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“Pain and peace were in harmony. I will never understand how suffering and joy can coexist beautifully.”
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
“When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji islands, the ship captain tried to turn him back, saying, “You’ll lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among those savages.” To that Calvert replied, “We died before we came here.” That’s my question for us again tonight. Are you dead yet? Dead to yourself, dead to your own desires, dead to fear? Are we alive in Christ?”
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
“We also understood that “safety” was not a New Testament concept but merely an American one. Jesus never called his disciples to safety but rather to obedience. He didn’t say, “Lay down your cross, relax, and be comfortable” or “I’m sending you out as sheep among sheep.” Rather, he said, “Take up your cross, and follow me”
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
“You know that phrase “God will never give you more than you can handle”? It’s not true. But do you know what is true? God will never give you more than he can handle.”
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
“We also understood that “safety” was not a New Testament concept but merely an American one. Jesus never called his disciples to safety but rather to obedience. He didn’t say, “Lay down your cross, relax, and be comfortable” or “I’m sending you out as sheep among sheep.” Rather, he said, “Take up your cross, and follow me” (Matthew 16:24,”
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
“Muslims are not the enemy. They are people held captive by the Enemy. Too often we as Christians are quick to shoot the hostage. But the Jesus we serve came to set the captives free, and he asks us to do the same.”
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
― We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
