BEN DUBOW

Running the Way

Month: February 2010

  • Game Time

    Just getting ready for game time… →

  • Manifesto of Freedom

    Friend, mentor and church planter Kit McDermott posted this “Manifesto of True Freedom” on his blog yesterday. It is from a retreat Kit and his wife recently led. I think it is quite powerful — I printed it out for my journal and my Bible… and … →

  • Grace Extremists

    This from Mike Foster over at People of the Second Chance (POTSC) blog: We simply don?t get it. We think we have grace all figured out. But we are wrong. Our thoughts on grace are sub-par and screwed up. I think sometimes God may wonder what the h… →

  • For A Time Such As This

    This weekend marks the celebration of Purim on the Jewish calendar. The story of Purim is found in the Book of Esther. It is a great story — but the thing I love most about it is the reminder that God will use the most unlikely ordinary people t… →

  • What God’s Been Teaching Me

    I have had lots of time to pray, reflect and journal this week while I have been home sick. It has been good to have some time and space to process some of what God has been doing in my heart the last few months. Sometimes I am better at engaging … →

  • Leviticus 18 & 20

    [Part #5 in a series looking at the what the Bible says about homosexuality.] Text: Leviticus 18 & 20 (Full Context: ch 17-20; Specific: Lev 18:22; 20:13) Key Question: Does this passage say anything implicitly or explicitly about committed, lovin… →

  • Tweet Ecclesiology

    A friend tweeted this morning: GODSCOWARD: “can we unconditionally love the church as she is while we work towards what she can be?” My quick response (remember, I am on Day #5 of being sick and not in the best mood) was: BENDUBOW: “@GODSCOWARD – … →

  • The Affirming Church

    Yesterday, we asked what a traditionalist church should look like in terms of LGBT folks. Today, I want to look at what affirming churches can and should look like. To summarize the affirming position: In the affirming church, GLBT people are welc… →

  • Summary Thoughts on Celibacy

    We had a great discussion/thread going earlier today here about what it should like for a church to support GLBT folks seeking celibacy. The starting point of the discussion is that if a church is going to say that the only viable option for LGBT’… →

  • The Traditionalist Church

    The traditionalist church’s position on homosexuality can generally be summarized this way: In the traditionalist church, LGBT folks have two choices: (a) successfully pursue sexual orientation change through prayer and therapy; or (b) successfull… →