Caryn & Jeremy in the Morning

Children’s opinions of their bodies form at a very young age. Research suggests that children as young as 3 years old can have body image issues. There are many things that influence how children see themselves. Parents can play a critical role in helping children develop a positive body image and self-esteem (how you see yourself and feel about yourself).

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In a question and answer session in Knoxville, TN, Christian singer, Lauren Daigle shared how God leads her through her anxiety.During the “Look Up Child” tour Q&A posted to Instagram, a mother and daughter approached the microphone to ask Daigle for advice on dealing with anxiety.

Matt Smethhurst is managing editor at The Gospel Coalition and recently he shared something from Jackie Hill Perry that is amazing that is called: The 4 Truths To Rehearse Daily.Here they are:Identity Of Sin: Sin is not beautiful.Identity Of A Saint: You are not your temptations.Identity Of The Church: You are not alone.Identity Of God: God is better than you can imagine. Isn't that incredible? Just something that we need to remind ourselves as we start each day that we need God because of sin, however, we are no longer defined by our sin. We are blessed with having the community and accountability of the church that surrounds us and we can know for sure that God is bigger and better than we can possibly comprehend!

A listener recently wrote us with a concern that he had for one of the songs we play on KCBI called "Reckless Love" by Cory Asbury. His concern had to do with the word "reckless" considering that the definition of the word in the dictionary means:"(of a person or their actions) without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action." Here are our thoughts.

LifeWay Christian Resources is charting a new course in 2019 marking a shift to a digital retail strategy. As part of the transition, LifeWay will close its 170 brick-and-mortar stores in 2019.

We hear the phrase "Faith Like A Child" and it may sound sweet to us, but a lot of us brush it off and don't bat an eye. But in reality, Jesus actually makes a really good point about this in Matthew 18:2-4 when the passage says:"He called a little child to him and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 18:2-4You've probably heard us mention a little girl by the name of Noah who is probably KCBI's biggest fan. That's why we also decided to make her our Assistant Promotions Director considering that she promotes KCBI wherever she goes! Not to mention that she is constantly looking for ways to raise money for the ministry.

Pastor Rodney Hobbs from Stonegate Church in Midlothian says that in order for us to better understand the Bible, we should take some advice from Homer Simpson. Now if you've ever watched the Simpsons, you know that Homer is far from a theological person, much less an intellectual. However, during one episode where Ned Flanders gets Homer to read the Bible, Homer says something that is absolutely SPOT ON! 

Here it is: 

"Everyone in this book is a mess, except this one guy."

That is great Biblical theology! That is EXACTLY what you should be thinking whenever you read the Bible! Everyone should realize that we all fall under the "Bad" category who are in need of salvation, but throughout the entire Bible, only one man is not a mess and that is Jesus Christ! So when you're reading the text, don't strive to imitate anyone but Jesus because everyone else is just as in need of salvation as we are!

My husband is currently three years into recovery from an opioid addiction. He goes to meetings most evenings. I’m glad he’s pursuing the help he needs but I’m also concerned. He is so consumed by his recovery group that he has very little to do with his family. How should I deal with this?

There’s a book called unChristian that analyzes the results of an extensive, nationwide study conducted by the Barna Group. The study showed that 84 percent of non-Christians said they personally knew at least one Christian, but only 15 percent thought that a person’s lifestyle was significantly different than their own. Non-Christians don’t think we’re different because we’re not different. But we should be.