I went to church this morning expecting an entertaining group of musicians to put on a very progressive and polished “Yeah, yeah, we’re Christians; but we rock too!” stage show.
Now that may or may not sound like something you’re into (depending on how uptight you are), but I was mildly interested. The Clark Brothers - of recent Next Great American Band and American Idol fame - were in town, and I assumed that maybe they were passing through and had some time to kill — or maybe they owed Brother Jeff some money or something, and agreed to stop in to settle the debt. I mean, let’s face it, they are pretty famous now. They’ve been on TV in front of 30 million people.
Well, it turns out I was wrong.
I vaguely remember seeing the entire Freddy Clark family sing, play their instruments and minister at our church some 15 or more years ago, but I can’t really say that I’ve been keeping track of them since.
They played a total of four songs in the 9 am service, and they were just outstanding. Their version of “Jesus on the Mainline” (which they performed on “Idol”) was both classic and mainstream (in a White Stripes sorta way), and their other selections were equally powerful. They are fantastic musicians. But what impressed me the most after Ashley (above, center) delivered a simple but extremely moving message, was how involved all three of them were in ministering to our church at the end of service. The anointing on their lives and ministry is palpable.
Consider me impressed, fellas. Thanks for stopping by.
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