by Jon Singletary | Dec 21, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
“In His name, all oppression shall cease.” “O Holy Night” is one of my favorite advent hymns. This year, the line calling us to recognize that in Jesus’ name, all oppression shall cease resonated most deeply. I spend much of my time wrestling with the concepts of...
by Jon Singletary | Oct 7, 2020 | Opinion
Western Christianity focuses on virtues like humility from an individualistic rather than collective approach to being human. However, virtue does not have to stop with an understanding of one’s own sense of self; it can include a recognition of one’s family,...
by Jon Singletary | Oct 6, 2020 | Opinion
Humility is valuing others above myself. This means learning to truly see and hear the experiences of my colleagues and students – their gifts, contributions, hopes and pain. Humility, in respect to racism, means undoing the high view of whiteness, even if the...
by Jon Singletary | Oct 5, 2020 | Opinion
I was the pompous Christian college student who spent time with friends memorizing Scripture, even if I didn’t truly live them. It was misplaced rigor, misguided piety and an out-of-focus faith. I could spit these passages out and talk about the virtue of humility,...
