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If the government wants to send food to needy areas of the world it should not create a bounty for agribusiness while doing...
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December 20, 2013/
When might you tip less than 20% and not feel guilty?
December 18, 2013/
The truly problematic part for Robertson in today's culture is that he called homosexuality sinful.
December 14, 2013/
Following the Facebook play-by-play on my colonoscopy last week, my friend Dan Kassis sent me this poem.
![Palestinian man in a Bethlehem market. [<a href="http://www.menata.org/sites/default/files/palestine-7.jpg"target="_blank">Image credit</a>]](https://i0.wp.com/www.martyduren.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/palestine-7.jpg?fit=500%2C328&ssl=1)
December 13, 2013/
Jesus Christ looked more like this Palestinian resident of modern Bethlehem than a citizen of Utah.
December 7, 2013/
The ability to brandish "terrorist" and "terrorism" are word weapons as powerful as a military incursion.
December 5, 2013/
I asked the team to come up with reasons why debate in the decision making process is superior to a leader saying, "This...
![“I have no Daddy” [VIDEO]](https://i0.wp.com/www.martyduren.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Screen-Shot-2013-11-13-at-11.12.48-AM.png?fit=456%2C222&ssl=1)
November 13, 2013/
Pretty sure the drill instructor did not see this coming.
November 5, 2013/
Ten chapters. Ten areas of importance. Encouragement not rebuke. A book any man would read, not just pastors or theologians.
November 2, 2013/
I'm not sure if every Virgin Mobile flight will feature this 5:00 video in place of "Please return your seats to the upright...
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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.