By Shawn McMullen In a third world country, a heartsick mother gingerly cradles her infant son. Having watched him closely for several months, it’s become evident he’ll never lead a normal life. The father ekes out a meager existence tilling drought-plagued farmland. The family lives in a survival paradox—barely able to feed their children, yet […]
By Shawn McMullen It’s one of the most unattractive items in our kitchen, but we continue to use it. We have our reasons. Soon to enter its fifth decade of service, the napkin holder was crafted (and I use the term loosely) in the mid 1960s from a bottle of dishwashing detergent. I was […]
By Shawn McMullen OK. What is it this year? Lose weight? Reduce stress? Read your Bible? Pray more? By this time, those of us who make New Year’s resolutions have already committed. (And some already may have lost the battle!) But before we get too far into 2013, I’d like to make a suggestion. […]
By Shawn McMullen The New Year is a good time to think about the future—about where we’ve been and where we’re going, about our potential and the possibilities that lie ahead of us. It’s a time to think about stretching ourselves, moving out of our comfort zones, even stepping outside the boundaries of […]
By Shawn McMullen Each year during the Christmas season we devote a page of The Lookout to a Christmas greeting from our staff to our readers. This year I’ve chosen to post our greeting on my editorial page, the first page (after the cover) you see in our print edition. Instead of our traditional […]
