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June 13, 2015/
Jesus was not creating a 1st century guide for international tourism, like a scroll-bound Fodor's.
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June 8, 2015/
Are we just now, in all our our checkered history, hoisting the flag of Sodom and Gomorrah over the national soil?
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June 6, 2015/
When the phrase "sending our boys into battle" is used it is typically more literal than is meant. These were a great mass...
June 5, 2015/
Sometimes a casual bystander to an online riot may wonder whether the love part exists even in secret.
June 3, 2015/
It is possible for followers of Jesus to love the way Jesus loved. However, the way Jesus loved is not a comfortable thing.
June 2, 2015/
If the love of God is not for Caitlyn Jenner, and Kim Kardashian, and Hillary Clinton, and Jeb Bush, and Darren Wilson, and...
April 28, 2015/
The "reward" God promises is not comprised of trinkets and toys. It is He Himself. He is the reward faith grasps, finding a...
April 21, 2015/
The purpose in this post is not to extol preaching from notes as morally superior to memorization or using a manuscript. But, it...
March 20, 2015/
Bible apps can be clunky. Bloat can become a reality as everything in the world gets crammed into the Word: reading plans, notes,...
March 10, 2015/
Does confidence or content pose the greatest issue for followers of Jesus Christ? Is it what we believe, or how strongly we believe...
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.