Author: Jeff Hampton

For Wilshire Baptist Church

Last week was unusually busy with breakdowns and glitches. 

It started Monday when LeAnn went to get something out of the little freezer in the garage and found it wasn’t running. The breaker on the socket had popped and while the freezer was still cool, it was no longer cold. If left to my limited knowledge, I would have thrown everything away and started over, or kept it all and risked food poisoning. Instead, we threw away what we had to – ice cream and fish for sure – and LeAnn smartly went into cooking and baking mode on the items that were redeemable such as ground beef and pie crusts. I couldn’t have done that on my own.

Continue reading “A Little Help, Please”

For Wilshire Baptist Church

We were saddened recently to learn of the passing of Austin Davenport, a former longtime Wilshire member, at age 43. We don’t know the details, but Austin had Down syndrome and that might have been a factor. More recently Austin had been a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church. He was drawn there by their Belong ministry for those with disabilities, and especially their Spotlight Musical Theater. More about that in a moment.

Continue reading “Spotlight on Love”

For Wilshire Baptist Church

Our church is reopening on the first Sunday of June, and to be honest, I’m not sure how I feel about that. It’s not a question of safety. We’ve been cautious and deliberate in waiting until the science said it was safe, and I do believe it is safe. What I’m not sure about is my appetite for full-fledged engagement.

Continue reading “Coming Back”