The family of four was diligent. Crowded around a table in the busy restaurant all four heads were bowed, giving thanks for the meager meal they were about to consume. Faithfully praising God for the bounty he had provided, the corporate prayer stretched onward. An amazing thanksgiving marathon for what looked to be a few […]
A wise man once said. “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while… you could miss it.” Of course that legendary philosopher is none other than the venerable Ferris Bueller– a prophetic visionary who spiced up everything he touched, converting the mundane into the magical. Bueller squeezed every […]
World War Two was over. Surrounded by military surplus and armed with the skills he gained in the Italian air force, Ferrucio got to work. An extremely driven and talented man, by the mid-fifties he had built one of the largest agricultural equipment manufacturers in the world. Wanting for nothing and with a vast fortune, […]
The average High School teacher in the state of Texas makes $52,000 a year. The average High School football coach in the state of Texas makes $90,000 a year. Mixed up priorities? Perhaps, but the point is that football in Texas is a huge deal. Entire community identities are wrapped up in the local team […]
What can a marshmallow teach us about ourselves? Back in the 70s researchers at Stanford set out to quantify the level and source of children’s ability to delay gratification. The famous Stanford Marshmallow Experiment offered subjects aged between three and six a single marshmallow and a choice. Researchers promised to leave the room, and when […]