Tuesday's Round-up: Beauty in Strife, the Anxious Christian, and the (Spiritual) Welfare State

An interview with Amy Julia Becker is presented over at Patheos, where she discusses the ways her daughter Penny, born with Down Syndrome, taught her about beauty and God’s grace even as she struggled with the emotions of parenting a child with a disability.

Matthew Lee Anderson provides a short review of the book “The Anxious Christian,” by Rhett Smith, who argues that God can use debilitating anxiety for good.

James R. Rogers explores the relationship between spiritual authority and civil authorities in regard to transfers of wealth, social justice, and the stewardship of resources.