Sunday, June 15, 2014

Deep Below, Oceans Of Water May Be Trapped In A Crystal 'Sponge' : The Two-Way : NPR

Deep Below, Oceans Of Water May Be Trapped In A Crystal 'Sponge' : The Two-Way : NPR: "by L. CAROL RITCHIE
June 15, 2014"Science teachers may have to add a whole new layer to the water cycle.


Read more: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/06/15/322246690/deep-below-oceans-of-water-may-be-trapped-in-a-crystal-sponge

Scientists have discovered evidence of a vast reservoir of water hiding up to 400 miles beneath the surface.
The discovery could transform our understanding of how the planet was formed, suggesting that Earth's water may have come from within, rather than from collisions with large, icy comets.
The water is trapped in a blue mineral called ringwoodite that sits in the mantle, a hot, rocky layer between the Earth's crust and outer core. That means the water was neither the familiar liquid, vapor or ice, but a fourth, mineral form. We reported earlier this year on a rare diamond containing a microscopic piece of ringwoodite that bolstered evidence for the vast wet zone.
It is likely the largest reservoir of water on the planet, and could be the source of the oceans' liquid. The study was published in the journal Science.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/06/15/322246690/deep-below-oceans-of-water-may-be-trapped-in-a-crystal-sponge


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Theologian Marcus Borg, Religion from Fiction, and More

Theologian Marcus Borg, Religion from Fiction, and More


June 13, 2014 InterFaith Voices: http://interfaithradio.org/




By the time Marcus Borg turned 12, a particular
understanding of what it meant to be Christian had formed in his mind. It went
something like this: Jesus died to pay for our sins, so that we can be forgiven
and go to Heaven--but only if we really believe in him. Now 72, he no longer
thinks of Christianity as focused on belief, or thinks of Jesus as a kind of
surrogate debt-payer. Today he says the heart of faith is transformation--of
ourselves, and of the world.

Marcus Borg, author of Convictions: How I Learned What
Matters Most

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June 13, 2014 InterFaith Voices: http://interfaithradio.org/

Marcus Borg's 'Conversion,' When Invented Religions Become
Real, and More




A revered theologian spent part of his life doubting God.
Now 72, Marcus Borg recalls how his youthful convictions fell away and he
'learned what matters most.'

Interfaith Voices:


In mid-September 2001, just three days after 9-11, Maureen
Fiedler rounded up a multi-faith panel to reflect on the terrorist attacks on
the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It was a live call-in show, and the
phones rang off the hook for three hours. It became clear that public radio
listeners were hungry for informed, respectful dialogue on religion in the
public square. The idea for Interfaith Voices was born that evening.

Interfaith Voices produced its first hour-long show in March, 2002.  Initially airing on a
single station in Roanoke, VA, Interfaith Voices is now heard on more than 70
stations around the country and has received many awards for its religion news
coverage.
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Friday, June 13, 2014

Deep and Wide Book Review / / Wil Ramsey

Deep and Wide Book Review / / Wil Ramsey:

Deep and Wide
Andy Stanley’s Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend  is part memoir and part instruction manual on how to create churches for those outside the church. Deep and Wide is divided into five sections, “My Story” is Stanley’s personal background, “Our Story,” is the story of the planting of North Point Community Church in 1995, “Going Deep,” covers North Points’ spiritual formation technique “Going Wide,” is about how North Point structures its programming for outreaching and “Becoming Deep and Wide,” is about helping churches to transition to the type of church Stanley advocates. My thoughts on what Deep and Wide gets right and what it gets wrong are detailed below... http://www.wilramsey.com/deep-and-wide-book-review/

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