Martyduren.com (aka Kingdom in the Midst) was launched in November 2009. It is the third blog operated by Marty Duren (me), a Christ follower, husband, father, writer, editor and bivocational pastor living in the Nashville, TN area. I am the primary author on this blog.

IMG_4880.JPGAfter more than 25 years in the pastorate I wanted to take my conversations about life, news, and culture into a more open area of access, a bigger marketplace of ideas. Christianity in the United States has become a sub-culture with its own language, customs and secret handshakes. We have left too much of the conversation in the wider culture void of biblical influence. This blog is an attempt to engage the wider culture in conversation.

While I do not believe that all roads lead to God, I do believe that there are often nuggets of truth that can be found on intersecting paths (due to what is sometimes called “common grace”). If you are a believer take note that I write with a desire for my content to be shared. I do not think we should keep the good news to ourselves so I try to write in such a way that you can share these posts through your social media channels with confidence, especially with your unbelieving friends.

I also host a podcast called Uncommontary.

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Nothing written or posted on this blog should be construed as being an official or unofficial opinion or position of either my employer or my church home.