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For no particular reason I have never been a fan of rap or hip-hop, but last week I was drawn into that genre....
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For no particular reason I have never been a fan of rap or hip-hop, but last week I was drawn into that genre....

Elizabeth is a friend from Chile. She has been in the U.S. for more than a decade after being raised under one of...
It seems as I grow older issues of justice and injustice occupy more of my thoughts. A recent phone conversation reminded me the...

Yes. Yes. You need to see this. Now. This 4:37 extended video is excellent. From Rope of Silicon: Directed by Tom Hooper (The...
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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: a very personal...

Often argued as evidence that the system of government support is failing is homeless people who have cell phones. I have seen memes...
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I have known Jay Sanders since he was in elementary school, I would guess. He has grown into a thoughtful and faithful pastor,...

Beth Duren Lancaster has been interested in political conversation since a very early age. At the tender age of 15 or 16 she...

This second in the “I Am Voting for…” series features support for Republican nominee, former Governor Mitt Romney. Writing in support of Romney...
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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