The hope of Good Friday and the promise of Easter is not only that Jesus took our sin, but that…
The hope of Good Friday and the promise of Easter is not only that Jesus took our sin, but that…
Attempt a conversation these days on nearly anything related to justice (or social justice)—police brutality, mass incarceration, sexual assault, forced…
It is impossible to place all EC woes on presidents when the bureaucracy is the same.
For the cost of a 6-pack poor people sit in jail for weeks, while on a signature and a promise…
In the first century context, a walled city projected security, wholeness, a kingdom, and authority. New Jerusalem exemplifies these concepts…
The Christian gospel exists because human efforts to achieve morality are doomed to fail. Jesus perfectly fulfilled the law we…
On this episode Marty and Bob review a movie review, discuss the recent family separations at the border, and explore…
On this delayed episode Marty and Bob discuss various topics that were in the news three weeks ago.
There is not one god for church authority and one god for civil authority. There is one God with all…
One of my first cars was a truck. Not just any truck, mind you, but a former fleet vehicle bought…
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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