Hat tip: Andy Crouch, but the link is dead so I can't link to his website.
I love these clips because there is soul-stirring joy in seeing someone improbable, someone looked down upon, bring beauty of such astonishing character that we are hushed and then pulled into wild cheering.
The scene was Britain's Got Talent this past week.
Susan Boyle, a 47 year old unemployed woman in Scotland who has never been on a date, can sing. From Judge Simon Cowell, known for being a hard and often harsh critic, she wrests a smile. This is fun, this is beautiful. Watch Susan Boyle here.
But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are. 1 Corinthians 1:27-28
Sound familiar? Paul Botts had this same experience in 2007.
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