It is one thing to acknowledge God's blessings on a nation. It is quite another to claim "favorite son."
It is one thing to acknowledge God's blessings on a nation. It is quite another to claim "favorite son."
If the love of God is not for Caitlyn Jenner, and Kim Kardashian, and Hillary Clinton, and Jeb Bush, and Darren Wilson, and…
If growth in Christ is like a 21-speed bike some are in first gear, some in 20th, and some are trying to get…
Not all physicists, as it turns out, agree with Einstein.
I want to finish strong not because of a misguided desire to be remembered fondly or eulogized meaningfully or quoted positively.
Let a calamity occur, especially something related to "natural disaster" and it all breaks loose. With all the sympathy of a firing squad…
It seems as I grow older issues of justice and injustice occupy more of my thoughts. A recent phone conversation reminded me the…
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“The Lord moves in mysterious ways His wonders to perform.” So wrote the poet William Cowper, though it seems each time He moves…
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.
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