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Ben is a husband to Neva and father to his two boys, Felix and Kaius. He also has the privilege of being a pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis, where he serves as their church planting resident. Together, they hope to be a part of planting a new church community in Indy that proclaims the name of Jesus in this city.

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    Uncalculated Generosity

    by Ben Hein March 20, 2023
    written by Ben Hein 6 minute read

    My brother Joe Hein was the most selfless person I have ever known. As an aide to Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota, his commitment to world peace led him to Bosnia three times between 1997 and 1998 to serve as an international elections supervisor. He served young schoolchildren through the Everybody Wins! reading program, both in Washington D.C. and on indigenous reservations in South Dakota. He volunteered regularly at homeless shelters, and served on the board of Habitat for Humanity in South Dakota.

    His selflessness was not only evident in the big moments, but in his day-to-day life as well. Anyone who walked with Joe anywhere knew that it was likely he would empty his wallet for people in need he would meet on the streets of D.C. Joe lived well below his means – in a nearly unfurnished apartment on Capitol Hill – in order to give freely of his resources to those who were in need.

    This lifestyle wasn’t without protest from his friends and family, however. Even as a young child I observed several conversations where friends would ask him, “Joe, aren’t you at all concerned what these homeless people are doing with your money? Don’t you think they’re just buying cigarettes and alcohol? Isn’t this a waste of your resources?”

    Joe’s answer was always the same: “If I give my money to one hundred people in need, and only one uses my money toward proper ends while the other ninety-nine waste it, then it was all worth it to me.”

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    The Age of Jubilee

    by Ben Hein February 27, 2023
    by Ben Hein February 27, 2023 12 minute read

    In my previous post I began with a story of a sermon on Luke 4 that I heard at a conference. This conference was my first visit to Indianapolis in 2019, when…

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    The Year of Jubilee

    by Ben Hein February 20, 2023
    by Ben Hein February 20, 2023 10 minute read

    Several years ago, I attended a conference where I heard a message on Luke 4:14-30 which deeply unsettled me. In a conference that was intended to motivate its audience toward evangelism, this…

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    A Deconstruction Parallel

    by Ben Hein January 30, 2023
    by Ben Hein January 30, 2023 6 minute read

    In his influential book A Theology of Liberation, theologian and Dominican Priest Gustavo Gutiérrez described a kind of deconstruction happening among the mid-twentieth century youth in Latin America. Much of what he…

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