It seems like we are seeing more and more duets with Country music star Dolly Parton as just about a month ago, we saw the popularity of her collaboration with For King & Country skyrocket on their song, "God Only Knows." 

Now, Christian artist and Grammy-winning artist Zach Williams dropped his latest album, Rescue Story, this past week on Oct. 4th and it includes a little surprise!

When Dolly Parton first heard Grammy-winning duo for KING & COUNTRY’s “God Only Knows,” she said it “touched her so deep.”

“It was like God spoke,” Parton said. “I thought so many people with all their problems … I just felt like this song touched everything people struggle with. There’s just such a peace and love and sweetness about it, and I really think this song says what we need to be hearing right now.”

Parton joined the duo – comprised of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone – for a remix of “God Only Knows” and a new music video. Both will be available at 11 p.m. CT Thursday. The video will premier on YouTube and the song will be on all music streaming services.

“Hearing her sing that chorus and those words, it’s a little bit out-of-body as both artists and writers,” Joel Smallbone said. “It’s that rare moment when you’re like, ‘That’s always how it was meant to be.’ It’s pretty remarkable.”

We recently got an email from a woman talking to us about what we've discussed on the show over the last few weeks which was toxic relationships and how to set boundaries. However, while we were reading it, she made the point that she didn't think setting boundaries was a very Christian thing to do so we brought in our Psychiatrist friend, Dr. David Henderson to share his thoughts on the matter.

Ambiverts are a frequently misunderstood and misidentified group.

We’re chatty enough that we can pass for full-on extroverts when we want to, but our sudden and immediate need to lounge on the couch and watch Netflix when we’ve hit our socializing limit is distinctly introverted. If you’ve got an extroverted introvert in your life, we require you to handle us with care, please and thanks.

Here’s what you need to know about us.

We were so glad to have Pastor Robert Morris from Gateway Church on the Morning Show with Rebecca & Burns as he shared about his latest book, "Take the Day Off: Receiving God's Gift of Rest". 

We also loved hearing an update on Gateway Church's amazing prison ministry as we've partnered with them in providing Bibles to inmates all over the state of Texas.

Robocalls often try to sell you something like a car warranty or insurance, but what if you could actually make thousands of dollars on those calls? A McKinney, Texas man says he's mastered the art of turning robocalls into thousands of dollars -- legally.

As the daughter of Billy and Ruth Graham, little Ruth grew up the daughter of the world's most famous evangelist. She longed for her father to be home and more present in her life. Ruth sat down with Rebecca Carrell and Liz Rodriguez for a candid conversation about her brokenness and her journey to forgiveness that she details in her new book, "Forgiving My Father, Forgiving Myself". Listen to the full episode here: https://www.heartstrongfaith.com/podcasts/

In our "always on" culture, being in a perpetual state of stress can start to feel normal for many of us. As our schedules get busier and busier, we adjust to a more hectic lifestyle without even realizing that we seriously need to slow the heck down.

You may not feel frazzled, but there's a good chance there are some subtle ways your body is telling you that you're stressed, and they can impact you both mentally and physically.

It's scary but true: There are plenty of silent signs stress is making you sick, or just messing with your well-being in ways you don't fully realize.

Here are some telltale signs that stress is messing with you, even if you feel perfectly fine.

KCBI's own Lauree from the Afternoon Show stopped by the Morning Show to share about her wedding last week and the overall experience from the proposal all the way to the day of the wedding! But one thing that will really have you stopped in your tracks is what she had to say about her journey with grieving her singleness during this time. Being married at 38 years old, Lauree has a message for all those who are single who are waiting for their turn: "Stop Despising Your Singleness!"

When it comes to Easter, we need to do more than simply celebrate it. We need to take it personally. At least, that is what Priscilla Shirer who is the daughter of Dr. Tony Evans, as well as a prominent Bible teacher, has to say.

When you have a baby, your whole world changes. It starts with a lack of sleep, diaper changes, and of course, the most selfless kind of love there is. You want to do everything for this little human—from bathing them to feeding them and even wiping their you know what. But at some point, all of that stops. Okay, well some of that stops. While that might seem obvious, there are some less-obvious things that some parents have a hard time quitting, even after their child turns 13 (the unofficial beginning of adolescence). While there’s nothing wrong with wanting to help them out in life, there’s a point where certain basic day-to-day things need to stop. Unless you want them to grow up and not know how to do these things without the help, experts say to get into the habit of stopping them now. So how do you know what kids should be able to do on their own when they’re a teen? Here are the things you should probably stop doing.

Your body doesn’t like it when you do something unhealthy.  However, you may not want to stop, but the body you live in does. So be nice to it! Give up a few of your unhealthiest habits and start by identifying what they are.

“Niceness” is a form of superficial kindness that’s used as a means to a selfish end. I identify it as an idol in my life because I have served it tirelessly, and it has served me well in return. My devotion to it has won me a lot of acceptance and praise, but it has also inhibited my courage, fed my self-righteousness, encouraged my inauthenticity, and produced in me a flimsy sweetness that easily gives way to disdain.

A fourteen-year-old boy was in a terrible accident this past May, leaving him paralyzed. His father, who I've come know through 90.9 KCBI FM and Facebook, shared this morning that he is not feeling as prayerful as he did in the earlier months.

Maybe you've been there. Maybe you have prayed for something--healing, deliverance, reconciliation--for so long that you feel like your prayers are futile. Can I encourage you today? God's ability to work powerfully in your life has nothing to do with whether or not you "feel it." You will go through periods where you run out of words, but the Spirit takes your wordless heart groans, carries them to the throne of God, and sets them before the Father as incense (Rom 8:26, 27; Ps. 141:1-2).

Not only that, but Jesus, the author and perfector of your faith, sits at the right hand of the Father interceding for you, for it is what he lives to do (Heb. 7:25). I've said it a million times and I'll say it a million more: we walk by faith, not feelings. You are kept; you are held. And if you need prayer today, let me know in the comments. You don't have to tell me why: the Spirit already knows. It's my joy and my honor today to lift you up before your Heavenly Father.

We all want our friendships to be deep and full but what does that look like? Also, while we expect others to be good friends to us, how can we know if we are being a good friend to others? Listen to hear the traits of healthy Godly friendships.

When you think of God's love, what comes to mind? If you're anything like the majority of us, you think of warm feelings and fond affections. That's not how God loves; that's how we love.
God's love is nothing like ours. When we think of love, we think of it as a noun, a thing, a feeling. Our love waxes and wanes like the tide, shrinking and swelling according to the loved one's behavior toward us.

Notice this verse: "Yet the LORD set his affection on your ancestors and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations--as it is today." - Dueteronomy 10:15

The Lord "set his affection" on his people. In God's economy, love is a verb, an action. He loves with a joy-filled determination that has nothing--nothing--to do with how the loved one behaves or whether or not they love him back. Our love is unstable, God's love is steadfast, stubbornly refusing to back down. He pursues to the end, patiently, persistently, passionately.
Why is this good news? Because there is nothing about you and me that makes us lovable to God. There was nothing about Israel that would cause God to choose them. God didn't choose Israel because of what they did, he chose them in spite of what they did. God didn't set his affection on them because of who they were, he set his affection on them in spite of who they were.

In the same way, friend, God didn't choose you because of what you do, or did, or are doing, he chose you in spite of what you do. God doesn't love you because of who you are, he loves you in spite of who you are.

In cards, if you have "an ace up your sleeve" you have a sure-fire way to win the game. Lean in and listen as Rebecca Carrell talks about God's ultimate "ace up the sleeve" and why we can rest even in the face of life's greatest trials.

Everything just seems out of control lately and considering that we can't even get all the necessities we can from the store when we go, it can create a lot of anxiety. For many of us, this might be the first time that we've genuinely felt like we were out of control. But if we really think about it, we never really were.

What do you think of when you look up at the sky? Jay Allen says that space particularly fascinates him because it's a reminder that the God who created all of the Universe still deeply cares for us. For him, it's more than a beautiful sight, it's an opportunity for worship.

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.