As we approach the end of the school year, there will soon be opportunities for measurements, awards, and recognition. Grades, test scores, athletic letters, music awards, best this and outstanding that. I am troubled by recent debates which seem to be in conflict. On the one hand, there are those folks who believe we should…
The film, We Are Marshall tells the story of the tragic plane crash that killed almost all the members of Marshall University’s football team in the fall of 1970. The movie focuses on the following year when the school, the coaches and the community struggled to rebuild from the ashes and carry on. Some Inspiration…
A Parable A farmer lived by himself on a distant rural road. News came that a terrible rain storm was headed toward him with the likelihood of flooding. The local authorities suggested all residents in the area evacuate to higher ground. The farmer said to himself, I am not worried about rain or floods, my…