
From the news release: LifeWay Christian Resources and Student Life, Inc., minister to more than 100,000 teenagers each year as two of the...

From the news release: LifeWay Christian Resources and Student Life, Inc., minister to more than 100,000 teenagers each year as two of the...
The Association of Religion Data archives is reporting that seminarians own a huge slice of the $1 trillion student debt pie. The Center...
Dear presidential candidates: Barack Obama, the Democratic incumbent, Mitt Romney, presumptive Republican nominee, and Gary Johnson, Libertarian presidential candidate. It is my hope...
Below are the next installments of Louis Theroux’ documentary, The Most Hated Family in America. If it does not auto start at 4:10,...

To bring this recent series on the Westboro cult to a close, I wanted to point your attention to a BBC documentary entitled...

After my post asking that Fred Phelps’ family religious group be termed a cult a few people wondered at the wisdom of the...
Bill Hybels has long been a blessing to me. His passion for the local church is apparent every single time his speaks. His...

To All Media Outlets, Reporters, Writers and Editors: It is abundantly clear to most Americans that the “Westboro Baptist Church” is neither “Baptist”...

Christ followers should take the lead in this. We have spoken the truth for years. Without forsaking it, we should also be quicker...

I chose not to participate in Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day this week. No, I was not boycotting; I love Chick-fil-A. I could eat those...
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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