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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...
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![Conservative radio theater host, Rush Limbaugh [<a href="http://www.inquisitr.com/386024/limbaugh-man-love-allegations-radio-host-accuses-chris-christie-and-obama-of-bromance/"target="_blank">Image credit</a>]](https://i0.wp.com/www.martyduren.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Limbaugh-Man-Love-Accusations-Radio-Host-Accuses-Chris-Christie-And-Obama-Of-Bromance.jpg?fit=475%2C275&ssl=1)
November 7, 2012/
Over the last few weeks I have come to appreciate the writings of Conor Friedersdorf, columnist for The Atlantic. Following last night’s election...
November 6, 2012/
I neither defend, promote nor worship Malcolm X. He is, though, a captivating figure in American history, one which most know little about. Like...
November 5, 2012/
Throughout this election season, as in the last one, I have written and discussed here and on Facebook about the need to break...
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November 2, 2012/
With the election upon us, this graphic proves interesting as to the role social media is playing in the 2012 contest.
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October 29, 2012/
The closer the presidential election draws the more attentions return to the issue of abortion. Those on the left cry “women’s rights” while...
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October 12, 2012/
Remember Richard Dawkins? One of the “Four Horsemen of the Atheist Apocalypse”? Author of The God Delusion, The Selfish Gene and other anti-theistic...
October 9, 2012/
The number of Americans who do not identify with any particular religion continues to increase rapidly according to newly released data from Pew...
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October 8, 2012/
In October of 2008 the Focus on the Family organization published the “Letter from 2012 in Obama’s America.” As you might imagine it...
October 5, 2012/
My friend Joel Rainey recently returned from a trip to Turkey. Joel has been a pastor and church planter, is an author, blogger,...
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.