Even though humans retain the image of God, the image is distorted, marred. In sin, not perfection, do our mothers conceive us.
Even though humans retain the image of God, the image is distorted, marred. In sin, not perfection, do our mothers conceive us.
Matthew 7:1 is sometimes shortened to "Judge not," as if that clears things up. It's a meme for theological fragmentation.
In Part 1 of this series we considered gluttony as a sin. Click here to read that post. Among other things we saw:…
As a young pastor I first heard the joke as to why so many pastors are overweight. “It’s because we have outlawed everything…
For Christian culture warriors everywhere, May 9, 2012, will be a date that lives in infamy. In an interview with ABC News President…
Yesterday I stood with other believers and sang It Is Well With My Soul. We were doing the version with the updated chorus:…
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.
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