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Many committing lives to Jesus at ‘metaverse’ church
US megachurch Life.Church announced that it had brought church to the “metaverse”— an online 3D virtual reality world where people can interact through avatars — virtual representations of themselves. Nearly 100 people from various parts of the world attended the first service and gave their lives to Jesus. Since then attendance has grown exponentially and people are continuing to commit to following Jesus and are making personal connections. Reflecting this forerunner approach, Life.Church online leader Greg Gackle recently commented: “At Life.Church, we’ll do anything short of sin to reach people for Christ. We do things that no one is doing to reach people no one is reaching.”
‘GOD STAYED CLOSE IN THOSE TIMES’
TobyMac shares painful journey with grief after son’s death
Christian recording artist TobyMac is sharing how his life has forever changed since the tragic death of his son Truett Foster McKeehan. Truett died at home on October 23, 2019 from an accidental drug overdose. During a six-minute video, TobyMac revealed that his family continues to process the grief and loss felt by the 21-year-old’s untimely passing. Despite his loss, Toby-Mac said he’s learning how to laugh again. “I started to learn