pile of dirt in the space that will become a free grocery store to support needy families in Nashville, Tennessee.

During our Spring Fundraiser, we received a story that was too good not to share from a listener named Andrew.

Here is what he had to say:

“Dear Jeff and Rebecca,

I listen to you KCBI every day. While I typically don’t enjoy your fundraisers, this current one really piqued my interest. I keep hearing about the 10,000 Bibles that you are giving to inmates in Texas. While most people don’t understand how significant this is, I actually know from firsthand experience. I was incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 5 1/2 years. I was just released in June of 2018. It was in prison that I first picked up a Bible, and learned who God is. When I was sentenced, it was the absolute lowest point of my life. I had no other choice but to look up to God and ask Him to pull me out of the pit that I had dug myself into. I know that many people think that jailhouse religion is just a crutch or something that inmates do in hopes of getting out of prison earlier, but for me, that jailhouse religion laid a foundation for my life. There was no way that I could have made it through that time without God. In prison, you are alone. But I learned that Christ was walking right along with me. He was walking with my family while I was gone. In the midst of being in prison, I was finally free for the first time in my life. I was free from the bondage of sin, only because of the blood of Jesus Christ.

Being a follower of Christ in prison is one of the most difficult things that I’ve ever done. Believe it or not, prison isn’t full of angels and choir boys. If other inmates knew you were a Christian, then you were hiding behind the Bible, and you had better believe that they were going to test your walk as often as they could. But once I learned how to walk with Christ in prison, I knew that I’d be able to do it outside of prison, which in all honesty, is just as difficult now as it was then. But the way that I learned was by reading God’s Word every single day. I had a lot of time on my hands (no pun intended), so I devoted each day to learning more about God, His ways, His commands, His mercy, His forgiveness, and His love. I have been giving to KCBI, but I know that I need to increase my giving not only to God but for those that don’t know Him. For me, the only way that I can be successful outside of prison is by continuing to walk in a relationship with God that I established while in prison. I pray that more people give because God’s Word can change the broken lives within the prison system. Please feel free to share my testimony, if it can motivate just one person to give more. Thank you for being God’s servants.

God Bless!

Andrew

Ecclesiastes 12:13″

Forget Tiger Moms and wave goodbye to helicopter parents because there’s a new type of parent pushing her way through the schoolyard—and she will stop at nothing to ensure her child’s success.The “snowplow parent” is defined as a person who constantly forces obstacles out of their kids’ paths. They have their eye on the future success of their child, and anyone or anything that stands in their way has to be removed.

He said that he's known from the age of five that he wanted to be a hero.“My kindergarten teacher asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up, and most of the kids said doctor or lawyer but I said, ‘Batman…I want to be Batman,’” said Batman of San Antonio.The man behind the mask remains a mystery, but his works in the city are well-known. Batman of San Antonio maintains a reputation for fighting evil by simply doing good. From serving hospitalized children to saluting and honoring local veterans, he is a consistent symbol of hope and goodwill toward humanity.

Considering that anxiety has been a part of Rebecca's life for a very long time, she felt led to share what has worked for her over the years when it comes to busting her anxiety. That's why Rebecca decided to highlight 4 things that have helped her tremendously when it comes to overcoming circumstantial anxiety on a daily basis.

1. Exercising
2. Journaling
3. Asking Myself What I Can Do Now & Then Doing Something
4. Memorizing Scripture

There is no perfect, divinely chosen, just-waiting-for-you-to-figure-it-out job for you. The Lord will use you to serve others in whatever vocation you choose. You’re not only his child but his priest. So, wherever you work, there is your altar.

Dear Jeff & Rebecca,I am single and came out of a two-year relationship 18 months ago. I was devastated. Well, there’s a really nice, kind and handsome guy at work who has been asking me out. I like him but I’m terrified about what could happen to my heart if I get hurt again. Should I give this a chance or is protecting my heart the priority now?What do you think?

If you've been listening for any period of time, you know that Jeff talks a lot about his brokenness and even has a ministry at iambroken.org. Well now Jeff's daughter wants to let you in on a new project that she is working on and right from the start, you can tell that she is Jeff's daughter! We love this idea!