The tendency toward anti-learning to shield kids from hard truths about history—and potentially about themselves—is a road to a very…
The tendency toward anti-learning to shield kids from hard truths about history—and potentially about themselves—is a road to a very…
The justice seeker who becomes cynical finds him or herself seeing only evil so that even good results are hear…
People along political and ideological spectrums can love their country. Some love their country because of what it has been;…
This belief in a unique relationship between America and God helps perpetuate something more than patriotism: the belief that to…
I’m neither music critic nor a Killers superfan, but I’ve listened to enough tunes over the years to know Pressure…
Mosaic law in hand did not lead to Mosaic law in heart nor does propositional truth in the Word inexorably…
The sins we commit are on our own. If someone is offended because of my sin, the problem is my…
My kids have introduced me to at least as much music since their teen years than I ever did before…
We are called to unity, which implies that most things—things outside the faith’s essentials—are not to be fought over, so…
Evangelicalism in some parts is returning to a time when Christianity is that which meditates much but mediates little.
I’m Marty Duren, a freelance writer, content creator, podcaster, and publisher in Nashville, TN. I guess that makes me an entrepreneur-of-all-trades. Formerly a social media strategist at a larger publisher, comms director at a religious nonprofit, and a pastor, Marty Duren Freelance Writing is the new business iteration of a decade-long side-hustle.
I host the Uncommontary Podcast which publishes weekly. Guests range from academics to authors to theologians to activists on subjects related to history, current events, and the impact of evangelicalism on American life. My voice is deep-fried giving rise to being labeled “a country Batman.” Find Uncommontary in your favorite podcast app.
Missional Press publishes books by Christian writers with the goal of impacting people with the good news of Jesus.
I’m a longtime blogger at Kingdom in the Midst, where, over the course of many years, I’ve written a lot of words.
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