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  • Blinging Up Baby?

    A three-year-old boy begs his parents for a puppy. The boy assures his parents he is going to do it all — train the dog, feed the dog and take it for walks. Would you believe him?

  • Christians need to 'Get Smart'

    Are you ready to 'Get Smart'? Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway as Agent 99 - sounds like a good combo for a light summertime flick - wouldn't you say? Heck, there's even a new 'Sierra Mist Undercover Orange' drink that was released because of the film. Check it out...

  • How to Share Your Faith Using The Incredible Hulk

    Nobody likes dealing with stress. But The Hulk takes reacting to stress to a whole new level.

  • Soul Fuel: Kung Fu Christian

    Attention people! School is out and the plethora of summer movie offerings is already popping up in theaters like kiddie lemonade stands on thousands of suburban street corners across the USA.

  • Watch Your Bumper

    You’ve seen it, right? The bumper sticker on the back of a car that reads something good, righteous and godly. That bumper sticker is bright, easy to read and declares to everybody there’s a follower of Jesus Christ in the car. But, when you follow behind that car on the highway, you don’t always get a view of Christian behavior, right?

  • What a Graduate Looks Like

    If you ever wondered (though you probably haven’t) what parents see when they watch their son or daughter march down the aisle to get his or her diploma, they see something like this...

  • Soul Fuel: American Chicken Idol

    Question - What show still has kazillions of viewers after eight years - even though it is predictable as getting gas after eating Taco Bell?

    Exactly! American Idol 8!

  • How to Share Your Faith Using Prince Caspian

    Narnia fans have been waiting in great anticipation for the return of the king! Wait a minute…wrong adventure fantasy series. But you’ll forgive the slip when you see the grandeur of the knights, castles and battles swirling in Prince Caspian.

  • Shaken and Stirred

    When I first arrived in Alaska I was working as a camp host for Alaska State Parks. That’s right, I was the person in charge of checking campers in and reminding everyone to put out their fires, keep their campsites clean and not feed the wildlife. But that doesn’t mean that everyone listened.

  • Cutting Through the Issues

    Cutting is also described as “self-injury” or “self-abuse.” It is a dangerous behavior that is linked closely to teens with suicidal tendancies...

  • Going Comatose — With Skillet

    The 30-city Comatose tour (with Thousand Foot Krutch and Decyfer Down, and headlined by Skillet) made a stop in Springfield, Missouri, on April 8, 2008. On Course had a chance to talk to the members of Skillet (John, Korey and Jen) before the concert.

  • No More Blood

    It started as a story. Renee’s story, to be exact. It was February of 2006 and Renee had just racked up what appeared to be one more failure...

  • Soul Fuel: I Want a New Soul!

    In this very strange world...
    Every possible mistake
    Possible mistake
    Every possible mistake
    Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes...

  • Are You Living for the Sequel?

    When I first showed my kids “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”, they immediately wanted to watch the next film. They wanted to know: Would Han Solo ever get to change his expression?

  • A Picture of Faith

    By Jenny Simmons
    Addison Road

    I really should be going to bed as I have seven phone interviews starting at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. But I wanted to tell you a quick story first.

  • 15 Questions with Barlowgirl

    Music Mondays subscriber Mariah Ellis won her dream interview of a lifetime. Not only did she get to interview Alyssa, Lauren and Becca Barlow, she got to hang out with them backstage at a recent concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

  • Soul Fuel: Would You Improv for God?

    Are you one of the 5 Million + viewers who have checked out the ‘Frozen Grand Central Station’ You Tube video? If you haven’t checked it out- here’s the link.

  • The Story Behind the Song

    Long before Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins fired up readers’ imaginations with the Left Behind series, countless teens sang about the Rapture at youth rallies and campfires.

  • The J-Factor

    What are my clothes saying about me, before I open my mouth on stage?

  • Glow

    A few years ago my wife and I became T-shirt wearers — “I Got Married and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt.” Well, we didn’t actually have them made up, but we might as well have.

  • Your Classroom: Furnace or Lions’ Den?

    Of course, Christians and the church have been responsible for most of the world wars, fought the progress of science throughout history and continue to impose false guilt on millions of people.

  • How to Share Your Faith Using Juno

    Surprise indie hit film “Juno” provides an intriguing glimpse into the world of teen sexuality, unwanted pregnancies and the complexity of human relationships.

  • Stuffed!

    Christmas has come and gone. The new year is upon us, and it’s time to re-assess. Time to think about your priorities, your goals, and… your stuff. You know, everything Santa dropped on your doorstep December 25th.