Ronnie Batchelor

Husband. Father. Papa. Teaching Pastor at @basswoodchurch

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"Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts, thou fount of life, thou light of men -- from the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to thee again." [Bernard of Clairvaux]

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All of it. Paid.

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In December 2025, former US Senator @BenSasse announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. That's the primary topic for this @UncKnowledge conversation about mortality, faith, and what truly matters when time is short.

Talking to host @P_M_Robinson, Sasse reflects on "redeeming the time"—holding ambition lightly, loving family more deliberately, and resisting the urge to make politics or professional success the center of life.

The discussion also covers Sasse's thoughts on the failures of Congress; the dangers of a fragmented, attention-starved republic; the crisis of higher education; and the moral challenges of technological abundance.

He speaks candidly and movingly about regret, forgiveness, prayer, and suffering—arguing that while death is a real enemy, it does not get the final word. Watch the full conversation on X:

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For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.
[For the Beauty of the Earth, Pierpont & Kocher]

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When you pray for a hedge of protection

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On Super Bowl Sunday we pick sides, argue calls and talk a little trash. Then we go back to our real lives. In today’s @WSJFreeEx newsletter, @BenSasse argues that politics should be the same.
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"Humility stands in the low place . . . humility gets much grace because grace runs downhill." Jack Miller

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@ThkAbtIt @joanne41356 @BenSasse +1

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“God is not adversarial toward his own people and if God is for Christians that I don’t like, then I have to reconsider my resentment, distance and aloofness.” [Ray Ortlund on Romans 8:31]

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". . . do not be anxious . . . "
[Jesus, Matthew 6.25]

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@BenSasse We're all grieving this news. All you have given us, written or spoken, has served us - including this note. Thank you. May you & your family be steadied by the faithful presence of Jesus (who conquered that thieving bastard) all the way to the finish line. I will see you there.

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@GatorsScott That's super-helpful, Scott! Thanks!

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“Fear not, little flock. It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” [Jesus]

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. . . The faithful prayer at the Pentecostal church in Tokyo is yours. The doctrinal integrity of the Baptist church in Cairo is yours.” [@calebbatchelor On 1 Corinthians 3:21-23]https://t.co/zUhVJbmRXd

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“. . . through Christ, all of God’s grace in all God’s people is yours. . .

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. . . The evangelistic zeal at the big church on 4th street is yours. The fruit of the Spirit at the small church you drive by every Sunday is yours . . .

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"From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to thee again." Bernard of Clairvaux

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". . . be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
from His own fullness all He takes away . . ."

[Katarina von Schlegel]