Until a couple of weeks ago, I’d never seen an entire episode of Fox’s perennial music-competition hit “American Idol.” But Fox invited me to a party to celebrate the Top 12 finalists, so I went to On Demand to catch up.
Then at the party, I grabbed a solo chat with contestant Clark Beckham, a Christ-loving 22-year-old street performer from White House, Tennessee.
Click here to read that piece for Pax Culturati, in which Beckham discusses his faith and how everything he does is for the greater glory of God.
After last night’s double-elimination episode, he’s still there — and if you watch the clip, you’ll know why. Bless judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. (a practicing Catholic, as you can see in this post I did for CatholicVote) for trying to come up with encouragement for the other singers, but by any objective measure, Beckham is head and shoulders above the rest.
That doesn’t mean he’ll win, of course, but I’d be shocked if this wasn’t the beginning of a great career.
After all these years, somebody finally got me to watch “American Idol,” and wouldn’t you know, it’d be a young man making a joyful noise to Heaven.
Enjoy Beckham singing “Every Breath You Take,” originally done by The Police:
Image: “American Idol” screenshot/FOX; Kate O’Hare
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