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 | Faith Freedom 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,...
by Christopher B. Harbin | Sep 18, 2020 | Opinion
Nathan’s parable in 2 Samuel 12 is a beautiful manipulation of David’s emotions. It challenges him first to condemn a fictional character so he might begin to see the error of his way. Nathan confronts David after his escapades with Bathsheba and orchestrating the...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 1, 2020 | Opinion
In the conclusion of his book, White Too Long, Robert P. Jones acknowledges his personal narrative of growing up white in the South is not unique. Many, perhaps even most, he notes, could uncover “ways in which white supremacy, like kudzu, has crept its way forward...
