Author Kylee Griswold profileAs of Monday evening, the death toll from the flash flooding in Texas has reportedly surpassed 100, with some precious little girls from a Christian summer camp yet to be found. At least 27 campers and counselors are among those who lost their lives. Each successive news alert is worse than the last, confirming our deepest fears about those missing.

Moments like these call for deep reflection on what we believe about darkness and light, good and evil, life and death, suffering and a sovereign God.

I wrestled with these themes almost three years ago, when my dear friend Tyler died an untimely death. One of his favorite songs, “House of God Forever,” comes to mind almost as often as he does, but especially on dark days like these: …