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December 10, 2012/
This may not be art in the classic sense, and Da Vinci probably will not be brought to mind. But...
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December 3, 2012/
Much ado has been made over the graduated introduction of Obamacare in the last year, including an unknown impact on taxes beginning January...
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November 26, 2012/
Folks, this ain’t normal is the eighth book by the self-proclaimed “lunatic farmer” from Swoope, Virginia, Joel Salatin. Salatin, on his Polyface Farms,...
November 16, 2012/
Most people who know me are aware that I supported retiring Texas congressman Ron Paul for president. I did so in 2008 and...
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November 14, 2012/
From the NYT, a summary of the BBC child sexual abuse scandal… The BBC’s Web site said its director of news, Helen Boaden,...
November 13, 2012/
In the past few weeks the complementarian-egalitarian debate has again featured prominently in the blogosphere. Perhaps it is time for a little context....
November 12, 2012/
I have never been on food stamps. Sonya, my wife, was raised in a family that has never been on food stamps. A...
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November 12, 2012/
“It is well that war is so terrible otherwise we would grow too fond of it.” Robert E. Lee “I hate war as...
November 9, 2012/
Before the election much hubbub was made about the numbers of people being added as recipients to the SNAP (food stamp) program. Some...
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November 8, 2012/
A new long trailer has been released for the soon to be released cinematic musical version of Les Miserables. It looks and sounds...
About Me
Hi, I'm Marty Duren
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.
I’m a longtime blogger at Kingdom in the Midst, where, over the course of many years, I’ve written a lot of words.