Comments on: My iPod Is My Best Friend http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against low expectations Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:05:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Tracy9 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/#comment-516752 Tracy9 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:52:11 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=50#comment-516752 Hi I was listening to Focus on the Family yesterday as I was driving home..hearing young people talk so openly and confidently made me feel hopeful. I have a 11year old son, who thinks that sitting idly is uncomfortable and needs to be in front of a screen 99% of the time that he is awake. I offered a challenge to go "Screen Free", for a week and by choosing other activities such as soccer, lego, going to the park, anything that he came up with. Well, surprise...the challenge was declined. My husband asked my son about the reason why he didn't want to do it and the response was, 'I don't know'. A few moments later and me winking at my loving husband, our boy spoke up and said 'I have changed my mind'. I smiled at my husband and he winked at me. I have observed an uneasy restlessness in my son, not sure of what to do with himself. We have put in place boundaries of time limits on the computer and monitor what he looks at and only the other day I said to my son that his personal hygiene and welfare is fair more important than the computer. You are more important than anything in this house. He is responsible for getting himself ready for school, making his lunch and feeding the animals before we leave each morning but he rushes through these things as an inconvienience to himself and at times forgets to brush his teeth. I took the privilige away from him yesterday so he could complete all his tasks. With the time left over he played outside with the dog and then played with his Lego. I am excited about buying your book and will casually mention your accomplishments. Thank you for your wonderful insight. Hi
I was listening to Focus on the Family yesterday as I was driving home..hearing young people talk so openly and confidently made me feel hopeful. I have a 11year old son, who thinks that sitting idly is uncomfortable and needs to be in front of a screen 99% of the time that he is awake. I offered a challenge to go “Screen Free”, for a week and by choosing other activities such as soccer, lego, going to the park, anything that he came up with. Well, surprise…the challenge was declined.
My husband asked my son about the reason why he didn’t want to do it and the response was, ‘I don’t know’.
A few moments later and me winking at my loving husband, our boy spoke up and said ‘I have changed my mind’. I smiled at my husband and he winked at me.
I have observed an uneasy restlessness in my son, not sure of what to do with himself.
We have put in place boundaries of time limits on the computer and monitor what he looks at and only the other day I said to my son that his personal hygiene and welfare is fair more important than the computer. You are more important than anything in this house. He is responsible for getting himself ready for school, making his lunch and feeding the animals before we leave each morning but he rushes through these things as an inconvienience to himself and at times forgets to brush his teeth.
I took the privilige away from him yesterday so he could complete all his tasks.
With the time left over he played outside with the dog and then played with his Lego.
I am excited about buying your book and will casually mention your accomplishments.
Thank you for your wonderful insight.

]]> By: Marissa http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/#comment-515485 Marissa Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:38:08 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=50#comment-515485 Really true! Im in the beginning of your book, me and my mom are reading it together. This is deffinately a hard thing for me to acomplish not alone, but even with God its hard. Being so used to hearing music the curses a lot and weather I pay much attention or not usually it talks about other things. So please pray I can keep this promise to God that I will listen to Godly music and concentrate on him. Thank you so much! Really true! Im in the beginning of your book, me and my mom are reading it together. This is deffinately a hard thing for me to acomplish not alone, but even with God its hard. Being so used to hearing music the curses a lot and weather I pay much attention or not usually it talks about other things. So please pray I can keep this promise to God that I will listen to Godly music and concentrate on him. Thank you so much!

]]> By: Kasa http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/#comment-504413 Kasa Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:06:03 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=50#comment-504413 I couldn't agree more with this post. I really like that you pointed out that our "companions" are not just our human friends. I think that teenagers disregard how much all those other things affect their life. Its easier to take a look at the human friends you surround yourself and weed those out. I don't think a lot of teenagers give a second thought to how the other things can do so much damage to them and they can do a lot of damage. Its a very subtle thing and it kind of just creeps in and pretty soon its taken over and changed you and rules your life and you don't even recognize it. I couldn’t agree more with this post. I really like that you pointed out that our “companions” are not just our human friends. I think that teenagers disregard how much all those other things affect their life. Its easier to take a look at the human friends you surround yourself and weed those out. I don’t think a lot of teenagers give a second thought to how the other things can do so much damage to them and they can do a lot of damage. Its a very subtle thing and it kind of just creeps in and pretty soon its taken over and changed you and rules your life and you don’t even recognize it.

]]> By: Kyuyoung "Kyle" Lee http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/#comment-501548 Kyuyoung "Kyle" Lee Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:17:33 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=50#comment-501548 My name is Kyuyoung "Kyle" Lee and I am a 14 year old whose country, blood, pride, and loyalty lies in the Democratic Republic of South Korea but has even more pride, loyalty, and most importantly, faith in Christianity, the lifestyle of following our LORD Jesus Christ, my personal God and Savior. I reside in the city of Manhattan Beach, California, attend Mira Costa High School, and am the bassist and vocals for the Christian rock band "Fire In The Rain." I agree with this post yet I feel I must say something to clarify to others. I do respect and share the opinion that most of the media is in fact controlled by people we tend to call evil or unholy, but I want to say that being exposed to the media does not necessarily mean that we are influenced. But I do, however, agree that with a lot of it, that we can be influenced. I wish to encourage those who read this post to choose to listen to the Christian media at least as much as the worldly media. The worldly media does have some people who, without their knowing, support our Christian faith and the worldly media may be used by our God. But if all we listen to is the worldly media, then our faith will collapse sooner or later. My MP3 Player is one of my friends, not because it contains just the worldly media, but because it contains good music for me to enjoy and also Christian music that are not in any way musically behind the worldly music in which I can strengthen my faith and also enjoy. To shorten everything I said and put it in shorter words, enjoy the worldly media, but choose to follow the Christian media. Thank you for reading, and I welcome any criticism, so feel free to correct me on parts that I may be wrong in. My name is Kyuyoung “Kyle” Lee and I am a 14 year old whose country, blood, pride, and loyalty lies in the Democratic Republic of South Korea but has even more pride, loyalty, and most importantly, faith in Christianity, the lifestyle of following our LORD Jesus Christ, my personal God and Savior. I reside in the city of Manhattan Beach, California, attend Mira Costa High School, and am the bassist and vocals for the Christian rock band “Fire In The Rain.” I agree with this post yet I feel I must say something to clarify to others. I do respect and share the opinion that most of the media is in fact controlled by people we tend to call evil or unholy, but I want to say that being exposed to the media does not necessarily mean that we are influenced. But I do, however, agree that with a lot of it, that we can be influenced. I wish to encourage those who read this post to choose to listen to the Christian media at least as much as the worldly media. The worldly media does have some people who, without their knowing, support our Christian faith and the worldly media may be used by our God. But if all we listen to is the worldly media, then our faith will collapse sooner or later. My MP3 Player is one of my friends, not because it contains just the worldly media, but because it contains good music for me to enjoy and also Christian music that are not in any way musically behind the worldly music in which I can strengthen my faith and also enjoy. To shorten everything I said and put it in shorter words, enjoy the worldly media, but choose to follow the Christian media. Thank you for reading, and I welcome any criticism, so feel free to correct me on parts that I may be wrong in.

]]> By: Alesha http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/#comment-501492 Alesha Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:35:35 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=50#comment-501492 That is sooooo good! I love this post because it's SO TRUE! I know people that have committed themselves to being physically pure but everything else is lacking in purity (eg: they listen to trashy, non-Christian music, watch bad tv shows, talk about guys constantly, and so on). I wish I could get through to them that being pure is so much more than just staying physically pure. And a lot of times, we're closer to our non-human friends than our human ones. It's very important to choose all companions wisely. Cuz, you know, "We are who we hang out with!" This post is so great! :D Your sister in Christ, ~Alesha That is sooooo good! I love this post because it’s SO TRUE! I know people that have committed themselves to being physically pure but everything else is lacking in purity (eg: they listen to trashy, non-Christian music, watch bad tv shows, talk about guys constantly, and so on).
I wish I could get through to them that being pure is so much more than just staying physically pure.
And a lot of times, we’re closer to our non-human friends than our human ones. It’s very important to choose all companions wisely. Cuz, you know, “We are who we hang out with!” This post is so great! :D

Your sister in Christ,
~Alesha

]]> By: Wilson http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/#comment-500767 Wilson Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:57:02 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=50#comment-500767 What about listening to sermons on Ipods? I have been getting amazing Bible teaching from Tim Kellers church that without my Ipod I would not have been getting. Agree with the rest but I believe that unlike the rest of society I have been impacted very positively by Media and have not conformed to the patterns of this world (Romans 12) What about listening to sermons on Ipods? I have been getting amazing Bible teaching from Tim Kellers church that without my Ipod I would not have been getting. Agree with the rest but I believe that unlike the rest of society I have been impacted very positively by Media and have not conformed to the patterns of this world (Romans 12)

]]> By: Jesse http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/#comment-496876 Jesse Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:41:52 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=50#comment-496876 Wow. This is quite a shock to an ipod addict like me. I go to a christian private school, and I sent out an e-mail to the school administrator and several of my friends about this website, with hope that they will look at it, and then spread it around the school. I also sent it to friends at different schools, hoping that they will spread it to their friends. Please pray for this effort to spread this website of encouragement. Wow. This is quite a shock to an ipod addict like me. I go to a christian private school, and I sent out an e-mail to the school administrator and several of my friends about this website, with hope that they will look at it, and then spread it around the school. I also sent it to friends at different schools, hoping that they will spread it to their friends. Please pray for this effort to spread this website of encouragement.

]]> By: Melanie http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/#comment-476048 Melanie Sat, 16 May 2009 06:04:38 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=50#comment-476048 J.D. I like your thinkin' :D I'm loading up my iPod with the old-time preaching that I loved in my younger days-Brother Lester Roloff is a favorite (I was at Bethesda Home as a girl, some eons ago). I have sometimes wondered what he'd think of such technology, considering his stance on television (he called it "hellevision", LOL, but I'm quickly coming to agree), but he was OK with radio, at least Christian programming (this was before the popularity of CCM, which I know he'd not have approved). J.D. I like your thinkin’ :D I’m loading up my iPod with the old-time preaching that I loved in my younger days-Brother Lester Roloff is a favorite (I was at Bethesda Home as a girl, some eons ago). I have sometimes wondered what he’d think of such technology, considering his stance on television (he called it “hellevision”, LOL, but I’m quickly coming to agree), but he was OK with radio, at least Christian programming (this was before the popularity of CCM, which I know he’d not have approved).

]]> By: Lauren Provost http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/#comment-471848 Lauren Provost Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:25:10 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=50#comment-471848 This article is awesome. I'm working on a session I have to lead at a girls event this weekend, and I just love this blog. It's such a great resource. Big thanks to everyone who contributes! This article is awesome. I’m working on a session I have to lead at a girls event this weekend, and I just love this blog. It’s such a great resource.
Big thanks to everyone who contributes!

]]> By: Mike http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/my-ipod-is-my-best-friend/#comment-471540 Mike Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:21:44 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=50#comment-471540 I really enjoyed this blog. I was skimming through some of the comments and actually read on posted by Jake on September 5, 2005. You may have already addressed this question and if you have I need to read the response (could you direct me to your response?). The question that Jake asked was How do you be light? Act 1:8 says that when the Holy Spirit comes on us we will be Jesus' witnesses. Well being a witness for Jesus is being that light. In order to be a witness I need to speak to other people about being a Christian. I need to speak about how Jesus has changed my life. I need to speak about how other people have been changed by Jesus. I also need to speak about how people can be changed by Jesus Christ. Then once I speak the things of Jesus I then also need to live my life that way as well. How do I live my life as a Christian. I think it is simply reading and following (aka obeying) God's Word the Bible. I hope this helps people with answering the great question that Jake asked almost 4 years ago. I really enjoyed this blog. I was skimming through some of the comments and actually read on posted by Jake on September 5, 2005. You may have already addressed this question and if you have I need to read the response (could you direct me to your response?). The question that Jake asked was How do you be light? Act 1:8 says that when the Holy Spirit comes on us we will be Jesus’ witnesses. Well being a witness for Jesus is being that light. In order to be a witness I need to speak to other people about being a Christian. I need to speak about how Jesus has changed my life. I need to speak about how other people have been changed by Jesus. I also need to speak about how people can be changed by Jesus Christ. Then once I speak the things of Jesus I then also need to live my life that way as well. How do I live my life as a Christian. I think it is simply reading and following (aka obeying) God’s Word the Bible.

I hope this helps people with answering the great question that Jake asked almost 4 years ago.

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