{"id":3055,"date":"2017-11-13T10:58:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T14:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=3055"},"modified":"2017-11-17T13:53:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T17:53:53","slug":"bearing-his-likeness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=3055","title":{"rendered":"Bearing His likeness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been asked the question, \u201cHow do you do what you do?\u201d more times than I can count. I\u2019ll spare you the details here. Less frequently, but more importantly, I\u2019m asked, \u201cWhy do you do what you do?\u201d I\u2019m glad you asked.<\/p>\n<p>In the past I\u2019ve shared a little bit about some of the challenges I face and how visual imagery contributes to my daily routine. Important as that is, it\u2019s not the whole story. Hanging on my mom and dad\u2019s wall is a framed plaque with the history of the Moran family name going back to Ireland. It also includes the family crest and motto \u2013 <em>lucent in tenebris. <\/em>The crest is a shield with three stars and the motto is translated <em>in the darkness they let their light shine. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the big deal with that? First of all \u2013 that\u2019s just pretty cool by itself! Besides the cool factor, <em>lucent in tenebris<\/em> is a calling. Recently while teaching through the major stories in Genesis 1-11 Pastor Greg reminded us about how we are created in God\u2019s image and we are to bear His likeness. While creation is witness to His splendor and majesty, only humans bear His likeness.<\/p>\n<p>As a Christ follower, and one who <em>lets his light shine in the darkness, <\/em>I\u2019ll keep capturing the image of creation and bearing His likeness \u2013 so help me God.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3056\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?attachment_id=3056\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/moran-crest-2.jpg?fit=437%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"437,625\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Moran, Harold&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510558768&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"moran crest 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/moran-crest-2.jpg?fit=437%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3056\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/moran-crest-2.jpg?resize=437%2C625&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/moran-crest-2.jpg?w=437&amp;ssl=1 437w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/moran-crest-2.jpg?resize=300%2C429&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been asked the question, \u201cHow do you do what you do?\u201d more times than I can count. I\u2019ll spare you the details here. Less frequently, but more importantly, I\u2019m asked, \u201cWhy do you do what you do?\u201d I\u2019m glad you asked. In the past I\u2019ve shared a little bit about some of the challenges<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=3055\">+ Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bearing His likeness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=3055\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bearing His likeness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I\u2019ve been asked the question, \u201cHow do you do what you do?\u201d more times than I can count. 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