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By Jason Crabb | Spring Hill Music

Jason Crabb, vocalist for The Crabb Family and performer at the Grand Ole Opry and Brooklyn Tabernacle, releases his self-titled solo debut today.

Produced by Tommy Sims and Norro Wilson, the project features appearances by Vince Gill, Sonya Isaacs and members of the Gaither Vocal Band. The release pays tribute to Crabb's Southern roots, but Sims' involvement helped bring about a more "soulful sound" on the song "Somebody Like Me," Crabb said.

Paramount/Dreamworks Pictures | Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro

For $10, you can go to a store and buy a game like Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots; or you can buy a ticket to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, a movie that throws that same fighting robots concept into a blender along with a couple-hundred million dollars and change. What comes out feels like the cinematic equivalent of a monster-truck rally.

Revenge, one of the most buzzed about films of the summer, is the sequel to the 2007 release, which featured (as you might have guessed) "transforming" robots. A guy behind me in the screening, in fact, said, "I'd better see some transforming going on!"

Authors and psychologists Greg Smalley and Shawn Stoever draw on years of counseling experience and discuss traits of marriages that go beyond "good" and become "great" in their new book, The Wholehearted Marriage: Fully Engaging Your Most Important Relationship. They coined the term "wholehearted" to describe a marriage in which "both spouses have two fully open and engaged hearts."

Busy schedules cause many modern spouses to become increasingly disconnected from each other, Smalley believes, which drains the passion that should be present in marriage and keeps the couple from an enriching relationship.

"We are moving at an ever-increasing speed toward who knows what and at a cost of who knows what," Smalley said. "At warp speed, we miss out on chances to wholeheartedly engage our spouse, open our hearts for intimate sharing and have fun without interruptions. We just don't have enough time for each other."

Touchstone Pictures | Starring Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Betty White, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson | Rated PG-13

Will you see The Proposal?

In a world that witnessed the reality game show Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire? the premise of The Proposal isn't so far-fetched. When Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) finds herself facing the possibility of deportation and job loss from her high-profile publishing job, she demands the help of her long-abused personal assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds). If Andrew marries Margaret, she can stay in the country, keep her job and Andrew even has his own shot at promotion.

By John Loren Sandford and R. Loren Sandford | Charisma House | softcover | 224 pages | $14.99

The Sandfords, father and son authors, focus on mind renewal in Life Transformed: How to Renew Your Mind, Overcome Old Habits, and Become the Person God Designed You to Be. The authors alternate writing chapters, drawing on their years of prayer ministry experience and using biblical examples of mental strongholds and past hurts that can be overcome.

The problem of the carnality of the human mind is quickly addressed, even focusing on the first such instance traced back to Adam and Eve.

Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg seek to convey the joy and fulfillment of personal evangelism in their new book, The Unexpected Adventure: Taking Everyday Risks to Talk With People About Jesus (Zondervan), which released earlier this month.

Written in a devotional-type format and divided into 42-day "adventures," the book introduces readers to significant moments they've experienced when sharing the gospel. In the book's introduction, Strobel calls evangelism "the missing ingredient" in the lives of many Christians who report going through times of spiritual dryness. A passion for reaching unbelievers not only translates into renewed Christian devotion but also spills over into a more dedicated focus on Bible study, prayer life, worship and dependence on God, he asserts.

John Connor has finally found a way to stop the relentless Terminator—get him elected to office so he'll be too busy to participate in subsequent escapades. Unfortunately, with the killing machine played by Arnold Schwarzenegger sidelined, John has to carry Terminator Salvation, the newest film in the series, all by himself. And that's a tricky task in itself, even for Christian Bale.

John and his wife (Bryce Dallas Howard) are part of the human resistance in a world that more closely resembles Mad Max or I Am Legend than the glimpses we've seen in previous Terminator entries.

By George Barna | BarnaBooks | hardcover | 256 pages | $24.99

Researcher and author George Barna addresses what he sees as a "critical moment" in the history of the U.S. in The Seven Faith Tribes: Who They Are, What They Believe and Why They Matter. Banking on American resilience and aiming to help turn the country toward a healthy future, Barna examines the various major groups—categorized by their faith or lack thereof—that could play a role in facilitating such change.

The author of Revolution and Boiling Point identifies and describes the seven different groups, or "faith tribes," as captive Christians, casual Christians, Jews, Mormons, Muslims, pantheists and skeptics, and suggests strategies they could employ to work toward a better future for America.

Are you looking for a new Bible for yourself or to give to someone else? You'll find the perfect fit for couples, history buffs, students or note-takers from this list of Bibles that released this month.

NIV Couples' Devotional Bible
Zondervan

This Bible features the complete text of the New International Version, a new cover design and 260 new weekday devotions centering on issues couples face today. Authors include Lauren Winner, Jennifer Schuchmann, Wayne Brouwer and Carla Barnhill. Weekend devotions are also included with advice from Les and Leslie Parrott, Gary Thomas, Bill and Lynne Hybels, and Gary Smalley.

DreamWorks Animation
Rated PG

Don't you love it when a kid's movie is clean enough for kids to enjoy and smart enough for adults to be entertained? It's a delicate balance that doesn't always occur. I'll never forget taking some friends' children to see the live-action Casper film and one of them gasping every time an expletive was uttered. I felt horrible for the movie selection, but it really wasn't my fault—I'd been duped.

 Thankfully, the new animated movie Monsters Vs. Aliens doesn't follow the trend of relying on adult language over witty dialogue. The story, which centers on a group of B-movie style monsters who are recruited by the government to fight an alien invasion, delivers plenty of clever moments and keeps the action going full-speed ahead. It's similar in style to The Incredibles mixed with old-fashioned monsters and Independence Day.

Michael Tait, formerly with dcTalk and Tait, will replace longtime Newsboys’ lead singer and founder Peter Furler as touring lead singer, although Furler will make special appearances throughout the year. The band’s newest project, In the Hands of God, releases May 5 and features lead vocals from Furler, who will continue to work on the …

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