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Dec 20, 2024 | 
publicsquaremag.org | Jeff Bennion
This is Part 4 in our Family Proclamation Series. You can review our last article in the series: The Family: The Past, The Present, The Future by Robert L. MilletAs a child of the 70s and 80s, I vividly remember the fears and controversies roiling the United States and Western Europe. Two dangers dominated the airwaves, one more dramatic than the other, but both equally dire in their fatal finality. The first was the total destruction of advanced civilization via nuclear war.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
publicsquaremag.org | Dan Ellsworth |Jeff Bennion
In many controversies surrounding church teachings and policy, we are encouraged to spend more time in empathetic listening. This phrase empathetic listening has two components, the first being empathy—an attempt to relate to something another person is feeling—and the second being listening: actively seeking and receiving new information from another person.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
publicsquaremag.org | Jeff Bennion |Dan Ellsworth |Cassandra Hedelius |Meagan Kohler
Natasha Helfer is not in trouble with the Church because the Church is trying to tell her how to do her job. She’s in trouble with the Church because she’s trying to tell it how to do its job.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
publicsquaremag.org | Jeff Bennion |Dan Ellsworth
Why does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have the doctrines on marriage and family that they do? At a time when many of the most popular worldviews are incompatible with the Church’s approach to these subjects, clear and precise explanations are important.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
latterdaysaintmag.com | Jeff Bennion
We therapists can be self-centered and overconfident. You know that old expression, “give a man a hammer, and everything looks like a nail?” Well, for many of us therapists, there is no problem that could not be solved if we could not just get it on the couch and subject it to our gentle, caring ministrations. Give us some space in a publication, or time on a podcast, and we’ll pontificate about anything under the sun.
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Jun 16, 2023 | 
deseret.com | Jeff Bennion
In America right now, unlike so much of prior human history, minority groups receive compassionate attention and support. There is good that has come from this heightened encouragement by scholars, journalists, corporations, church ministry and social media influencers.
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Feb 19, 2023 | 
fstoppers.com | Jeff Bennion
Miguel Quiles is a studio portrait photographer specializing in creating beautifully lit portraits with lots of emotion. In this video, he walks through the setup and settings for this sci-fi-inspired image. One of the most helpful things for beginners is a walkthrough of exact lighting setups with the position and angle of the lights.
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Feb 18, 2023 | 
fstoppers.com | Jeff Bennion
There has been a lot of advancement in lighting technology for LED lights for photography recently, but are they the way to go? Check out this video for a comparison of the pros and cons of each. Rob Hall, a founding member of the photography education channel Sharpen, has always been a reliable source of objective information about lighting gear.
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Feb 12, 2023 | 
fstoppers.com | Jeff Bennion
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Sigma is known for making high-quality affordable lenses. Here’s why the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG DN lens is a lens you should consider. OverviewAs a portrait shooter, a 50mm lens is one of my most used focal lengths. I've owned several Sigma lenses in the past and have always been impressed, especially for the price. I like the matte black look and the silver "A" in the body of the lens for the Art line.
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Feb 7, 2023 | 
fstoppers.com | Jeff Bennion
On January 17, 2023, the Oversight Board issued a decision advising Meta to revise its policies on freeing the nipple. Here's what that decision actually says. The Guardian, the New York Post, Glamour Magazine, and a host of other news outlets are reporting that Instagram might finally adjust its policies to allow posting nipples regardless of gender.
