Theater is addicting

Signs of a callous heart:

Lost 1st love for Jesus
Fail to love and tremble at God's Word
Content with where you are spritually
Discontented with your lot in life or where you are in life
Look to your own efforts to earn God's favor
Are bored with the things of God
Complaining
Do not accept God's rebuke
Too lazy, apathetic, or bored to hyper listen (listen attentively and actively)
No intention of obeying what God clearly tells you in His Word
Obedience is a bother rather than a joy

Needless to say, the sermon was convicting today. Very convicting.

The play is over, and it went very well. It was good, but I am glad that it's over. I really want to try out for Scrooge the musical, but I don't think it would be right or fair, given my schedule. Some of us from the cast went out after the show, and I had a blast. These ladies are a hoot. We are planning on getting together later, and I'm looking forward to it.

This is the first day of fair week. I hope I can go at least one day. I really enjoy fair food, and I like walking around and seeing the sights. Especially the animal barns. Jersey cows!

I also bought Big Bang Theory season 4, and it is hilarious. I wasn't big fan of season 3, but season 4 proved it's worth. The characters are growing and changing, and there are new characters, but I don't think it's a bad thing. They are still funny, and I think it is good to let the characters grow. Normal people grow and learn from each other and pick up different habits while still staying true to themselves. Also, I think Jim Parsons who plays Sheldon won an award (Emmy?) and he completely deserved it!

Love and blessings.

Zeal

Today's sermon was on zeal, and it was different from all the other sermons on that subject I have heard in the past, and it was refreshing. The pastor emphasized that our righteousness must be placed in Christ. That we cannot earn our salvation, that what we do must come from resting in Christ, being in Christ, and that we should want to do things because we love Him, not because we want to be a good person, or even because we want to be a good Christian. Our zeal must be rooted in knowledge and in the truth. It was refreshing to hear that, because zeal can so often be misplaced and dogmatic. But true zeal is really just an intense love for Christ and resting in Him. And, I will say that this is the first time I ever heard the Darwin Awards used as a sermon illustration. Rather gruesome, actually.

I am blogging more infrequently, due in part to the fact that of those of us who started blogs after college, only 2 of us are left blogging. I have begun posting more on facebook, but I am careful when I do that, as I have so many different "friends" that I only post things that I don't care that the whole world knows about.

I was going to go to Cedar Point yesterday, but I came down with a cold, and did not feel up to it. So, my friend and I went to the paint your own pottery place in town. I painted a coffee mug and saucer. It is light blue and chocolate brown with vine and flower accents. I am not very artistic, but it was a lot of fun, and it was good to get out and do something yesterday.

I found a show on Netflix that is a British comedy from the early 1990s called Waiting for God, and it is about 2 friends in a retirement home. It is very comical, and though I almost want to be like Diana when I am old, (she has a withering wit and a caustic tongue and is hilarious), I will more likely be like Harvey, who is a dear, sweet, daft old chap who is Diana's partner in crime. They are a hoot!

The students are back and classes have started. Work is rather busy right now, and I had my first reference desk shift. I wasn't able to answer all the questions, but I did get a high five from a student that I helped, and it made my night. :-)

We have the weekend off from play rehearsals, but after Labor Day we will be rehearsing every night, and probably long rehearsals, as we will have less than 2 weeks before the show. At least all my lines are good. :-)

Blessings