Passing on Adversity﻿

Passing on Adversity

2/4/2016

We do not have any shows this February. However, we did get one offer for a show. The request was for a 20 minute show on overcoming adversity featuring no Christian music. Basically, when we were offered adversity, we said we’ll pass. In our defense we have been busy; Darren with his wedding and me with my new house. I did come up with an idea for the adversity show though

Adversity Show

D: It’s great to be here.

K: We’re the DKers

D: I’m Darren K: I’m Kevin D: D K: K Both: ers

D: We’re here to do some juggling for you.

K: But, more specifically we are here to do show on overcoming adversity.

D: At first we thought about staging some sort of adversity that we would then overcome.

K: But we’re jugglers, not actors, so pretending something like that would not work well for us.

D: So instead we have decided to set ourselves up with some real adversity.

K: Adversity is a state of serious and continued difficulty, and one thing that I know Darren finds difficult is not having a script, or an outline, or at least some sort of plan.

D: _________________

K: So today Darren is going to perform a show without having any sort of plan

From here, I have about 70% of a plan for the show. Since it hinges on Darren going into it without knowing anything, I’m not going to write any more of my plan down in case we ever perform it. Note, I don’t think we will ever actually do this especially since it is a show that could only be done one time.

PS. Thank you for the suggestions on a weakness routine. I am looking for something to do, not just something to say. Turns out, weakness is neither fun nor impressive, so I am not going to worry about that routine for a while. Instead I am going to turn my attention to my 4th of July acts. I am looking for songs with a noticeable rhythm if that makes sense.

3 Comments

mark mcculley

2/6/2016 05:54:44 pm

Do what you like as often as you can, and say no to adversity as often as you can. http://idler.co.uk/article/news-ants-dont-actually-work-that-hard/

mark mcculley

2/7/2016 08:30:17 am

In his book on Christian weakness, Samuel Wells defines improvisation in the theater as "a practice through which actors seek to develop trust in themselves and one another in order that they may conduct unscripted dramas without fear." http://www.readinglength.com/book.php?isbn=1587430711

mark mcculley

2/17/2016 08:51:03 am

The second temptation to which Jesus was exposed was an invitation to do something spectacular, something that could win him great applause. "Throw yourself from the parapet of the temple and let the angels catch you and carry you in their arms" (see Matthew 4:6). But Jesus refused to be a stunt man. He did not come to prove himself. He did not come to walk on hot coals, swallow fire, or put his hand in the lion's mouth to demonstrate that he had something worthwhile to say. "Don't put the Lord your God to the test," Jesus said to Satan.

Those who advocate carrying guns accuse those who won't of trying to get God to prove to them that God is awake and cares. The people with guns say they don't need for God to wake up and intervene, because they can defend themselves. But it's better to "lean on the everlasting arms".

1 Peter 2: 21 For you were called to this,
because Christ also suffered for you,
leaving you an example,
so that you should follow in His steps.
22 He did not commit sin,
and no deceit was found in His mouth;
23 when He was reviled,
He did not revile in return;
when He was suffering,
He did not threaten
but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.