Here's our daily list of articles from across the Web about family and faith-related topics as well as our other four areas of emphasis: education, causes, media and moneywise.
Some of these stories will find their way to The Pulse, a curated list of the top news stories of the day on our homepage. Others will pop up in our articles. So scan the entire email or focus on the section that interests you most, and don't forget to send us your feedback. For tips and suggestions, email hscribner@deseretdigital.com.
FAMILY
Eighteen ways to build a resilient child — Family Studies
How to play with babies (seriously! This isn’t easy!) — The Washington Post
This precious 1-year-old baby helped his dad propose to his mom — The Huffington Post
86 children take ill; Alabama health officials investigate possible outbreak — CNN
What we learned during CNN Parents' chat on mental health and addiction — CNN
Alzheimer’s may begin 20 years before symptoms appear — TIME
Ending a marriage in the only country that bans divorce — The Atlantic
Iceland remains most peaceful nation in the world, study says — CNN
FAITH
A week on, Bible study packed at historic church — Newser
3 survivors of the Charleston church shooting grapple with their grief — The Washington Post
Glastonbury festival announces visit from Dalai Lama — BBC
Five hostages — The New Yorker
Losing their religion: When Muslim immigrants leave Islam — Foreign Affairs
How to talk about God without making it weird — Relevant
Jesus wants you to wait — Christianity Today
Microwave Bible? — Christianity Today
Fight back with God — Christianity Today
Will millennial Christians save our cities? — OnFaith
10 things I wish everyone knew about Southern Baptists — OnFaith
'Crucified love' — The human side of the Greek crisis — Acton Institute
Teaching meditation to kids in Chicago swiftly reduced crime and dropout rates — Quartz
EDUCATION
The rise of ‘speed-listening’ — The Atlantic
Does poetry still matter? — CNN
Teens make film in broken English to explain why they'll fail English — NPR
Gaming the school system — The Atlantic
This Ivy League university just took a huge step to fight mass incarceration — Mic
MEDIA
The Pope, lonely on the Internet — The Atlantic
Spider-Man's new alter ego: biracial teen Miles Morales — CNN
Facebook Messenger no longer requires you to have a Facebook account — The Inquirer
For online video stars, YouTube is no longer the only stage — NPR
Pop singer Tori Kelly's 'Unbreakable Smile' keeps her optimistic — NPR
Spotify just picked 3 songs to win the title "Song of the Summer" — and they’re amazing — Mic
The value of art no one alive will ever experience — The Atlantic
A photographer's open letter to Taylor Swift is starting a conversation about pay — The Daily Dot
Taylor Swift deserves the leadership praise she’s getting — The Washington Post
#PowerOfMakeup selfies fight back against makeup shaming — Daily Dot
Finding sadness in joy — Slate
Television is dying. Slowly. — Vox
CAUSES
Nicholas Kristof: Tearing down the Confederate flag is just a start — The New York Times
How housing policy is failing America's poor — The Atlantic
Grad goes from homelessness to Yale — USA Today
Two Texas women are raising funds so a homeless man they barely knew will get a proper funeral — The Huffington Post
U.S. steps closer to a future where minorities are the majority — TIME
Pathways to upward mobility — National Affairs
MONEYWISE
Is debt a sin issue? — Relevant
US churches receive less trust yet more money than ever — Christianity Today
Rich people rarely tell their kids how much money they make — The Atlantic
Who's speaking up for the American worker? — NYT Opinion
Why we speak — The Atlantic
5 words you should drop if you want to be taken more seriously at work — Mashable
Be friendly but stay professional: Five ways to develop rapport that is not disingenuous (or creepy) — Forbes
Introducing a little compassion to your workplace culture has big benefits — Forbes
7 tricks to writing emails that convert — Forbes
Rate your rush hour: How to grade your daily commute — Forbes
Family businesses: Leading the way for women in leadership — Forbes
Finding purpose in a job you hate — Relevant
We’re working more hours — and watching more TV — The Wall Street Journal
This company wants to transform old vending machines — Fortune
Herb Scribner is a writer for Deseret News National. Send him an email at hscribner@deseretdigital.com or follow him on Twitter @herbscribner.