
Elizabeth is a friend from Chile. She has been in the U.S. for more than a decade after being raised...

Elizabeth is a friend from Chile. She has been in the U.S. for more than a decade after being raised...
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How much of your life is online? How much could someone find out about you in just a few minutes?...
It seems as I grow older issues of justice and injustice occupy more of my thoughts. A recent phone conversation...

Yes. Yes. You need to see this. Now. This 4:37 extended video is excellent. From Rope of Silicon: Directed by...
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I got a trackback link today from UK Guardian reporter James Jeffrey from his article Drone warfare’s deadly civilian toll:...

Often argued as evidence that the system of government support is failing is homeless people who have cell phones. I...
![<i>Injustice</i> was a five-part series that aired in 2011 on England’s ITV-1.
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There is a lot of talk these days about injustice, even reminders of God’s command in Micah 5:8 to “do...

As accusation and counter-accusation fly around during the election season few places–excepting the recent, tragic embassy attacks–garner any more attention...
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Last week Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announced a positive outlook for yet another round of quantitative easing (commonly abbreviated...
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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