BEN DUBOW

Running the Way

Month: June 2010

  • Covered In the Dust of the Rabbi

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  • 1YrL8tr Reflections, Part 5

    The dynamic of friendship in the context of ministry is complex. Everyone wants the pastor to be their friend. But very few are willing to actually be a friend to the pastor. I learned this the hard way. For most people, pastor is a role (not real… →

  • 1YrL8tr Reflections, Part 4

    Continuing my reflections from the past year… in no particular order (and without much explanation), here are a bunch of things I learned (or confirmed) about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Gospel: – “Love God, love people” is not a slogan … →

  • Remembering High School

    This has little to do with the topics I normally cover on this blog… but worth sharing. My friend Matt Bond, who is the high school ministries director at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (that’s right, John Ortberg’s church), recently gave this m… →

  • 1YrL8tr Reflections, Part 3

    Continuing some reflections from the past year: (1) God’s grace and unconditional, unquenchable love is greater than I could ever imagine. (2) The grace and love of many Christians is far less than I ever imagined. It is what it is… →

  • Fail

    A sign at a BP station… speaks for itself: →

  • Gallup: Men Increasingly OK with Gay

    An interesting Op-Ed piece in the New York Times by Charles M. Blow on Saturday highlighted a recent Gallup poll that suggests men — more than women — are becoming increasingly accepting of homosexuality. In part, the study suggests: 1. For the … →

  • 1YrL8tr Reflections, Part 2

    As I reflect upon things I have learned this past year two important (and related lessons) come to mind: the essential role of mentors and of small groups to our spiritual health and vitality. This is someone I have always believed and always taug… →

  • A Good Morning

    Today has been a good morning. Really a sabbath morning. I don’t get these very often these days. Slept in until 11… coffee… fruit smoothie… prayer and time in God’s Word (Philippians 2 this morning)… read the New York Times (on my Kindle,… →

  • Ted & Gail Haggard Planting New Church In Colorado Springs

    Ted & Gail Haggard announced the new church — Saint James — earlier this week. You can read the Associated Press article here. Here is most of the article: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ? Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard said Wednesday that he wil… →