by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Sep 23, 2025 | Opinion
First, let’s be clear: Charlie Kirk was not a man of God. Even so, he was undeniably a child of God. As such, Christian ethics compel me to hold fast to the belief that murder is a violation of any Christian ethical or moral code that adheres to the teachings of...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Sep 3, 2025 | Opinion
In July 2016, I visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. After several previous opportunities to see some exhibits, this was the first time I had my act together enough to reserve an advanced ticket that allowed access to the entire museum. This visit coincided...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Aug 12, 2025 | Opinion
It is difficult to comprehend the unimaginable suffering we are witnessing as a global community. The images of starving children are the making of nightmares, if we are fortunate enough to sleep. The impotence so many of us feel to do anything about it—especially as...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Jun 25, 2025 | Opinion
Last weekend, Israel bombed Iran in an unprovoked attack. Before we could wrap our minds around what that might mean for global relations in the region, we learned that Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in what many officials...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | May 19, 2025 | Opinion
In season six, episode seven of Hulu’s rendition of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian nightmare “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the main character experiences a gut-check moment. June, the once-enslaved handmaid turned fugitive refugee, has just been confronted with a horrific...