(10) iHave an iPad, But at What Cost? by Amy Julia Becker // Comments: 5 Perhaps technological advances are challenging spiritual disciplines, such as prayer, contemplation, and waiting to hear from the Lord.
(9) Cosmetic Surgery to the Glory of God? by Shelly Beach, guest blogger // Comments: 15 Christians can’t dismiss such surgery until they seriously consider our God-given desire for beauty.
(8) Minnesota Man Arrested for Pimping Wife, by Elissa Cooper // Comments: 6 Clinton Danner’s arrest raises questions about Craigslist’s culpability in sex trafficking—and about the church’s response to criminal offenders.
(7) The Brave Women of the Catholic Church, by Ellen Painter Dollar // Comments: 12 The Catholic Church abuse stories are exasperating, but a few lay writers give me hope.
(6) Learning from the Cornell Suicides, by Sarah Cunningham, guest blogger // Comments: 3 The Ivy League school’s six suicides in six months serve to remind us of the people in our networks who are struggling privately.
(5) A Higher Calling Than Barbie, by Alicia Cohn // Comments: 8 Why do women want to be represented by a plastic doll?
(4) Female Sex Addict: Not an Oxymoron, interview by Katelyn Beaty // Comments: 4 Marnie Ferree’s No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction challenges easy assumptions about who gets addicted and why.
(3) Yoga: An Exercise in Discernment, by Amy Julia Becker // Comments: 21 How I submit the meditative practice to Christ.
(2) Caught between the Easter Bunny and the Empty Grave, by Amy Julia Becker // Comments: 18 Reducing Easter to a purely spiritual celebration is almost as problematic as reducing it to a consumer smorgasbord.
(1) Lady Gaga: Champion of Abstinence?, by Laura Leonard // Comments: 8 The wave of celebrities touting a “celibate” lifestyle actually undermines the movement.
