by John D. Pierce | Nov 21, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
In a recent article in The Atlantic, Arthur C. Brooks advises readers on how to identify and avoid the “superficially appealing” narcissists who come on the scene — publicly and in our personal lives. Specifically, he points to the “Dark Triad” type of malignant...
by Patty Edwards Shaver | May 9, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The term narcissist gets thrown around a lot and tends to be misused. To many, a narcissist is someone who thinks too highly of themselves, but there is more to it than that. According to Melinda Smith and Lawrence Robinson of HelpGuide.Org, “Narcissistic personality...
by Ronald Oliver | May 19, 2021 | Opinion
What should I make of the following observations? For 11 years, I’ve enjoyed an assigned parking place at work. Apparently, my organization prefers that its executives don’t wander the garage in search of their cars. The space next to mine is an unassigned, reserved...
by Bill Wilson | Jul 18, 2017 | Opinion
One of the pressing concerns of 21st-century individual and congregational spiritual life is the question of depth. To be blunt, there isn’t much. Study after study has revealed the sad truth that much of what we call faith and commitment is actually a thin...
by David Swartz | Jul 11, 2017 | Opinion
My research on the anti-trafficking movement in Thailand primarily tracked U.S. Christian networks. As I suspected, the many missionaries and humanitarians I interviewed represented remarkable diversity. Some, horrified by sex trafficking, emoted like the passionate...