WOO HOO ! ! ! ! ! !

I will admit it. YES! I am a Kris Allen fan. Some of you didn’t watch American Idol and there are a variety of reasons, I’m sure. I did watch and pray. Kris is a believer and worship leader at his church in Conway, Arkansas, close to my stomping ground for a lot of years. He is a musician through and through, sings, writes, arranges music, has played viola since elementary school, taught himself guitar at 13 yrs. of age (now 23), and taught himself piano in college, which means within the last 3 years. He sang on stage, both with guitar and piano at different times, of course. He is truly the boy next door, clean cut, and with a refreshing humble attitude about himself. Early on in the competition, he assisted others with their music when he could have been taking care of Kris. One of the judges exclaimed to Kris, “You have lifted the spirit in all of us.”

Adam is an incredible singer with a voice range that is off the charts. He’s an actor, having performed on stage since the age of 10 (now 27). His confidence and stage presence are amazing. As he was interviewed throughout the season, he possessed an impressive humility and graciousness. However, there was oppression, heaviness, a darkness to his music.

I am praising the Lord that the spirit lifting singer won. Yea Kris! Woo Hoo! Approximately 100 million votes were cast and according to one statistical web site, the difference was too little to call well into the day after the voting took place. That means Kris received something over 51 million votes and I’m not sure of the percentage, but close to 52%.

I have one more thing to say. Could the statistics of this finale be revealing a twist in our cultural dilemma? Obama watch out! Middle America is on the war path. Obama received 53% of the votes for President and just over 69 million votes. Perhaps, we should run Kris Allen for President next time. With close to 52% of the vote and something like 52 million calls or text messages, I think we’d have a winner. And he did it all in 4 short months. Yes, that’s right. He won the hearts of America in 4 months.

Hey, I have an idea. We could hire Acorn to work the phones and text messages and forget all these polling places. That would save money too! One thing for sure; We would know we got a humble guy and someone who lives his Christianity. He wouldn't change his position from week to week. Shoot, the producers couldn't get Chris to change his style of dress, much less who he is. He wouldn’t do worse than Obama. At least Kris would be praying about his work, and be consistent in what he believes. God is good. Amen.