
In the end Hollywood does not explore the themes of faith as much as it caricatures them.

In the end Hollywood does not explore the themes of faith as much as it caricatures them.

Headline/content disagreement happens all too frequently as media outlets strive to one-up each other.
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Not perfect, but not bad either. Bono of U2 impersonates former president Bill Clinton.

You were slaughtered, and You redeemed people for God by Your blood from every tribe and language and people and...

But, like many other good things, social media can overwhelm to the point of intrusion. This can happen without us...
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Our best play is defense until someone acts outrageous then call them out? The God of all creation should not...

Trevin has turned his theological interests to fiction writing. His first novel, Clear Winter Nights, is due out in September...
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While some states continue to ignore the problem more than twice as many states as in 2011 have enacted more...

From a cultural perspective, infanticide has been considered the practice of uncivilized peoples. I posit that how a society treats...

The Willow Creek Association Global Leadership Summit remains the best annual conference I have ever attended.
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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