March 24, 2014/
Lecrae, Francis Chan and Mercy Me's Bart Millard are all great sports as they learn to speak Northern Irish from Rend Collective's Patrick...
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March 14, 2014/
This is what I have discovered: there is no single best era for music. There is great music--not just good music--in every era.
November 29, 2013/
When our system, interpretive framework, or theological grid is elevated above the inspired text, we, as these men, will have fallen into error.
October 9, 2013/
As it regards Miley Cyrus, parents--especially Christian ones--are aghast over her evolution from Hannah Montana.
![“Rise Up,” by Ben Shive [VIDEO]](https://i0.wp.com/www.martyduren.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Shive.jpg?fit=620%2C340&ssl=1)
April 19, 2013/
It is not necessary, I do not think, to reconcile every evil event with an equal and opposite work of God in order...
![Petra, Fiona, Annika and Kathryn von Grey [<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=fejTto8RJFoEFM&tbnid=hI3A3wAwy4mO6M:&ved=0CAEQjxw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.katu.com%2Famnw%2Fsegments%2FBand-of-Sisters-Von-Grey-179391251.html&ei=JbBPUaHlNYqw8QSbu4CABQ&bvm=bv.44158598,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNHi0azMsc9_ZG9DYBERlzl49u_CBA&ust=1364262804624331"target="_blank">Image credit</a>]](https://i0.wp.com/www.martyduren.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/von-grey-e1364177202932.jpeg?fit=400%2C225&ssl=1)
March 25, 2013/
“With their soulful four-part harmonies, poetic lyrics and indelible melodies, it’s easy to see why the Atlanta Journal Constitution would hail von Grey...
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February 4, 2013/
In my work environment I am surrounded by some incredibly talented young people. (Increasingly I’m surrounded only by younger people, but that is...
December 20, 2012/
Monday night we were blessed to see and hear Andrew Peterson and friends at the Ryman Theater in Nashville performing Behold the Lamb...
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October 2, 2012/
For no particular reason I have never been a fan of rap or hip-hop, but last week I was drawn into that genre....
September 20, 2012/
Yes. Yes. You need to see this. Now. This 4:37 extended video is excellent. From Rope of Silicon: Directed by Tom Hooper (The...
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.