Jeff Hampton – Page 105 – Jeff Hampton, Writer

October 6, 2020

High Fives and Signs of Peace

For Wilshire Baptist Church

It was great to hear the sound of college football in the house on an early fall Saturday. I wasn’t even really watching — my team wasn’t playing — but still I loved the sound: the crowd noise, the tweets of whistles, the rumble of drum lines, the rising and falling of the announcers’ voices. It’s been part of my fall Saturdays for years and it creates a certain familiar cozy feeling deep down in my subconscious. To me it is a signature sound of fall and it signals all that will follow: cooler weather, busy calendars, holidays on the horizon.

October 2, 2020

Power Plays

For Wilshire Baptist Church

The Dallas Stars put up a good fight but they couldn’t close the deal in the Stanley Cup Finals. They let too many opportunities skate by, especially in the power plays.

I’m not a big hockey fan, but I start paying a little more attention during the playoffs, and this year I watched a few of the closing periods of the Stanley Cup games. I don’t know all the rules, and the long endless play wears me out, but I do love the power play.

September 22, 2020

Seeing Faces

For Wilshire Baptist Church

So here it is: I have “face pareidolia.” I’ve had it my entire life. I just didn’t have a name for it until recently. But don’t worry about me, because perhaps you have it too. It’s common and it’s harmless, but it does make one think.