A reminder from Glee

I know I'm late in jumping on the "Glee" bandwagon, but, thanks Netflix, my wife and I have been making our way through Season 1 this summer (I think we're through eight episodes so far).

I've had numerous reactions to the show including (a) wondering how can they get a piece of music and immediately be able to sing on key and have such great choreography and (b) enjoying watching the great mix of characters interact with each other. Glee Club seems to be slowly growing in popularity at the fictional William McKinley High School with each episode, but the original members of the small group included a student who's in a wheelchair, a student who's black (by the looks of it, one of the few at the high school), a student who's gay, and a student who's Jewish. Surviving in high school often depends on one's popularity and these Glee Club members don't seem to have it. At first. I'm eager to catch up with the series to see what happens as a greater diversity of students join Glee.

Our culture (and many a high school) loves people who look great, ooze coolness, exhibit strength, and seemingly have it all together. Sometimes Christians make the mistake of thinking that's what following Jesus is all about, too. But time and again, God seems to favor the unhip and uncool and unpopular. 1 Corinthians 1:27 notes, "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."