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‘Holy Rewired,’ book review

Friday, August 27, 2010
By Marty Duren
‘Holy Rewired,’ book review

Dr. David Phillips has been a friend for several years. In the SBC blogosphere of yore, he usually went by the name “Tech Support” since he was the only one in our little group that understood the technology behind “Edit Post” and “Publish.” He saved my bacon many times along the way and gave... »

‘Flirting with Faith,’ book review

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
By Marty Duren
‘Flirting with Faith,’ book review

At my wife’s suggestion, I recently read her copy of Flirting with Faith: My Spiritual Journey from Atheism to a Faith-Filled Life. Written by professor Joan Ball, it is the engaging, humorous and revealing story of how an affirmed atheist with no problems to... »

‘The Devil in Pew Number Seven,’ book review

Monday, August 23, 2010
By Marty Duren
‘The Devil in Pew Number Seven,’ book review

Anyone who has ever pastored or attended a small town church can appreciate the reality of the “one who runs everything.” Those closed communities where the same folks have lived on the same land for generations are sometimes situated around those churches that I... »


‘The Suburbs,’ by Arcade Fire, CD review

Monday, August 9, 2010
By Marty Duren
‘The Suburbs,’ by Arcade Fire, CD review

Imagine you receive this phone call from a friend today: Friend: “Hey, you gotta hear this new album I just downloaded.” You: “Ok.” Friend: “It’s a concept project like... »

A recipe for homemade blueberry ice cream

Monday, July 26, 2010
By Marty Duren
A recipe for homemade blueberry ice cream

A friend, John Hildebrand, asked me for this recipe after he picked 38 pounds of blueberries last week. I’m happy to share it with the world ;^). It’s based... »

‘Inception,’ movie review

Friday, July 16, 2010
By Marty Duren
‘Inception,’ movie review

The long awaited, much hyped, latest effort from The Dark Knight director, Christopher Nolan, hit screens across America at midnight this morning. Inception is an incredibly fun film driven... »

Manute Bol the radical Christian

Friday, June 25, 2010
By Marty Duren
Manute Bol the radical Christian

I was shocked to hear of the death of former NBA center, Manute Bol. Bol, who at 7′ 7″ towered over all but the tallest of NBA big men,... »

Introducing Pampered Bed and Bath, from Sonya Duren

Monday, June 21, 2010
By Marty Duren
Introducing Pampered Bed and Bath, from Sonya Duren

I don’t know of a more industrious woman than Sonya Duren, my wife. She is as much like the woman described in the biblical book of Proverbs (chapter 31)... »

Introducing Sam Raynor, artist

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
By Marty Duren
Introducing Sam Raynor, artist

One of the most sickeningly talented artistic people I know is Sam Raynor of Gainesville, GA. I was her pastor for a number of years until she married and... »

Ninth Georgia District Special Election is Tuesday

Sunday, May 9, 2010
By Marty Duren
Ninth Georgia District Special Election is Tuesday

Tuesday marks the day of the Special Election in Georgia’s 9th congressional district to fill the unexpired term of former representative, Nathan Deal, who resigned to run for governor.... »

British Christians losing both freedom of speech and religion

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
By Marty Duren
British Christians losing both freedom of speech and religion

Within the past five days, the laws of England have proven to be no friend to Christians in the island empire. On May 2, 2010, The Telegraph reported that... »

‘Casino Jack and the United States of Money’ [video]

Sunday, May 2, 2010
By Marty Duren

Probably the best movie of 2010 that you’ve never heard anything about. Perhaps a further explanation as to why things are as they are seen in this account of... »

The righteousness He requires

Monday, April 26, 2010
By Marty Duren
The righteousness He requires

Yesterday I stood with other believers and sang It Is Well With My Soul. We were doing the version with the updated chorus: It is well; it is well.... »

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