Marty Duren

Jan 6, 2025 | booksamillion.com | Marty Duren |Melvin E. Edwards

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Jan 6, 2025 | powells.com | Marty Duren

Powell's Staff: Five Book Friday: In Memoriam (0 comment) Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...

Jan 6, 2025 | barnesandnoble.com | Marty Duren

The Disparate Ones: Essays On Being in the World but Not of the WorldRanging topics from food to war to abortion to political parties to using the word "impactful," author and public theologian, Marty Duren, addresses how Christians should understand themselves in this world. What does it mean to be "in the world but not of the world"? How can Christians, especially in America, address the overwhelming influence of politics on the faith?

Jan 6, 2025 | bookshop.org | Marty Duren

"As a Christian and keen social observer, Marty can be trusted to provide insights on a variety of contemporary subjects, while remaining faithful to Biblical authority and nuanced rationale. I can probably count on my hands the people I trust enough to say that. That's what this collection of well-written and deeply personal essays provided for me." Melvin E.

Sep 25, 2024 | blog.martyduren.com | Marty Duren

Donald Trump’s ongoing complaints that “NATO’s countries aren’t paying their fair share” still ring loudly with his supports nearly a decade after he started grousing about it. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, founded in 1949 to prevent Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe, is three years younger than Trump, and has been to date more important and effective.