Jeff Hampton – Page 75 – Jeff Hampton, Writer

April 15, 2022

Turnoff to Honey Island

For Wilshire Baptist Church

I’ve told the story several times over the years in this space about how my family was traveling to my grandparents’ house for our annual Easter celebration when a pickup truck crossed the highway in front of us and caused a collision that ended my sister Martha’s life. That was 51 years ago, and while I really don’t dwell on it, the fact that it happened the week of Easter brings it to my mind most years. But, I may finally have found an end to the story, at least for me.

April 8, 2022

The Intersection of Memory and Eternity

For Wilshire Baptist Church

LeAnn and I have taken some memorable road trips together, and that was the case earlier this week as we made a 700-mile loop down through the heart of Texas, over to the southeastern-most corner of the state, and back up through the East Texas Piney Woods to home. We didn’t retrace our path at all — except briefly a couple of times when we missed a turn on the backroads — and the purpose of our trip was not sight-seeing or recreation but paying our respects and remembering.

March 31, 2022

To Backup or Delete?

For Wilshire Baptist Church

Did you know that Thursday was World Backup Day – a day when everyone is urged to make backup copies of their important digital documents and photos? I didn’t know about it until I got an email from the maker of a device we have that lets you convert your old photographic slides and negatives into digital images to preserve and enjoy forever. Unless, of course, you fail to back them up and they are damaged or stolen or whatever.