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‘Alice in Wonderland,’ movie review

Friday, March 5, 2010
By Marty Duren
‘Alice in Wonderland,’ movie review

Opening in theaters today is the latest from the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp tandem, Alice in Wonderland, or as she’s reminded in the movie, “Underland.” Based on the Lewis Carroll books, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, the story takes place 13 years after Alice’s first trip through the rabbit hole. Alice (Mia... »

Is spiritual renewal happening in Haiti?

Friday, March 5, 2010
By Marty Duren

You can be the judge. I heard about this via a FB note, but was never able to verify whether or not it had actually happened. It did. This one is in French or Creole. It’s included because it shows the president attending and speaking... »

Chile vs Haiti: A quick comparison

Monday, March 1, 2010
By Marty Duren
Chile vs Haiti: A quick comparison

Chile’s 8.8 earthquake has left nearly 2,000,000 homeless, at least temporarily, but the death toll currently stands at just over 700. While this is likely to rise in the coming days, already it is clear that the loss of human life will be substantially... »


Interview with ‘Travety in Haiti’ author, Dr. Tim Schwartz-Part 3

Friday, February 26, 2010
By Marty Duren
Interview with ‘Travety in Haiti’ author, Dr. Tim Schwartz-Part 3

This is the last part of my interview with Travesty in Haiti: A true account of Christian missions, orphanages, fraud, food aid and drug trafficking author, Dr. Tim Schwartz.... »

The gospel to the poor

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Marty Duren
The gospel to the poor

I’m sure I had never seen the above photo before this week. That is to say, I hope I’m not so calloused as to have forgotten such a... »

Interview with ‘Travesty in Haiti’ author, Dr. Tim Schwartz-Part 2

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
By Marty Duren
Interview with ‘Travesty in Haiti’ author, Dr. Tim Schwartz-Part 2

This is the second part of the interview with Travesty in Haiti: A true account of Christian missions, orphanages, fraud, food aid and drug trafficking author, Dr. Tim... »

Interview with ‘Travesty in Haiti’ author, Dr. Tim Schwartz-Part 1

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
By Marty Duren
Interview with ‘Travesty in Haiti’ author, Dr. Tim Schwartz-Part 1

Last week I published a review of Travesty in Haiti: A true account of Christian missions, orphanages, fraud, food aid and drug trafficking by Dr. Timothy T. Schwartz.... »

Kim Phuc, girl in iconic Vietnam War photo, speaks of love and forgiveness

Monday, February 22, 2010
By Marty Duren
Kim Phuc, girl in iconic Vietnam War photo, speaks of love and forgiveness

To see her picture once is to have seen it a thousand times; the image is just as sobering today as it was in June of 1972 when... »

‘Shutter Island,’ movie review

Friday, February 19, 2010
By Marty Duren
‘Shutter Island,’ movie review

Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone) opened today. A creepy, dark (not to mention... »

‘Travesty in Haiti,’ book review

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
By Marty Duren
‘Travesty in Haiti,’ book review

When I returned from Haiti on February 8, the first thing I started doing was looking for books that could help make sense of some of the things... »

Engineers combine faith, skills and passion to rescue Haiti and the world

Monday, February 15, 2010
By Marty Duren
Engineers combine faith, skills and passion to rescue Haiti and the world

CHARLESTON, S.C.—Having provided clean water solutions to the world’s largest natural disasters—including the South Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the China earthquake and Myanmar cyclone—engineers at Christian nonprofit engineering relief... »

What do you believe about the afterlife? A martyduren.com poll

Friday, February 12, 2010
By Marty Duren
What do you believe about the afterlife? A martyduren.com poll

Of course this is an unscientific poll, but I’d like to get responses across the board. Email this to friends and family, post to Digg or reddit, or... »

A collection of photos from Haiti

Thursday, February 11, 2010
By Marty Duren
A collection of photos from Haiti

Articles and other photos from my Haiti trip: My relief trip to Haiti, Part 1 Medical missions in Haiti, Part 2 The Haitian government is right to hold 10 Americans for kidnapping A... »

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