Our culture places a lot of emphasis on education. Without it, we are told, we cannot succeed. Our churches place...
Our culture places a lot of emphasis on education. Without it, we are told, we cannot succeed. Our churches place...
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Joel Rainey is Executive Director of the Mid-Maryland Baptist Association. He is on the adjunct faculty of two seminaries, and...
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This brief, well done sketch sums up nicely the thinking on Capitol Hill regarding our debt problems, including who is...

If justice is a left-wing, commie-pinko idea the only alternative is to call the Bible a left-wing, commie-pinko book.

I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through the belief in the threeness, Through confession...
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Like most people raised in the suburbs of a metropolitan area, nearly all of our food growing up was a...
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In a recent piece for The Guardian British comedian Russell Brand pulled back the curtain on his struggle with drug...
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A version of this was first posted as a Facebook note in 2009. Nothing in this post should be construed...

Jimmy Kimmel has a segment on his show called “Lie Witness News.” It is similar to other person-on-the-street interviews with...

Russ Rankin has been a good friend for nearly a decade. He’s also a food and coffee aficionado of the...
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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