by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Sep 3, 2026 | Opinion
I do not know a world without Dolly Parton in it. She was already a rising star a decade before I was born, and I cannot remember a time in my life when she wasn’t a larger-than-life figure. We didn’t worship her in my home, but her voice was an ever-present...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Aug 11, 2026 | Opinion
Community organizing work has helped me see that “single-issue” voting rarely gets us anywhere, especially in general elections. No candidate is perfect. If we all conditioned our vote on every single thing an individual believes, says, or does, then none of us would...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Jul 9, 2026 | Opinion
Shortly after Trump 2.0 began, I found myself listening to a lot of Rage Against the Machine. No disrespect intended toward the anger outlet of my college days, but it soon became clear I needed something more to speak directly to my soul in these unsettling times. I...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Jun 12, 2026 | Opinion
I was sitting in the airport last week when I came across the Good Faith Media article about the billboard near the locationof the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Annual Meeting. The billboard reads, “God calls women to pastor, preach, and minister,” and cites...
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...
