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SPIRITUAL LIFE Dreading Monday? Take a Fresh Look at Sunday Paul Edwards That most people dread Monday is confirmation of the seculars' inability to do for the soul what the sacred does. Read the full article here Finding Life in a Death Sentence Marty Russell I was struck with the tragic paradoxes that cancer fighters face: What is it like to see fear in your family's eyes face your own fears at the same time? What is it like to beg God for healing and not receive it? Read the full article here

NEWS & CULTURE Finding a Christian Perspective on the Economic Crisis Albert Mohler Christians should think seriously about this economic crisis and ponder what it would mean to come to a Christian understanding of what it means to be participants in this economy. As Adam Smith recognized, the economy is a moral reality. Read the full article here

FAMILY What a Woman Brings to Marriage Laura MacCorkle The Proverbs 31 woman is great and all. But the ultimate example who should inform what I bring to marriage is Christ. He modeled so well the type of intangibles that I hope to one day bring to a union with my future husband. Read the full article here The Challenge of Attention in the Digital Age Albert Mohler The ability to focus the mind is an intellectual skill absolutely necessary for a good education. A distracted mind is not a mind ready for the most demanding intellectual challenges and tasks... Read the full article here

ENTERTAINMENT "Eagle Eye" Needs Better Focus Christian Hamaker Director D.J. Caruso and star Shia LeBeouf have paired up again for Eagle Eye, a techno thriller that tries to meld social critique with popcorn thrills. The result is an unsettled and unsatisfying mix that gets by on the energy of some breathless action sequences until it resolves the film's central mystery. Read the full article here Slow-Moving "Rodanthe" Doesn't Defy Expectations Christa Banister Like 2004's The Notebook, an adaptation of author Nicholas Sparks' best-selling book, Nights in Rodanthe is a tearjerker. But unlike its predecessor, this film labors under a plodding pace and melodramatic, made-for-TV storyline. Read the full article here