I’m neither music critic nor a Killers superfan, but I’ve listened to enough tunes over the years to know Pressure Machine is a…
I’m neither music critic nor a Killers superfan, but I’ve listened to enough tunes over the years to know Pressure Machine is a…
It attempts to critique and correct multiple strands of culture, academics, theology, and people in a single 200+ page book. It does not…
Regrettably, in a world of “eat the meat and spit out the bones,” Fault Lines is a veritable boneyard with hardly a ham…
Not every book I read was new; two more than 50 years old. These are the ten best books I read in 2020.
I would love for someone to give this rich Christmas hymn a new recording—with vocals—perhaps introducing it to a new generation.
It is neither masculinity nor heroism that is toxic. But the expectation that wounded warriors should man-up and play the part despite their…
Leaders have to be willing for their human side to show. Not to do so is to put forth a façade, and, eventually,…
Each year until I die, I'll attempt to read several thousand pages on the same subject each calendar year.
Oswalt's description of a "flavor of happiness" bereft of calories or nutrition is instructive.
Todd Littleton, host of the /pa-theo-logical/ podcast, joins me today on this crossover episode. We are discussing the use of language in 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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