Christianity: An articulate former atheist describes her process of coming to belief, in Christianity Today.
Ken Schenck on what the Bible says about bearing false witness.
The Environment: National Public Radio reports on a study of light pollution. 80% of North Americans can't see the Milky Way, because of so much light at night. We can't see it from our home. Can you?
Finance: Relevant and other sources report that HBO's John Oliver purchased (he says it's easy to do it) $15,000,000 "worth" of medical debt for about $60,000, and forgave all the debtors.
Health: The New York Times reports that the US is about 25th in the world in infant care.
Politics: Sojourners reports that Russell Moore, an important Southern Baptist, believes that Donald Trump is a lost soul, who should repent.
A woman writes, in Christianity Today, about being refused the use of women's restrooms, and other facilities.
Science: National Public Radio reports on our relationship with dogs. We may have domesticated dogs twice, or perhaps they domesticated us twice.
Listverse describes 10 groups of organisms that have been extinct for a long time. Like Trilobites, and lesser known creatures.
Science News reports that it may be possible to produce fully pluripotent stem cells from adult cells, thus making the use of embryonic cells unnecessary.
Sports: USA Today says that the first 14 LPGA golf tournaments of 2016 were won by young women -- under 23, until a week or so ago. The most recent one, a major tournament, which finished on June 13, was won by the youngest player ever to win a that major, in a playoff with another player who would also have been the youngest. Both are still teenagers.
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