If you have been following my blog you know that here at Grace Church we are doing a weekly “American Idol” style text poll as we narrow down an original list of 14 Old Testament stories to just 6 which will be a 6-week series this summer that we will call “Survivor: Old Testament.” Each week we are removing the 2 stories with the lowest vote totals from the list. Round three began last Sunday morning and is currently underway through this Wednesday at noon. People can vote live during the worship services here at Grace Church through sending a text or by going to our church website at http://www.meetgrace.org/.
Over 1300 votes were cast in round two (a 41% increase from round one). After the second round of voting, which ended last Wednesday, here are some very interesting observations through two rounds of voting:
The four stories which have already been voted out are Elisha healing Namaan; Lot’s wife turning to a pillar of salt; Cain killing Abel; and Solomon dividing the baby.
Deborah and the tent spike received the most votes in round two getting 25% of all votes cast. This is amazing as in round one, Deborah came in 9th place only receiving 5.5% of the votes cast. Something tells me that a certain office manager I know is applying the “vote early, vote often” philosophy of elections in this important contest.
Gideon and his fleece is the only story not to change in the standings coming in at the #2 spot after both round one and round two! Gideon received nearly 13% of the votes cast in round one and nearly 16% in round two.
Pastor Tim’s feverish lobbying for Jehu the wild chariot driver is having an impact as Jehu, who was not in the top 6 after round one, ended round two in the #3 spot, moving up from #7.
The top three vote getters in round two (Deborah, Gideon and Jehu) combined received more than half of all votes cast.
The biggest positive move in the polls from round one to round two was Achan steals the goods which barely survived being voted off the list in round one, coming the 12th spot with just 27 votes, but ended round two in the 6th spot getting 82 votes (a net gain of 55 votes).
There were also some downward results as Noah and the ark went from the #1 spot after round one, getting 158 votes, down to the #7 spot after round two with just 69 votes (a net loss of 89 votes).
Another crowd favorite after round one, David and Goliath, moved from the #3 spot after round one down to the #5 spot in round two in spite of the fact that he went up from 106 votes to 134.
The three men in the fiery furnace moved up from #6 to #4 while the patience of job dropped from the #4 spot to the #8 spot. LET THE VOTING CONTINUE!
Over 1300 votes were cast in round two (a 41% increase from round one). After the second round of voting, which ended last Wednesday, here are some very interesting observations through two rounds of voting:
The four stories which have already been voted out are Elisha healing Namaan; Lot’s wife turning to a pillar of salt; Cain killing Abel; and Solomon dividing the baby.
Deborah and the tent spike received the most votes in round two getting 25% of all votes cast. This is amazing as in round one, Deborah came in 9th place only receiving 5.5% of the votes cast. Something tells me that a certain office manager I know is applying the “vote early, vote often” philosophy of elections in this important contest.
Gideon and his fleece is the only story not to change in the standings coming in at the #2 spot after both round one and round two! Gideon received nearly 13% of the votes cast in round one and nearly 16% in round two.
Pastor Tim’s feverish lobbying for Jehu the wild chariot driver is having an impact as Jehu, who was not in the top 6 after round one, ended round two in the #3 spot, moving up from #7.
The top three vote getters in round two (Deborah, Gideon and Jehu) combined received more than half of all votes cast.
The biggest positive move in the polls from round one to round two was Achan steals the goods which barely survived being voted off the list in round one, coming the 12th spot with just 27 votes, but ended round two in the 6th spot getting 82 votes (a net gain of 55 votes).
There were also some downward results as Noah and the ark went from the #1 spot after round one, getting 158 votes, down to the #7 spot after round two with just 69 votes (a net loss of 89 votes).
Another crowd favorite after round one, David and Goliath, moved from the #3 spot after round one down to the #5 spot in round two in spite of the fact that he went up from 106 votes to 134.
The three men in the fiery furnace moved up from #6 to #4 while the patience of job dropped from the #4 spot to the #8 spot. LET THE VOTING CONTINUE!
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