{"id":7448,"date":"2016-04-08T08:54:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T13:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/christophers\/?p=7448"},"modified":"2016-04-08T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T14:00:21","slug":"carrie-underwood-celebrates-the-power-of-baptism-on-american-idol-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/christophers\/2016\/04\/carrie-underwood-celebrates-the-power-of-baptism-on-american-idol-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Underwood Celebrates the Power of Baptism on “American Idol” Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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On last night\u2019s series finale of \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d (yes, it pains me to write that), a lot of Idol alums returned to sing and pay tribute to the show that gave them a leg up in their music careers. <\/p>\n

There were some outstanding performances, including the country segment featuring Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery and runner up Lauren Alaina. The segment introduced by Harry Connick Jr., focusing on the importance of lyrics and melodies in popular music, was also a winner, with outstanding vocals from season 7\u2019s Carly Smithson and season 2\u2019s Clay Aiken, among others.<\/p>\n

But as I\u2019ve said before, \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d became a venue for singers with a Christian background to share their faith through music. That was especially true last night with Carrie Underwood\u2019s performance of her song \u201cSomething in the Water,\u201d off her 2014 Greatest Hits album. The lyrics essentially pay tribute to the spiritual power of baptism, not a typical message for prime time TV.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the video of Carrie\u2019s performance along with the lyrics. Below that are some other great performances from what was an ideal and emotional final show. For now.<\/p>\n