Frequent readers of this blog know my appreciation for government over-reach into the lives of American citizens can be measured...
Frequent readers of this blog know my appreciation for government over-reach into the lives of American citizens can be measured...
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Is student loan debt the next economic bubble to burst in the U.S.? Will most of these studious young adults...

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. –Oscar Wilde I am pretty sure Oscar Wilde will...

The New York Times report on an independent, trustee ordered investigation into the Jerry Sandusky matter at Penn State demonstrates...
Just when you thought it could not get any more absurd… Fox News is reporting, Border Patrol agents in Arizona...
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How should you respond when stopped by the police for doing nothing illegal? How should you respond when asked to...

In my eight or so years of blogging, I’m not sure I’ve ever borrowed an entire post from another blogger....
A former defense attorney gives a lecture at Regent College in Virginia on the dangers of giving any information at...
While I check on a new Facebook plugin. Have two overlapping right now. Patience requested.

In case you need to get caught up before you start Chapter 7, follow these links: The Introduction Chapter 1...
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.
Missional Press publishes books by Christian writers with the goal of impacting people with the good news of Jesus.
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