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It isn’t very often that my husband and I re-watch a show immediately after we watch the show, but that’s what we did with the new NBC show, “Perfect Harmony.”
Not since “Amen” has a television show been so blatantly “Christian-friendly.” We were entranced by how familiar this show was–we have LIVED this show in real life in our involvement with various Protestant churches and now the Catholic Church (converted in 2004). This show is our real life, only a lot more fun because we aren’t as quick in coming up with one liners.
Yes, Perfect Harmony has some naughty words and some naughty sexual innuendos–just like our real life. I don’t believe it when Christians (Catholic or Protestant) claim that they NEVER say a naughty word, or never think a naughty (sexy) thought.
That’s one reason the show is so good–it’s very, very real.
And the choir competition–yes, we have choir exhibitions in our city, and even though they are not “competitions”, yes, they are competitions! All the churches participating are attempting to attract new people and possibly draw old people away from other churches–that’s a competition! (Think about it–when we put an ad for our church in the local paper or on a local billboard, that’s competition with other churches!)
What we absolutely loved about the show was the way the very flawed church members of the very rural and very real church demonstrated their love for the flawed choir master with practical actions and responses. THIS is what the Church should be doing constantly–reaching out to un-loveable people and loving them.
Not surprisingly, the reviews aren’t good. I say “not surprisingly” because in all likelihood, the reviews are written by non-Christians who haven’t been in a church or associated with a Christian since they were baptized as babies. They don’t get it. They don’t understand how people professing Christianity can still act sinfully at times, and they don’t get why uplifting spiritual music is so important to Christians.
But my husband and I got the message loud and clear. We would be willing to bet that somewhere in the production crew, and possibly the cast, of “Perfect Harmony” Christians are quietly working and praying over their work. It’s hard to be a Christian in the entertainment industry, but these folks are finding a way to send us all a message–Love and serve God in everyday life! And never stop praising Him in song!
We plan to enjoy every episode of this show that will, in all likelihood, go the way of other “Christian” shows on network TV–off the air, especially when Christians refuse to watch it as they dislike language like “boning” and are uncomfortable with the choir master’s suicide intention at the beginning of the show. Some Christians, perhaps some on CAF, will also dislike the “contemporary” Christian music in the show. Sigh.
But I hope that other Christians will discover this show and enjoy it while it lasts.
Not since “Amen” has a television show been so blatantly “Christian-friendly.” We were entranced by how familiar this show was–we have LIVED this show in real life in our involvement with various Protestant churches and now the Catholic Church (converted in 2004). This show is our real life, only a lot more fun because we aren’t as quick in coming up with one liners.
Yes, Perfect Harmony has some naughty words and some naughty sexual innuendos–just like our real life. I don’t believe it when Christians (Catholic or Protestant) claim that they NEVER say a naughty word, or never think a naughty (sexy) thought.
That’s one reason the show is so good–it’s very, very real.
And the choir competition–yes, we have choir exhibitions in our city, and even though they are not “competitions”, yes, they are competitions! All the churches participating are attempting to attract new people and possibly draw old people away from other churches–that’s a competition! (Think about it–when we put an ad for our church in the local paper or on a local billboard, that’s competition with other churches!)
What we absolutely loved about the show was the way the very flawed church members of the very rural and very real church demonstrated their love for the flawed choir master with practical actions and responses. THIS is what the Church should be doing constantly–reaching out to un-loveable people and loving them.
Not surprisingly, the reviews aren’t good. I say “not surprisingly” because in all likelihood, the reviews are written by non-Christians who haven’t been in a church or associated with a Christian since they were baptized as babies. They don’t get it. They don’t understand how people professing Christianity can still act sinfully at times, and they don’t get why uplifting spiritual music is so important to Christians.
But my husband and I got the message loud and clear. We would be willing to bet that somewhere in the production crew, and possibly the cast, of “Perfect Harmony” Christians are quietly working and praying over their work. It’s hard to be a Christian in the entertainment industry, but these folks are finding a way to send us all a message–Love and serve God in everyday life! And never stop praising Him in song!
We plan to enjoy every episode of this show that will, in all likelihood, go the way of other “Christian” shows on network TV–off the air, especially when Christians refuse to watch it as they dislike language like “boning” and are uncomfortable with the choir master’s suicide intention at the beginning of the show. Some Christians, perhaps some on CAF, will also dislike the “contemporary” Christian music in the show. Sigh.
But I hope that other Christians will discover this show and enjoy it while it lasts.
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I will keep watching