BEN DUBOW

Running the Way

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  • 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… →

  • A Powerful Proposal: Huge!

    This is a very powerful video that captures so much of what God’s vision for love is. Watch it and let it stir you. (There is some adult language in it, but I am assuming that since you read this blog and we deal with adult issues, you are ok with… →

  • Let’s Get Practical

    Let’s get practical about homosexuality and the church… A little while back I posted a paper by Tim Otto suggesting that it is time for a third approach to homosexuality and the church — beyond the traditionalist position and beyond the affirmi… →

  • Sick Day

    I’m taking a sick day and not posting today. I was supposed to continue the series on what the bible really says about homosexuality with a look at Leviticus… that will wait until Friday. Sorry for any inconvenience. →

  • What Do You Think Of This?

    Sarah Silverman is a popular, funny and edgy comedian. She is well-known from late-night television, her own specials, and many TV spots. Her show “The Sarah Silverman Program” runs on Logos TV — a cable channel marketed to the LGBT community. He… →

  • Core Strength

    A little while back, I posted about the problem of compensation and the need to really work on developing spiritual core strength. When I was working with a personal trainer, they kept harping on the importance of core strength. The same is true s… →

  • Cornel West’s Message to President Obama

    What do you think? →