The Fairborn Paper

“I literally pictured my hand grabbing him by the throat.” That’s what a friend told me about his recent golf outing.

Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Have you heard that before? It means the Titanic is sinking.  You have better things to do than arrange the chairs.

In John chapter eight, Jesus had a big showdown with the Pharisees.

More and more young people are “hooking up” just for the thrill of it, no relationship required. That’s according to an article in Psychology Today called “Passion in a Hook-Up Culture.” That doesn’t surprise me at all as our nation continues its moral slide.

We host a home Bible study. We have someone who works with hospice, a contractor, an accountant, a physical therapist, a teacher, a student, a Doctor of Psychology, a business owner, and one very popular radio personality.  It’s racially diverse, gender diverse, and age diverse.

Last night, Tallahassee City Commissioners voted unanimously to extend employee benefits to all domestic partners, not just married couples.  Why did they do that, especially when the city is under tremendous financial pressure?  We have underpaid police officers, and many city positions have been cut out entirely.  But now they have agreed to pay benefits to a new group of people – people who aren’t married but are living together.

We host a home Bible study. We have someone who works with hospice, a contractor, an accountant, a physical therapist, a teacher, a student, a Doctor of Psychology, a business owner, and one very popular radio personality.  It’s racially diverse, gender diverse, and age diverse.

The number one song in the land, according to the Billboard Hot 100, is “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas.

A bunch of young people came over yesterday to eat us out of house and home. Suddenly a call came in that someone needed help, the all-hands-on-deck kind of help.

Many students are required to do community service.  One student told me she didn’t like that idea.  “They just do it to get it on their record,” she said.