BEN DUBOW

Running the Way

Month: May 2010

  • Crossing Boundaries: Prevention

    Yesterday I posted about HOW BOUNDARIES GOT CROSSED in my situation. Today, I want to reflect on what could have prevented it — and also hopefully identify some lessons for other pastors or myself in terms of any future ministry. There are a coup… →

  • Crossing Boundaries: What Happened?

    has almost been exactly one year since the proverbial crap hit the fan for me. I have spent a lot of time during this past year reflecting upon what happened and how I allowed it to happen. Of course, there were really two separate and distinct is… →

  • This is for the Fat Girls…

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  • Failure Must Be An Option

    If failure is not an option, than we would all be paralyzed and never try anything. FAILURE MUST BE AN OPTION. It is never our goal… we don’t woo it, court it or seek it. And we don’t celebrate it either. But we allow it, accept it, learn from i… →

  • Zac Smith

    You have to watch this video of Zac Smith. He passed on to be with his Lord on May 16th. This video was made several weeks before his death. The Story of Zac Smith from NewSpring Media on Vimeo. →

  • Mondays

    Some people dread Mondays. I like them. Mondays signal fresh starts. Blank canvases. New adventures. I think it is nice that Monday comes after Sunday… a reminder of how we live out the grace we celebrate every Sunday together. So enjoy your Mon… →

  • I Don’t Give A Rip What You Say… This Is Who I Am!

    VIDEO INTRO FOR THE JUNKYARD EVENT: PEOPLE OF THE SECOND CHANCE from PEOPLE OF THE SECOND CHANCE on Vimeo. Our scars are our strength and broken is beautiful. Failure is an option and rock bottom is a real place. We stand with the overlooked?forgo… →

  • Is There Room?

    Mike Foster, in a great blog post, asks IS THERE ROOM? He writes: We love to proclaim that ?there is room at the cross for everyone.? We love to point people to it! ?Go over there to that cross! There is a spot for you!? We even wrote a sweet song… →

  • Just When I Want to Give Up On Church…

    Just when I want to give up on church, read this on a friend’s blog and it gives me pause: “People sometimes ask me why I gave up on that (contemporary-relevant church) model and shifted over to organic/house church and what used to be called “eme… →

  • A Message to Christiandom’s Gatekeepers

    At the recent Q Conference in Chicago, Andrew Marin shared this message… he had three minutes to share and started with a full 45 seconds of silence. He then proceeded: “I stand silent to give dignity to a moment many Christians take for granted… →