I had a grand plan for today: I was going to capture a bit of God’s morning light.
Sights and Sounds
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Morning light
Categories: Sights and Sounds, Stories, News, & Features
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Do you know the muffin man?
Even as a missionary, it’s easy to get distracted from God.
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Rising again, lion-hearted
People are sometimes surprised to learn that I was cripplingly shy as a kid. A barnacle on mom’s leg, nearly. There were many reasons, like getting lost at a festival when I was really young and many hours reading alone or hiking with the dogs as I got older.
That isolation started to chip away in high school theater and college, but it really weakened once I got hired as a reporter. My JOB was to approach strangers and talk to them, and my paycheck depended upon it. Strong motivation and a good opener really helped overcome the shyness.
Inside, though, I still have some of the introvert left. No one sees it because I’m generally gregarious and loud, but it’s there nonetheless. Continue reading →
Balance
Many years ago, the newspaper I wrote for sent me to a seminar on community journalism held by Jock Lauterer, a photojournalist and professor with a Southern drawl and a down-home perspective on things.
Among his many lessons was of a time he was taking pictures of a party and an old man told him, “Son, put down the camera and dance!”
Balance is important.
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| Tags: balance, Brant Hansen, Bryan Loritts, convention, EPADenver, EPAideas, Evangelical Press Association, focus, God, learning |
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The Heffron Family 