by Rebecca M. David Hensley | May 27, 2026 | Opinion
By now, you’ve undoubtedly seen news stories, memes, and other commentary, both factual and satirical, about the May 17 “Rededicate 250” event held on the National Mall. Billed as a “prayer gathering” to “give thanks for God’s providence, reflect on our nation’s...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | May 5, 2026 | Opinion
As a teenage girl, I learned to walk through this world with a healthy sense of awareness of my surroundings: Don’t walk into a dark parking lot by yourself. Call Dad if you have car trouble at night—don’t attempt to change a flat on your own after dark. Don’t wear a...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Mar 4, 2026 | Opinion
United Methodists (UMC) have taken a stand for justice in many ways throughout the church’s history, from opposing slavery to supporting the labor and Civil Rights movements, as well as the 1980s sanctuary movement for Central American refugees. Methodists have also...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Jan 14, 2026 | Opinion
As we are all now painfully and polaristically aware, Renee Nicole Good, a thirty-seven-year-old mother of three who had dropped her six-year-old off at school last Wednesday morning, was shot three times point-blank in a residential neighborhood by ICE officer...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Dec 23, 2025 | Opinion
As Christians once again await the inbreaking of God’s incarnate love with expectant hearts, it’s easy to feel weary at the current state of the world. In my United Methodist tradition, we often sing different verses of the hymn, “Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel”...
