BEN DUBOW

Running the Way

Tag: theology

  • Whose Burden?

    I was a high school debater for four years (we won States three times — for other debate geeks out there, I did 2-person policy debate, and had no patience for LD or Speech).  One of the basic principles of debate is the idea of “burden of proof” or “presumption”.  In other words, whose burden… →

  • @Table w/Jesus #2, Lessons in Grace: Banquet

    Here is part #2 of the series I am currently preaching at Riverfront Family Church. We are exploring the topic of GRACE: what is it, what difference does it make, and what does it reveal about our Heavenly Father? This message comes out of Luke 14… →

  • Please Lord, Protect Us From Your Followers…

    [WARNING… angry rant to follow…] I am an EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN. I don’t deny it. In fact, I have been an out-of-the-closet evangelical for 19 years. I am not a FUNDAMENTALIST CHRISTIAN in any sense of the word. It is worth noting that almost a… →

  • Is the End Near? Should We Care? What Difference Does It Make?

    I have to confess that I am a bit more than surprised how much attention is being paid — both by the media and just regular folks — to the “rapture on May 21, 2011” prediction. I don’t actually know anyone who thinks the rapture will happen tomo… →

  • Plan B People

    Some people think that when you become a Christian your life is going to be perfect — or if not at least perfect, without major trouble or suffering. Of course, the folks who believe that have probably not read the Bible yet nor spent much time s… →

  • Plan B

    I have written before about the idea of “Plan B”. This idea is central to my understanding of the Christian life, Christian ethics, and Christian discipleship. In my previous post, I wrote about Plan B and how it impacts my thinking on homosexuali… →

  • Inerant? Infallible? Inspired? Authoritative?

    I am an evangelical Christian. I also align myself with historic, orthodox (lowercase “o”), catholic (lower case “c”), Christianity (upper case “C”). This means that, among other things, I affirm the innerancy, infallibility, inspiration and autho… →

  • Depths of Sin

    It takes a spiritually mature person to recognize the depths of their own sin. That was one of the things I was discussing with my spiritual director a few weeks back. He was right, and I have been reflecting upon that truth throughout this advent… →