
Ben Sasse gives powerful testimony on death, faith in Jesus Christ amid terminal cancer diagnosis
Former Sen. Ben Sasse gave a powerful testimony on his faith in Jesus Christ as he spoke about facing death after a Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis. The former Nebraska lawmaker spoke about his terminal cancer diagnosis with Ross Douthat, at one point moving the New York Times columnist to tears. Sasse, who represented Nebraska for eight years, received a diagnosis he called “a death sentence” as he announced the news in December. “Death is terrible. We should never sugarcoat it. It is not how things are meant to be,” Sasse told Douthat in the podcast released Thursday. “But it is great that death can be called the final enemy. It’s an enemy — but a final enemy — and then there will be no more tears.” Senator Ben Sasse, who has just months to live, “I believe in the resurrection, and I believe in a restoration of this world…” https://t.co/deEtWTj5cP — Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) April 10, 2026 “I believe in the resurrection, and I believe in a restoration of this world,” Sasse continued. “We’re all on the clock, and I wanted to have prioritized better,” the father of three admitted. “Whether I really only have three or four months left, or nine to 12 months, I want to prioritize better from then.” “I didn’t like the idea of my 14‑year‑old not having a dad around at 16. I didn’t like the idea of my daughters, who are 22 and 24, not having a parent there to walk them down the aisle,” Sasse, who served as president of the University of Florida, said. .@BenSasse delivers a beautiful response to @DouthatNYT asking him if he’s ready to die. When Ben makes Ross cry, he laughs and says, “happy to get him to open up a can of pansy ass.” This is
