pint-sized preachers

Hoo boy…

I was flipping through the channels this morning when I saw this preschooler, perched on the edge of the "Fox and Friends" couch. His hair was slicked back, and he was all gussied up in a starched shirt, suit and tie.

Sweet face, I thought to myself, but what’s with the outfit? That’s when my eyes settled on the chyron, scrolling across the bottom of the screen: CAN I GET AN AMEN? Pint-sized Preacher wows churchgoers.

Many questions, asked and answered.

For the record, the tiny tot seemed totally out of his element, wholly unable to answer any questions for which he hadn’t been pre-prepared. Glued to his side: his Pentecostal parents, who seemed enraptured by their "protégé." 

(Everything old is new again…remember Marjoe, anyone?)

In what seemed to me a touch of irony, Michael Jackson led them to a break: "Got me working, day and night…" he sang. Yea, verily, I said to myself. Can I get a witness?

Pint-Sized Preachers makes its National Geographic debut  on Wednesday, August 17th (tonight). Watch this brief clip, or tune in for the entire special–either way, I’d love to hear what you think!