BEN DUBOW

Running the Way

Month: January 2010

  • Doubting Your Doubts

    John Ortberg and Dallas Willard from MPPC on Vimeo. This is a great clip of a discussion between two serious heavy-weights in the “smart Christian” world — John Ortberg and Dallas Willard. It was part of a series Ortberg did at Menlo Park Presbyt… →

  • Pray for Haiti!

    The early reports are that the earthquake in Haiti is very serious and the loss of life will be high. Haiti’s infrastructure is so weak already, their ability to provide relief services is very limited. Please be praying for all those in Haiti as … →

  • Why Tony Campolo Cares About Gay People

    Tony Campolo has been very public about his support of the gay community, even while challenging that community pretty head-on. He has taken a lot of criticism from right-wing Christians for simply meeting with, talking with, and caring for the LG… →

  • If you could start a church today, what would it look like?

    Kim over on The Threshing Floor just posted and asks this question: If you could start a church today, what would it look like? I think it is a good enough question that it is worth re-posting here. She writes: With so many traditional brick and m… →

  • The Hermeneutical Spiral

    [Part 2 in our series on Hermeneutics] Hermeneutics is the art (not science) of interpretation. There are a number of approaches and issues to consider in hermeneutics. These include deductive approaches, inductive approaches, micro-hermeneutics (… →

  • Busting Gay Myths & Other Thoughts from Tony Campolo

    Obviously I was not able to attend the Gay Christian Conference this year, but it sounds like they had a great line-up. One of the keynote speakers was Tony Campolo (who happens also to be one of the best preachers I have ever heard). I was able t… →

  • Incarnation!

    We have just come to the end of the Christmas season (which actually starts, not ends, on Christmas, according to the liturgical calendar) and are entering the season of Epiphany… a time to continue reflecting on the meaning and significance of … →

  • The Hermeneutical Challenge

    [Part 1 in our series on Hermeneutics] “God said it. I believe it. That settles it.” “I don’t interpret the Bible… I just read it and believe it.” These kinds of statements are relatively common — and complete hogwash (to borrow a characterizat… →

  • How Pastors Spend Their Time

    Some new research LifeWay reveals some interesting things about how Protestant pastors spend their time. You can read the report here. I am a big fan of pastors. Local church pastors are among my everyday heroes. I think generally they are under-a… →

  • Good News or Bad?

    “If three out of four Americans call themselves Christians, we’re all in big trouble – because three out of four Americans don’t live like Christians. Christianity becomes confused when everyone is a Christian but no one is following Christ… The… →