Ben Hein
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Neo-Calvinism, Reformed ethics, and missiology for the urban ministry context. Near Westside of Indianapolis. Mostly quotes. Good vibes only.
Indianapolis, IN
Joined April 2013
“A commitment to historic Reformed theology and social justice? Yeah right! That doesn’t work.” Doesn’t it? A 🧵 1. The Westminster Larger Catechism, esp. Q. 122-149
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"break our own principles" is too strong. Wisdom says we have principles for "normal" times, and can flex those principles when situations arise that are "abnormal"
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Poor relief is the task of the church and the household. To slide it onto the government is to slide down the slippery slope toward communism. But when abusive conditions [prevail], the government takes action to protect the weak. Kuyper, OBE, 244
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This is a great article by Witte and Wang. Kuyper's public theology was principled and practical. Sometimes, practical needs necessitate that we break our own principles. Life is far too complicated to live within neat categories. An excerpt: In “normal” situations, Kuyper
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It has been a few weeks since Hope Church of Haughville's Creative Arts Resident, Rome Herbert, released his latest project, HOUSWARMING IN HAUGHVILLE. I am so proud of the work Rome put into this album. His creativity, passion, talent, and heart are evident in the final
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Calvin: The rich should not be like wild beasts and gobble up the poor and suck their blood and substance… But they should know that they owe every help to those who are needy and in want, each indeed according to their means. For otherwise they are like murderers if they see
The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe
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As we look at man, we must admit he has misused his freedom. Man is a sinner in need of God’s divine grace. So often we try to deny this fact. We hate to face it. We have explained his shortcomings in terms of errors or lags of nature. We have sometimes felt that progress was
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NEW Post | I want to emphasize that I haven’t fully healed, but I am still healing. I still feel pain. I am aware of the emotional and spiritual scars I carry. Somehow, dead nerves still hurt.
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To be true to Kuyper, then, we must adjust our understanding of ecclesial power to include the crucial role of the diaconate in ministering the Word of God in tangible form of compassion and justice. Wagenman, 169
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A good reminder of the disproportionate influence of the PCA relative to its size. Is this a strength or weakness? Are our denominational battles due, in part, to a desire to be too big for our britches?
There ~370,000 houses of worship across the United States. Here are the 40 religious groups with the most congregations. ~51K Southern Baptists ~44K Non-denoms (surely an undercount) ~30K United Methodists (before the worst of the schism) ~20K Catholic parishes
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NEW Post | I want to emphasize that I haven’t fully healed, but I am still healing. I still feel pain. I am aware of the emotional and spiritual scars I carry. Somehow, dead nerves still hurt.
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John Calvin offers profound wisdom regarding the way in which grace meets violence—wisdom that is strikingly relevant in today's world. Serene Jones, 43
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How to gain an audience online: Destroy, attack, exaggerate, provoke. How to be ignored online: Build, serve, tell the truth, promote. How to gain an audience in your neighborhood: Build. How to be ignored in your neighborhood: Destroy.
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For those of you ministering in churches that are diverse in race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status, which word do you prefer to use to describe yourself, if any?
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I’ve been reading MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios and it is FASCINATING. The most obscure fact I’ve learned so far? Michael Jackson made a serious bid for playing Professor X in the Fox movies!
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