
It is neither masculinity nor heroism that is toxic. But the expectation that wounded warriors should man-up and play the part despite their...

It is neither masculinity nor heroism that is toxic. But the expectation that wounded warriors should man-up and play the part despite their...

Leaders have to be willing for their human side to show. Not to do so is to put forth a façade, and, eventually,...

People spill blood onto the floor with huge splashes like Granny pouring clabbered buttermilk into the sink.

Each of the documentaries are worth watching this year.

Everyone you would hope to see makes an appearance, and Jar Jar Binks has apparently gone on to his reward. And all God's...

The impact of Hillsong's Silent Night was immediate, and, on my social media without exception, negative.

"It is a good thing war is so terrible lest we should grow too fond of it," said Robert E. Lee. War is...

My lifetime is not long enough to put into a single film the atrocities perpetrated against African Americans by White Americans during and...
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Primarily I hope to contrast the major storyline departures of the movie with the Noah narrative in the Old Testament and references in...
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Too many Christians are like chained dogs that have been living on a diet of gun powder and pepper sauce.
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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I’m a longtime blogger at Kingdom in the Midst, where, over the course of many years, I’ve written a lot of words.





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