i love it. ♪ >> reporter: mcferrin says he believes god speaks through his music.n't make him unique. >> god doesn't speak through me and not through you for some, for some reason. he speaks to everyone, and we in turn can open up our mouths, or open up our nds, or our minds or whatever, our professions, and let god speak through us to other people. >> my father used to say, "the lord has entrusted me with a talent. it's not my gift. the lord has entrusted me with a talent," and i absolutely feel that way, that he's given me this gift to share with other people and to uplift hearts. ♪ >> reporter: he says while his new album comes out of his christian faith, he hopes those of other faiths, and no faiths, will indeed be uplifted by its spirit. i'm kim lawton in st. louis. >>> finally, on our calendar this weekend, buddhists celebrate buddha day, when they mark the birth, spiritual awakening and death of the buddha. and on wednesday, baha' is observe the anniversary of the ascension of bahaullah, the founder of the baha'i faith. that's our program for now. i'm bob ab