On Religion: Former Sen. Sasse faces death with an appeal for hope

On Religion: Former Senator Sasse faces death with an appeal for hope

It’s the question believers have asked for centuries when wars threaten nations, storms ravage cities, and diseases strike loved ones: “Why, oh God, why?” Former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, 53, elected not to ask that question in an X post just before Christmas that said: “I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die. “Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sent…

On Religion: Former Sen. Sasse faces death with an appeal for hope

It’s the question believers have asked for centuries when wars threaten nations, storms ravage cities and diseases strike loved ones: “Why, oh God, why?”