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    My Brother’s Letter to President Clinton

    by Ben Hein February 22, 2022
    written by Ben Hein 14 minute read

    On September 16, 1998, my brother Josef (Joe) Hein returned from a twelve-day trip to Bosnia, where he had served as a supervisor for the State Department election observation team. In fact, his interest in mediation and peace conflict resolution led him to Bosnia three times between 1997 and 1998 during the elections which were called for by the Dayton Peace Agreement.

    At the time, he also served as an aide on Capitol Hill to Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), whom he worked for between 1996 and 2000. Joe believed in the platform of the Democratic party, and was a strong advocate for President Bill Clinton. One of my earliest memories with Joe is going to a rally for President Clinton, where I helped pass out stickers.

    Yet it was on this trip in September 1998 that the unfolding story of President Clinton’s abuses of power escalated. The Starr Report, prepared by Independent Counsel Ken Starr for the House Judiciary Committee, was relased. While Clinton had previously denied many of the accusations from both Paula Jones and Monica Lewinsky, the Starr Report argued that there were eleven possible grounds for impeachment of Clinton.

    For whatever reason (I wish I could ask him now), these new events led my brother to write a letter to President Clinton just two days after he returned from Bosnia. I did not know this letter existed until August of 2021, just a few months after my father passed. As it turned out, my father had kept a number of my brother’s possessions and records which I did not know existed until then – including this letter.

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    Filling Up What is Lacking

    by Ben Hein September 1, 2021
    by Ben Hein September 1, 2021 4 minute read

    My father’s funeral service was held at ten in the morning on August 20th. It was a fitting time to find some closure and express grief before our God who draws near…

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    Abusing Theological Power

    by Ben Hein May 22, 2020
    by Ben Hein May 22, 2020

    I sat in his office as a young 24-year-old man, eager to have an opportunity to start full-time ministry. Having worked part-time as a children’s director in this mega church (while still…

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    The Need for More Power and Authority

    by Ben Hein August 22, 2019
    by Ben Hein August 22, 2019

    I have been preparing to preach a sermon on power and authority this Sunday. As part of my informal research, I have asked several people to define the words power and authority for…

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