Marty Duren

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  Jul 31, 2013

  Infanticide: The Old Barbarism is New Again

  Earlier this year the word "infanticide" wormed its way into the national consciousness. A video surfaced of Planned Parenthood spokesperson Lisa Snow advocating for infanticide.

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  Jul 16, 2013

  Too Much Talk About George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin Does Not Promote the Gospel of Jesus

  How many people who are significantly different from you racially, culturally or socially have you shared a meal with recently?

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  Jun 28, 2013

  Religious Liberty as Idolatry?

  This has proven a week of historic proportions for the United States Supreme Court. Or, histrionic, depending on whom is asked.

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  Jun 25, 2013

  Edward Snowden Does Matter; Really, He Does

  In recent weeks the UK Guardian broke wide open a story that had previously lurked in the shadows. No pun intended. Now, Edward Snowden is a household name worldwide.

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  Jun 22, 2013

  Why Passive-Aggressive Christian Leadership Must Go Away

  When I was a young pastor I had a scattergun approach to preaching. Like many I tended to take a text, depart therefrom and go everywhere preaching the gospel.

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  Jun 4, 2013

  Manly Modesty: Should Men Be Concerned with Clothing Options?

  Near the end of my pastoral tenure a shift happened I had never experienced in 20 years of ministry. After a sermon in which I addressed men and lust a woman approached me and asked, "When are you going to start challenging women in this area? Don't you think we struggle with lust, too?"

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  May 21, 2013

  Natural Disasters: When We Try to Speak for God

  Why is calamity, the time we most need God's presence in pain, a time we tend to mouth off? Why, when pain and agony are all around, do we think theological pronouncements are the best response?

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  May 13, 2013

  Praising a 'Retired' Home School Mom

  The home schoolteacher who taught my children is retiring after a stellar twenty-three year career.

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  May 7, 2013

  Religious Freedom and Military History: Fiction and Fact

  A joint statement from the Sothern Baptist's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission North American Missions Board has been issued on religious freedom on the military.

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  May 1, 2013

  Three Things Christians Should Remember About Public Debate

  As cultural debates continue to roll regarding the sanctity of human life, validity of same-sex marriage, the acceptance of infanticide, genetic modification and--coming to a theater near you--whatever is next, it is crystal clear that many self-identified Christians are ill equipped for public debate.