I may not have many pastor friends left after they read this.

Sad News and The Path Forward. Nothing Is Wasted, Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue, Even This Will Be Made Beautiful, Remind Me Who I Am, The Wound Is Where The Light Gets In, these and many other songs were born out of this belief and hope.

I love planning everything out and I especially love it when my plans go exactly as planned. and I have no plans after that. How on earth am I supposed to know what to do? This is not the way I planned for my life to look in my mid-twenties! God, do you still have a plan for me? No matter how much uncertainty I face.

We got to spend time in Germany with refugees from Syria, Eritrea and Iran. Philip and I had the privilege of spending some time in their company. We talked about food from the mid-east, soccer and rap music. As do Caliphates, borders, walls, prejudice, terror, democracies and demagogues. Das Reich des Königs hält ewig.