#david hampton

[zegalba]

David Hampton planted douglas fir and larch trees in a forest in Oregon to resemble a face. Every autumn the larch pines turn orange and the smiley face stands out.

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Trees form a smiley face along Oregon's Highway 18

David Hampton of Hampton Lumber created the design by planting a mix of Douglas fir and Larch during a reforestation of the area. Larch trees are conifers with needles that yellow and drop in autumn, and they make up the body of the face. Douglas fir makes up the eyes and mouth. The smiley face should return each fall for the next 30-50 years, until the trees are ready to be harvested for lumber.

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[moviesandmania]

The Barn

  The Barn is a 2015 American horror movie directed by Justin M. Seaman – he also plays the “Boogeyman” – from a screenplay he co-wrote with Maggi Mizell, Michael Prutzman and Mark J. Reyes.

Cast:

Mitchell Musolino, Will Stout, Lexi Dripps, Cortland Woodard, Nikki Howell, Nickolaus Joshua, David Hampton, Ryan Nogy, James Weldon, Maggi Mizell, Robert Mizell.

The film…

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Worship Wednesday: Making Soup

From Josh: Its Worship Wednesday and if you're new to the.josh.collins [dot] com then welcome and thanks for stopping by! Today's post is a guest post from a dear friend of mine, David Hampton [@dbh4asong]. He is the Worship Pastor at Christ Community Church in Franklin, Tn. You can find his brilliance here.

I was part of an interesting discussion recently with staff members from various churches and denominational backgrounds on the subject of worship. Ultimately, we found ourselves discussing instrumental configurations, styles, song choices, form, and tradition all encapsulated by the topic, “what makes great worship?”

It soon occurred to me that what I was hearing sounded akin to a couple who when asked to describe true love responded with talking about their terrific sex life.

Not much about chasing one another around the kitchen requires truly loving devotion and not much about our “great worship” makes us true worshippers.

Back to the discussion with my friends, after I challenged the conversation with my somewhat base analogy they asked me in what context I viewed true worship.

If the main thing that comes up when we talk about worship is how we do it then we are very much like the people mistaking love for how often they swing from the chandeliers together. If our view of worship is one that understands sacrifice and living a life that matters we are less likely to be satisfied with simply slurping down the soup that someone else serves up to us once a week hoping they season it to suit our own persnickety taste buds. Trust me, my Sunday Soup will never be so good that it will quench our need to glorify God in the unseen moments of our daily lives.

I understand that when a bunch of consumers come together and decide to call themselves a church, expressions of art, music, and story in worship will be a matter of specific taste (and even propriety in the opinions of some). However, the more we can see ourselves as part of a body of past, present, and future soup makers we can begin to embrace their various expressions and place less focus on our need to brand the soup.

Maybe it would be a good thing for our perspectives of worship and intimate relationships alike to step back from the hooha and just make soup together.

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What do you think it would look like for your worship to resemble this idea of making soup?

Share your thoughts in the comments below!