TobyMac’s 21-year-old son, Truett Foster McKeehan (L), dies unexpectedly at his home near Nashville in USA. Courtesy Photo.
Christian recording artist TobyMac has penned a moving tribute to his late son, Truett McKeehan.
McKeehan, 21, died Wednesday at his home near Nashville, family spokesperson Velvet Kelm told CNN.
A cause of death has not yet been determined.
McKeehan was the oldest of TobyMac’s five children.
He was an up-and-coming musician who performed under the names Truett Foster, truDog, TRU and Shiloh.
He collaborated with his father on several albums.
In his tribute, TobyMac wrote about his final moments with his son, where he watched McKeehan perform a show last week.
He also shared a screen-shot of their final text exchange in which he told his son how proud he was to see him on stage.
McKeehan wrote in response, “love you dad,” before adding,” you have always believed in me” and “make me feel like a superhero.”
As far as his son’s faith, TobyMac said Truett had a “soft spot for God,” even though he wasn’t a “cookie cutter Christian.”
“Truett always had a soft spot for God. The Bible moved him. His heart was warm to the things of his King. He was by no means a cookie cutter Christian but give me a believer who fights to keep believing. Give me a broken man who recognizes his need for a Savior every time. That’s who Truett was and how he should be remembered,” he wrote.
He encouraged those who may be questioning why a good God would allow something like this to happen with these words:
“My wife and I would want the world to know this…We don’t follow God because we have some sort of under the table deal with Him, like we’ll follow you if you bless us. We follow God because we love Him. It’s our honor. He is the God of the hills and the valleys. And He is beautiful above all things,” he wrote.
