Growing in Grace: March 2015

The Happiest People in the World - According to the statistics, people with Down syndrome are actually the happiest people out there.

Living Well in a Digital World - I found this article by Tim Challies to be especially convicting and particularly edifying. In this day and age, we desperately need articles like this.

Reaching High for Nevertheless - We ought to pray for everything, but, as this article tenderly points out, we always need to recognize the "nevertheless."

Worship According to the Word - "In The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Grand Inquisitor offers this insight into fallen human nature: 'So long as man remains free he strives for nothing so incessantly and so painfully as to find someone to worship.' Though the Grand Inquisitor falls far short as a reliable guide to theology, at this point he is surely correct."

One Thing Christians Often Miss When Picking a College - This is very good and very important to consider.

This Thing Called Diversity - This is a lengthy article on diversity in children's literature and the We Need Diverse Books Campaign. For parents, teachers, children's lit lovers, or pretty much anyone else, this is an interesting and informative piece.

If I Had a Million Dollars (Why I'm Not a Feminist) - "I read a blog post last week titled, "If I Had a Dollar (Why I Am a Feminist)." It has 373 comments so far. 372 of the comments are about how powerful and touching it was. Mine was the other one. Not that I think it wasn't powerful or touching; I'm just not a feminist. Here's why."

Dear Gay Community: Your Kids Are Hurting - What a poignant, heartbreaking article.

Five Questions with a Former Mormon - "At one point, Dr. Lynn Wilder was a confident, Mormon professor at Brigham Young University who had special privileges to enter all Mormon temples and even served in a Mormon temple for 10 years. She has since renounced her former faith."