Comments on: Why Do Hard Things? http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against low expectations Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Cristine Fields http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-525870 Cristine Fields Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:08:35 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-525870 Awesome and much needed advice. Thank you for giving me a new perspective. I enjoy learning. I can learn to enjoy challenges also. God Bless and Thx! Cristine Awesome and much needed advice. Thank you for giving me a new perspective. I enjoy learning. I can learn to enjoy challenges also. God Bless and Thx! Cristine

]]> By: Matthew http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-521663 Matthew Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:37:02 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-521663 Great Great Great read I enjoyed it a whole lot! Thanks Alex and Brett Great Great Great read I enjoyed it a whole lot!

Thanks Alex and Brett

]]> By: Sawyer http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-521536 Sawyer Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:09:21 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-521536 HI I'm Sawyer and i'm almost 14 and the book encouraged me to speak to others about Christ. Thanks for the book it was great!! HI
I’m Sawyer and i’m almost 14 and the book encouraged me to speak to others about Christ. Thanks for the book it was great!!

]]> By: Celia http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-506498 Celia Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:38:20 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-506498 Hey, I'm Celia. I'm almost 13 and my Mom got me your book just last week. I'm so glad that you wrote that book, it really inspired me and it's really interesting. It's really reminded me of the low expectations of this generations! Thank you SOOOO much for writing this book!!!!!!!!! It was SUCH an encouragement to me!!!! =) Hey,
I’m Celia. I’m almost 13 and my Mom got me your book just last week. I’m so glad that you wrote that book, it really inspired me and it’s really interesting. It’s really reminded me of the low expectations of this generations! Thank you SOOOO much for writing this book!!!!!!!!! It was SUCH an encouragement to me!!!!
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]]> By: Connie http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-506482 Connie Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:01:08 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-506482 I'm a youth pastor with the same vision as yours (as close as I can figure at least through your books,blog, etc.). Our youth group isn't even called a 'group' but a youth ministry. I'm so thankful for your ministry because for years I have felt very alone in this cause. I only know of one other youth ministry that teaches this mindset & it's 3 hours away! Is it possible in any way to find out if there are other like-minded ministries in central Indiana that don't babysit youth or have a teen social club, but a training & equipping grounds for youth to use their gifts now? We have a dance/drama team that is awesome reaching out to teens & every where we go people say they've never seen anything so powerful for teens to invove themselves in ministry & I'm thinking, 'why not?' We can't wait until they've been through college to show them their potential. They need to see & use it now. Thanks again! I’m a youth pastor with the same vision as yours (as close as I can figure at least through your books,blog, etc.). Our youth group isn’t even called a ‘group’ but a youth ministry. I’m so thankful for your ministry because for years I have felt very alone in this cause. I only know of one other youth ministry that teaches this mindset & it’s 3 hours away! Is it possible in any way to find out if there are other like-minded ministries in central Indiana that don’t babysit youth or have a teen social club, but a training & equipping grounds for youth to use their gifts now? We have a dance/drama team that is awesome reaching out to teens & every where we go people say they’ve never seen anything so powerful for teens to invove themselves in ministry & I’m thinking, ‘why not?’ We can’t wait until they’ve been through college to show them their potential. They need to see & use it now. Thanks again!

]]> By: Hannah Dear http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-505865 Hannah Dear Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:55:35 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-505865 Hi! I'm a homeschool girl form Ohio. I just started to read you book Do Hard Things today. I love it. I am only ten ,but I think I probably need to do more. Hi! I’m a homeschool girl form Ohio. I just started to read you book Do Hard Things today. I love it. I am only ten ,but I think I probably need to do more.

]]> By: Harra GO http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-502074 Harra GO Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:17:45 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-502074 HI, im Harra im actually from cebu im 12 yrs old ...There was a youth group who shared the book "DO HARD THINGS" i was really eager to buy that book but it was like real expensive but a great thing happened the next...i was out of budget and had no money... after few days while i was searching for a book in the library i was totally SHOCK guess what? I FOUND THE Book i was so all like WHOA amEN!!! i really found the book... so i borrowed it and im actually still reading it now..The book is really interesting!!..I really like how you guys promoted this book.. but all i could say is... I'd really hope you'll spread more to other people the WORD OF GOD ill pray for you guys i really hope you can replay to me in yahoo mail...- Harra_Jessa - thank you so much.... HArra Go :D God Bless you guys... HI,
im Harra im actually from cebu im 12 yrs old …There was a youth group who shared the book “DO HARD THINGS” i was really eager to buy that book but it was like real expensive but a great thing happened the next…i was out of budget and had no money… after few days while i was searching for a book in the library i was totally SHOCK guess what? I FOUND THE Book i was so all like WHOA amEN!!! i really found the book… so i borrowed it and im actually still reading it now..The book is really interesting!!..I really like how you guys promoted this book.. but all i could say is… I’d really hope you’ll spread more to other people the WORD OF GOD ill pray for you guys i really hope you can replay to me in yahoo mail…- Harra_Jessa - thank you so much….
HArra Go :D God Bless you guys…

]]> By: Luke Damkoehler http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-491836 Luke Damkoehler Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:01:23 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-491836 Hi, My mom got me your book "Do Hard Things". I am 11 years old, so I am almost a teenager. She bought it at a homeschool confrenss. A lot of other people did too. It real made me feel good to know that a lot of other people are endevering to not just meat the low expectations. I am going to get your news letter when my dad gets my e-mail working tonight. I thank you for getting this group of like minded people together. Thank You, Luke Damkoehler Hi,
My mom got me your book “Do Hard Things”. I am 11 years old, so I am almost a teenager. She bought it at a homeschool confrenss. A lot of other people did too. It real made me feel good to know that a lot of other people are endevering to not just meat the low expectations. I am going to get your news letter when my dad gets my e-mail working tonight. I thank you for getting this group of like minded people together.

Thank You,
Luke Damkoehler

]]> By: Megan H. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-473150 Megan H. Mon, 04 May 2009 22:03:55 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-473150 Thanxs so much i really needed to read this! i'm going through some though times with my dad and needed some encouragement :) Thanxs so much i really needed to read this! i’m going through some though times
with my dad and needed some encouragement :)

]]> By: james k. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-464513 james k. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:03:29 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/12/why-do-hard-things-part-one/#comment-464513 "hard things" and "personal growth". those sound like our culture's success myth rather than following Christ. btw, why care about filmmaking by youth? is that a hard thing like purity, etc. (1 Tim 4:12), or is it an achievement that's really cool to look at and show off? it seems like "do hard things" is a rather palatable message in our culture (one where secular youth are ever more active in society) than "be Christ-like" or something that genuinely counters the prevailing culture, the culture that likes success stories, like movies and books made by teens. “hard things” and “personal growth”.

those sound like our culture’s success myth rather than following Christ. btw, why care about filmmaking by youth? is that a hard thing like purity, etc. (1 Tim 4:12), or is it an achievement that’s really cool to look at and show off?

it seems like “do hard things” is a rather palatable message in our culture (one where secular youth are ever more active in society) than “be Christ-like” or something that genuinely counters the prevailing culture, the culture that likes success stories, like movies and books made by teens.

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