In our #Homeschool Music Class Charlie this week we learned about Toby Mac the featured artist on Interlinc. I am excited to let you know he is putting on a concert in Grand Prairie, Texas. Which would be the perfect Homeschool Field Trip for our family. If you would like to go with us you can purchase tickets here.
Kids love music and sports… from Toby Mac’s annual FCA Golf Camp to music that resonates with “screenagers,” Toby has done what only a couple of artists have ever done: stay both musically and spiritually relevant to the kids in your group! The past couple of years walking through Truett’s death have been the most difficult of the McKeehan’s family life. They have turned to the Lord and expressed that in songs from the heart.
Like me with my daughter Suzzane Toby Mac has written the song “21 Years” about the recent passing of my firstborn son, Truett Foster McKeehan. I loved him with all my heart. Until something in life hits you this hard, you never know how you will handle it. I am thankful that I have been surrounded by love, starting with God’s, and extending to the community near and far that have walked with us and carried us every day.
Writing this song felt like an honest confession of the questions, pain, anger, doubt, mercy, and promise that describes the journey I’m probably only beginning. The rest is yet to come.
One thing I know is that I am not alone. God didn’t promise us a life of no pain or even tragic death, but He did promise He would never leave us or forsake us. I’m holding dearly to that promise for my son as well as myself.
These are questions I asked when Suzzane passed away. Along with if only I had 5 more minutes to hold you, kiss you and tell you I love you.
(Excerpt from The Elements Youth Group Session) Life can be difficult. We all face challenges and trials. God has not promised that we will escape all of them, but He has promised to walk with us in the midst of them. These trials and challenges come from a world where we are dealt pressures and circumstances beyond our personal control. God also reminds us through the Bible and His works He is in control. In this lesson students will discover God’s unlimited power and ability to care for our every need as we face the outside forces impacting us.
The relationship between Tobymac and interl’inc goes back a long way – almost twenty years. In fact, you could call it a friendship, a partnership in using music to minister to high school kids. Tobymac has always been on the leading edge of Christian music. His life backs up the message of his music. He has a heart for youth leaders and a passion for young people. Here is an excerpt from a conversation that interl’inc President Allen Weed and Tobymac had.
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
