Werner Braun

“Jesus defeated death by his own death. Satan sought to be the devourer, but he ended up being the one devoured—because God cannot die. As God, Jesus is life, and so death has no power over him. Jesus—who is both God and man—suffered and died and rose again in his human body. With his flesh and blood intact, he destroyed death and made captivity captive.”
― Harold L. Senkbeil, Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley

“Instead of whining, try lamenting.”
― Harold L. Senkbeil, Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley

“God really does care. His love is not just lip service. God’s love led him to give up his only-begotten Son to the death of the cross so that whosoever believes in him will not perish, but have everlasting life.”
― Harold L. Senkbeil, Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley

“The Christian life is upside down. It follows the pattern of Jesus’ cross. As he won by losing, so we live by dying. In his cross and by his death he won life for us all. So upon his invitation we follow Jesus even though it may bring us suffering, misery, and loss.”
― Harold L. Senkbeil, Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley