The Rebelution Is Over
Update: We’re really sorry for giving you all heart attacks (even though it was really fun reading all your comments)! This post was meant as satire — poking fun at the low expectations our culture has for young people. Finally, it’s probably important to note that Alex and I do not eat Reese’s Puffs.
The Rebelution is shutting down. We’ve made some great memories together, but two teenagers with a blog can’t compete against a behemoth corporate empire like Reese’s Puffs. Now that they’ve started challenging teens to do hard things like “meet someone with your own name” and “pull off the perfect practical joke,” there isn’t much reason for The Rebelution to continue. Reese’s Puffs has the resources and the marketing team to call this generation to a better future — we don’t.
So, while The Rebelution is over, The Reese-olution has just begun. Reese’s Puffs has provided tools we never could have — like the handy checklist below. We believe that it is a complete road-map to God-glorifying teen years and a bright future. We’d encourage you to study it and allow it to reese-olutionize your life.
Click here for a LARGER more READABLE version
This list might sound intimidating, but just remember that you have eighteen years to complete it! Even if you don’t start until you’re thirteen, you’re only talking about three things each year. That leaves you plenty of time to eat lots of Reese’s Puffs — the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter flavor.
Goodbye Rebelutionaries. Hello Reese-olutionaries.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
You know, guys. You *almost* freak me out.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I feel inspired.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
You had me *really* disgusted for a split-second. But I do have to try those Reeses Puffs now……
May 14th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I was worried when I saw the title of the post! Well, at least we have Reese’s Puffs to encourage us do hard things.
(This is a joke, right? And, you don’t eat Reese’s Puffs, do you?)
May 14th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Wow! What a list… who cares about graduating high school anyway?
May 14th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Please. Do not scare me like that.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
I think my heart stopped for a second…
May 14th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Time to check off #11 — pull off the perfect practical joke.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Cool! How much are you going to extract out of Reese’s Puffs for excellent advertising?! Funny! Are you all going to post more DHT Pictures? All of them so far have been great!
May 14th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Brett, Watch out for the retaliation!
May 14th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Haha!! I was really shocked for a minute. I’m so glad you’re joking…lol. Wow.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Wow that scared me! haha
May 14th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
wow, you scared me for a couple seconds. You’ve concured #11.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
lolz….nice
May 14th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
*big sigh of relief*
haha…..well, I guess I have a lot to do in the next 7 months before I reach the super old age of 19!
May 14th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Darn… I think that they missed number 19: Make your bed for at least four days out of the week. That could be hard for some of you!
May 14th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Whoa… I think you guys made my eyes do a double take. I was like, “What!?! The Rebelution is over!?!” Then I saw this post, and I felt a little relieved it was a joke.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
*applause*
I was almost fooled
This is great.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
LOL…wait to get almost everybody.
That said, I think we should make Reese’s Puffs the official cereal of the Rebelution….Do Hard Things and exercise them off everyday.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Great idea, David!
May 14th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Aaaah! For a few moments I thought you were serious! Hmm… time to go dig out my defibrillator…
Joking about “The Rebelution is shutting down” is okay… it would be quiiiite a different story if it was for real!
On a side note, I would much rather be challenged by this website and the book than be challenged by a cardboard cereal box… haha, even if it is good cereal. Great post!
~Elisabeth
May 14th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
if anyone wants to go bungee jumping, let’s get together and have a blast! …and hopefully not brake our necks. I need to start cracking down on the list.
Thanks guys for the joke! and the inspiration!
May 14th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Oh my word…I saw Alex’s status on facebook, and my heart almost stopped. I laughed so hard after I saw this post tho. Talk about “high expectations”. yea right, lol
May 14th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Haha…you guys definitely pulled off #11. For a second I was wondering what was going on. First thought was maybe you were setting the site aside for college or something. Then as I started reading, I thought you guys were getting sued, or were in some legal mess with Reeses. I finally caught on. *rolls eyes* Shame on you for scaring me so bad.
lol
May 14th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
haah wow. I saw Alex’s status and I think my heart skipped a beat. lol. Now I’m laughing though
May 14th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I seriously freaked out when I saw Alex’s status on facebook…my heart skipped a beat and I came right over here…haha what a joke!!! Seriously that was funny (and heart stopping
) I am soooo inspired 
Lets hear it for Cereal Box Expectations!!!! 
May 14th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Scared me for a second there! Way to give everyone a healthy heart attack.
Hmm..instead of going backstage on a gig, why not be ONstage? Little more to brag about - especially if you learned an instrument.
Wow, I’d better get to work. Only two more years to get all that done! Err, wait.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Haha!! Wow, that’s great. As I did my official skim of the article, at first I was like, “The end?! NOOOooo!!” and then, “Whaaa? Reese’s puffs? 0_o What does that have to do with the Rebelution?”
*lol* good joke, guys.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Ha ha ha, very funny.
I almost had a heart attack, even in my young age.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Y’all nailed #11 I was scared for a couple of seconds =D I’m so relieved that y’all were joking.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
#11 nothing! You’re 19. You’ve failed - shut it down.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Wow…way to scare me! I got onto the site and saw there was a new blog post…I saw the title and immediately was like “oh no! don’t shut down!!”. Needless to say I was quite relieved when I actually read the post and saw that it was a joke.
But there was definitely about 30 seconds during which I was seriously concerned you were going to shut it all down just like that!
Haha. Good post though!
May 14th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Oh my goodness! I thought ya’ll had gone mad…but I knew ya’ll would never quit the Rebelution now. The title scared me but now I’m laughing.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Wow and I thought we where done with April Fools
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May 14th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Okay, that really scared me. What a terrible thing to do–I might not reach #18 now. How funny!
May 14th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
I agree with David. Let’s make them the official cereal of the Rebelution. We need a jingle to go with it though. Hmmm…..
May 14th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Owowowow! For a minute there…. I was really scared!
May 14th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Haha…wow, those are pretty incredible hard things! And I only have a few more months before my 18th year is over! *ahh!* Hmm…I’m sure cleaning the ENTIRE house would let me off the hook! And while I’m at it, win a trophy for the #1 cleanest house??? Oh yeah, Do Hard Things, here I come!
May 14th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
I was about to break out in goodbyes!
May 14th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Haha scared me too. The funniest thing on that list is that every single thing to do comes with “fine print.” So, not only do we need our expectations laid out for us in a handy list, we also need them further explained!
May 14th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
You guys, it’s not a joke.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
(o;
May 14th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
eep! that scared me. whew!
But thanks for the laugh!
May 14th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
DON’T SCARE ME LIKE THAT!
I almost started crying!
You made me realize how much I would miss your articles and posts if you really did shut down. Thanks for doing all those hard things, guys. You are great examples for us, by God’s grace.
Oh, oh, I just had an idea:I’ll design a bracelet that says WWAABD? (What Would Alex And Brett Do?) I’ll sell them and donate all of the proceeds to the local food pantry.
Check off number 15!
May 14th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
How much did Reese’s Puffs pay you to do this? : ) hahah… very funny. Good joke.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Megan: Thanks for your kind words — BUT PLEASE NEVER MAKE WWAABD BRACELETS!
May 14th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Wow! That title sure made me do a double-take. I was almost worried, but I knew there was no way you guys would should down right now if you really believe what you say unless a catastrophe happened. Great joke, that is I didn’t think it was very funny at first but now, that’s pretty good. I agree with Heidi though, you guys already failed it age wise:-) thought THAT joke might make up for it:O) Thanks for everything you guys do. It’s a great example for all of us.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Haha! That was the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while! I had to share it with my family! Very clever guys.
May 14th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Heart stopped!
Scared!
Ok, I’m not stupid..I’ve finally calmed down.
Whoa!
Why do guys have to joke like that?
Don’t fake out your personality and online identity like that again. EVER!!!!
Tears!
Alex and Brett, do ya’ll realize what it would mean to me if there wasn’t anything like the Rebelution?
May 14th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Don’t scare me like that! It took me a long time to even realize you were kidding! (You ARE kidding, right?)
May 14th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
‘Had me freaked there for a second! =]
May 14th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Wow, now that was a good one! But something about the line “Now that they’ve started challenging teens to do hard things…” seems a little “anti-Reeses.” I hope they don’t sue anybody for that
Seize The Day!
-StrongJoy
May 14th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Daniel: We are totally, totally kidding.
May 14th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
My heart stopped when I read the title of this blog entry. Yesterday was my 14th birthday, and I received your book as a gift. Let me tell you…I’m only on the 3rd chapter, but I am so inspired from what I have read this far. I thought I’d check out the blogspot only to find that! God is using you guys in wonderful ways to encourage and hopefully make a difference in this culture…Keep up the good work…and don’t pull another of those!
May 14th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
We will miss you Alex and Brett, but at least we will get peanut butter and chocolate
Eric
May 14th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Oh my word, I almost had a heart attack! *Please* don’t do that again! Though I do admit, if I hadn’t been the victim of this joke, I would have found it extremely funny.
May 14th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Uh, NOT funny! Really scared me for a moment, considering that the two of ya will be heading off to college soon! And, Reese’s challenges seem . . . wimpy compared to some of the accomplishments listed in “Do Hard Things”. Sheesh!
May 14th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Scared me for a second! That was not very nice.
May 14th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
dude…i’ve aready done like half the check list……what am i gonna do with the rest of my life!?!?!?!?!?!? :S i’ve done half the stuff i’m suppose to do!!!!! sudenly the future doesn’t look so bright, LOL
resse’s puffs rawk the world….but some how i think the Rebelution would make a bigger splash…but oh well you gotta live w/ what you get. i geuss we’ll just have to make the most of it heheheheheh
lol you guys are stellar
May 14th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
That really scared me!!! I thought that this was real for a while till I read this post. I am REALLY glad that this was a joke! (it was funny though!)
May 14th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Haha! nice. scared me too for a second.
May 14th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I want(ed) to believe that someone hacked into the Rebelution, and that Brett and Alex would never do a trick like this. Haha, guys. :-p
Seriously, I was there thinking… “Who got into the Rebelution Blog?!? Are the twins having an argument or something? Or did Alex King do it for a joke? Or is David Boskovic getting a laugh? Or what if it’s really a hacker!?” Lol.
Just one concern… what about the Rebelutionaries around the world who aren’t used to jokes like this? And you know you’ll never hear the end of this, right?
May 14th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
My heart skipped a beat! I was seriously scared the whole time I was reading. Great joke!!:)
May 14th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
That was HILARIOUS! It took me several re-reads to get it, but I finally got it! You guys are so funny!
But there’s one thing there at the end of the list that’s bugging me. They say these are “18 things to do before you turn 18.” You can’t turn 18 before you turn 18. That’s impossible. Even Rebelutionaries can’t do that one!
Ha ha ha.
May 14th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
You, know, I’ll bet you guys are getting more laughs out of this than all of us combined!! BUT, it’s at our expense, oh well, great joke! *I think*
May 14th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Keep up the good work you guys! This stuff just keeps it real… bring me my junk food cereal!!!!
May 14th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
DON’T SCARE ME LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, here’s my reactions, in the consecutive order in which they occured:
*sees title* “What??”
*see’s first line* OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*after first shock* “Are the conferences continuing, though??”
*after a minute* “What’s with the Reeses thing?”
*sees first comment* OHHHH! IT’S A JOKE!!!
*gasps in relief*
*laughs*
*posts this comment*
Good joke! See you in Dallas.
May 14th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Got a little nervous for a second!! Though I have to agree with the othes, I am sure you all had a nice laugh out of it.
May 14th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
That’s horrible! I almost fainted when I saw the title. Very funny. : )
May 14th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I hope no one died from shock!
May 14th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Awesome. Dude. I’m, like, so overwhelmed. Like, you know, really challenged since I am twice 18 years old, and I only have done like, maybe, you know, 5 of these things. I’m gonna have to get on the ball. I wish someone would have like, told me this years ago…what a contribution to society I could have like, you know, made! I am just so glad, that, I can, you know, make sure my kids get a chance to complete this list…right? Anyway, so, you know, like, dude! Thanks man. I’m gonna go rearrange some of my goals, you know, and like, get started LIVING LIFE!!! Peace out—
May 14th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Nassssssty! You startled me for a few second! I had so many thoughts running around! Good grief!
May 14th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Wow!!! You scared me there. I got it in an email and had to come here to make sure that it was just a joke…
May 14th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
If only this list had been written sooner! I’m disheartened to have already reached age 18, yet completed only a fraction of the items listed.
May 14th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
hey - have pity on us ‘over the hill’ folks who love the Rebelution and don’t catch on so fast! I had to come to these comments to convince myself that this is RILLY RILLY a joke! THANK THE LORD!
I didn’t enjoy the rebellion of the 1960s, but I love this one and don’t want it to end.
Thanks for the laugh [now that i know it’s a joke].
~ann in faith
May 14th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
80
I was scared for a second there! Sorry, but Reese’s will never inspire me to do hard things as much as you guys have. That list will be a blast!
May 14th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
I was officially freaking out! lol…
May 14th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
*OH MY WORD!* You seriously scared me! I mean, I realize that the Rebelution probably won’t last forever… But I would have liked a little more notice than that! LOL
Thanks for the laugh!
May 14th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
You guys almost made me take an aspirin!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. Seriously though, when me and my sis saw this we’re like “WHAT???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” and then we saw the first comment. Sigh of relief. Good joke.
May 14th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Omg I just had like an almost MAJOR heart attack when i read that haha
May 14th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
My first response: “The Rebelution is letting down THOUSANDS of teenagers because of some stupid ceral???”
Ha, you guys really scared me… thanks for the laugh (and the minor heart attack)!
Alexandra- Do I get to check of #9? =]
May 14th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
That was mean! PLEASE don’t ever, ever do that again! It took like ten minutes for my heart rate to slow down to something like normal again. I had to read all the comments to convince myself it really was a joke and I’m still scared. I’ll be fine though, just take a few deep breaths and then I’ll be able to laugh about it lol. I thought maybe somebody hacked into the site or something for a minute, but it is pretty funny I guess.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I was ready to scream at you “What does God have to say about this?!! You can’t just give up like that! What does your book say about this one?” But it gave me a good laugh after I was ready to cry.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Brett: You may have already (errantly) checked off #11, but actually, it’s too late for you — your best and worthy teen years are down the drain. You’re 19, bud. Your best life has slipped your grasp. Adios. El pollo loco esta al otro lado del camino. You might as well give up.
And to think you could have done something with your life…….
May 14th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
“I agree with David. Let’s make them the official cereal of the Rebelution. We need a jingle to go with it though. Hmmm….. ”
Ah-ahem:
“Oh peanut-buttery chocolatey crunch,
Reeses Puffs I love to munch,
But this plagiarism stings,
of ‘Do Hard Things’
Reeses Puffs I’ll skip for brunch!”
May 14th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
That was nerve wracking.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Okay, wow, you had me this close to screaming “Who hacked this blog?!” Whew, I’m sweating buckets. Nice joke though, I think.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
“WHAT?! They can’t do that!”
So glad you are just joking.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Wow. You guys are so awesomeishful! I just about died laughing, after I realised it was a joke!
Lauren
;-)
May 14th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I think this is the scariest thing I have seen this week. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the title of the post.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Oh my….WOW yeah…I fell for it, just like everyone else. eek. *is still recovering*
Hey reminds me of that list of things teenagers are expected to do when they’re teens (from the conference).
…so if we’re 18 and haven’t done everything on the list???
May 14th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
just stick with Count Chocula. it’s safer.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Nice job on the jingle, Daniel.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Oh, and by the way; Alex, Brett……. watch your backs. You may be laughing now, but the tears are coming.
Enjoy this while you can. =)
May 14th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Thank you. I composed it on the spot.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
oh goodness my heart stopped for a second there. Don’t do that!!
May 14th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
I nearly keeled over, like dozens of my peers above. XD But ah, so sad that a list like that (which was probably meant to be halfway serious) is all that we young people are to aspire to do. A six-year-old reading this is going to think… what? That meeting a celebrity is a MUST before they hit (legal) adulthood?
May 14th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
I LIKE REESE PUFFS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay this is totally nifty!!!!
I can’t wait to be on a TV show!!!!!!
Bungee Jump anyone!!!!!!!!!!
Oh NO! I haven’t won a trophy yet! What is gonna become of me!!??
They forgot one thing! Graduate from Velcro tennis shoes!!!
May 14th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
i had a heart atack and died
May 14th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Ok so that is really not nice! haha I saw Alex’s status on facebook and like many others, my heart stopped! but all is good now…:)
May 14th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Alex and Brett must have just wanted to know how many people were with them. It’s hard to know until tragedy strikes. Looks like there are plenty of people quite attatched to the Rebelution. It’s very encouraging, actually!
May 14th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
NO! NO! NO! NO! Oh, you’re just joking. Don’t scare me like that. I started to freak out!
This is kind of off topic but, is anyone going to see Prince Caspian tomorrow? I’m SO excited!
I have a really hard time pulling off a practical joke. I always end up giving it away by laughing. You guys did a great job though.
May 14th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Thomas Leng:
I LOVE REESES PUFFS!
I am glad to see that your death did not keep you from posting a comment. Was it fun seeing your own obituary?
May 14th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Go Reese’s!!!!! lol, Y’all be ready for the retaliation!!!! June 28th, 2008. Dallas Conference. I will be there. So, I already have #’s 5, 9, and 12 taken care of!!! Only 15 to go!!! oh, wait, am I supposed to do them in order?!? Great joke, you guys! Thanx for the laugh!
Mandy
P.S. For those of us not on Facebook, would someone explaining what Alex’s status was? Thanks!
May 14th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
HAHA you guys had me super scared for a minute. I didn’t see the blog post, I just saw Miss Hillary G.’s new thread saying it’s all shutting down and I TOTALLY freaked out….the retaliation’s comin’, Hillary…
May 14th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
You guys can’t do this to me, It isn’t even April Fools yet!
I’m going to start thereeseolution.com !!!
Motto #1: Your young, have fun, eat’a Reese’s Puff!
Motto #2: When the Rebelution is away the Reeseolutionaries will eat!
Motto #3: Do hard things, eat a Reese’s Puff!
Motto #4: When the going gets hard the Reeseolutionaries take a break and go raid the fridge.
Motto #5: Reeseliation!!!
Motto #6: April Fools was 10 seconds ago!
Motto #7: Who let the candy out of the bag?
Motto #8: Goodbye Alex & Brett! Nice knowing you.
Motto #9: Alex & Brett must be trying to get the list done before anyone else!
Now I can check off number 11! (right???)
May 14th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Hahaha!!!
Sweet relief! Great one guys! Oh wow, I knew it couldn’t be true - although I was worried. Funny funny funny.
May 14th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Wow.
It makes you think… will this ever become a reality (not the reeses thing but the rebelution closing)? It wouldn’t have been as believable if you guys weren’t going off to college this year!!!!
What’s going to happen when you guys get older and no longer even close to teens? It is a scary thought but we know that in reality the “rebelution” as a movement will never end. We as rebelutionaries will continue to “Do Hard Things” for the rest of our lives and hopefully we will inspire the next generations to “do hard things” too. (just thing of people like Josh Harris and the Ludys. They have inspired me even though they are from the previous generation.)
But all and all it was a very good joke! It must be so fun to look through the comments and see all the reactions!!!!!!!!! I wish I could have pulled this joke off. 1 question though… who thought of this?
In Christ,
Olivia H. Erickson
May 14th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I agree with HannaH…I think I have failed. In fact - I know it. Never again will I be able to look myself in the mirror…in fact…I’m going to break them all. I’m 19 and I’ve only completed 7. Only 7 things that are essential to propel one properly into “old age”! I’ve done more of a belly-flop into old age it seems.
I’m doomed.
–
Haha - but really, I was very worried at first when I saw Alex’ facebook update. I figured that of course the Rebelution mindset would go on…but the blog is sort-of like the engine. Without it, things would lose momentum, I think.
haha
But then I was relieved to catch on to your joke.
VERY FUNNY guys!
:P
~Lady Tai
May 14th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
I must say I’m a bit confused….Your really not shutting down the Rebelution, are you?? Hmmmm…..Well I think its a joke, but correct me if I am wrong!! Wow, that is a lot to accomplish by the time I turn 18, and my birthday is coming up really fast!! And, I don’t think I could possibly do all those things!!….lol
May 14th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Motto #10: The Rebelution is over, the Reeseliation begins!
Anyone got anymore Mottos???
May 14th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Alex & Brett, are you really shutting down the Rebelution?!
YES or NO
And don’t say its April Fools because it isn’t.
Motto #11: Some people said Alex & Brett were trying to pull something off. (;
May 14th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Man, I got worried when I first read that!!! What are Reeses Puffs? I dont think we have anything like that in Australia…
May 14th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
So yes, we all panicked. Alex and Brett, you had so many people ready to cry, in differing stages of life-threatening shock, etc. Wow. Now that’s impressive. Too bad that wasn’t on the Reese’s list…
My summary of the list:
“Play today, put off tomorrow (because that’s REALLY hard, let’s not go there yet), and do as much as you can right now that you’ll be too smart/mature/responsible to do later.”
Not that anything on the list was wrong! It’s just sad when those are your 18 life-goals for your pre-college life… And here I am, with only 3 months left of being 18, having accomplished less than half of those! Shocking.
Alex and Brett, you should create a Rebelution’s Top 18 List… yeah, put it on a colorful poster too… (Just remember that lots of us, like you both, no longer fit the under-18 category
) Seriously, I’m going to work on a list of God-glorifying goals for myself… I’d love to see what other people come up with!
May 14th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Okay, all you people who *almost* thought they were serious. . . wow. I only had time to look at the title (I was on my way to church), and then I had to go, so I didn’t know it was a joke!! You guys are horrible! *slaps Alex and Brett silly* =D
Your friend,
~Camille
May 14th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
That is horrible! I freaked out. i was so angry! I was deleting the Rebelution e-mails I had gotten. I wrote an e-mail to the both of you telling you: “No you can’t do that.” You guys are horrible…
May 14th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
SEE! Even chocolate is biased toword teens!
Give the Pixelante Admin a Heart attack will ya? I looked @ my email and about died. I just read an email about public Christian affairs may be illegal in the near future and then I saw THAT. *gasp*
NEW MOTTO: “Rebelution, eat your heart out”: CEO of the Reese-olution.
God Bless!
May 14th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Trevor B: I hope you’re joking! We really didn’t think it would make anyone upset! We thought people would get it as soon as they actually saw the post.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Greg Morehead: Great motto!
I made TWO discovers! (Number 10 done!)
1. Alex and Brett have a scanner.
2. Alex and Brett eat Reese’s Puffs for breakfast.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Good grief…
;)
hahaha…I feel so *inspired*
May 14th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
That was so very unexpected. (for me anyway)
May 14th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Scary
May 14th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Brett:
Not to make you feel bad, but It did say “It could end in tears.”
I fell for the joke. But when I saw that it said “get away with the perfect joke” I knew something was up. But I didn’t make me mad.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Ephesians 5:3-4 “But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.”
May 14th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Yes….Alex, would you mind explaining what your staus on Facebook was?? I’m very curious!
Camille, that’s mean!!!
Poor Alex and Brett…..I hope they recover from you beating them up.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
After all of the more serious-minded things ya’ll have posted, it’s hard to believe that you’d stoop to such awful joking! I read the email title and got this really empty feeling - I felt like I needed to cry and couldn’t.
Then I read the post and I just can’t get over how funny it is. The great thing is that you didn’t do it on April Fool’s, so no one was expecting it! Just don’t do stuff like this too often, or there won’t be any rebelutionaries left! [We’ll all die of heart attacks.] 
May 14th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
hahaha. you guys scared me for a second. that was very funny! the people who make reeses puffs need to read your book & blog. lol!
May 14th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Haha… that’s hilarious!
May 14th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
P.S. Yes, what DID your facebook status say?
May 14th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Ha. Ha. Ha.
Just wait until the Gaithersburg conference, guys.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Oh my goodness, guys! I knew they were joking as soon as I saw the Reeses Puffs thing. There are a lot of gullible people on these site!
This just goes to show you shouldn’t believe everything Alex and Brett say without further proof… 
Hillary S. - Wooohooo!!! Prince Caspian!! I want to go watch it on Monday.
I’m so excited.
Leah - Reese’s Puffs is a type of cereal. Like Reese’s Peanut Butter cups only they made it into cereal. It’s not the healthiest thing in the world.
I’ve always wanted to try it but my mother isn’t so in to eating basically candy for breakfast for some VERY odd reason. 
May 14th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
[…] Posted in Uncategorized at 7:48 am by onerebelutionary Did anyone else have a moment of panic when they saw this? I sure did! [Please answer the question and let me know that I’m NOT stupid for almost losing it] […]
May 14th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Okay, I found out through a friend that Alex’s Facebook status said: “The Rebelution is leaving. Check out the blog.”. Fot all you fellow non-facebook-users.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
hey, i’m just wondering…. i’ve noticed that most of your posts get 30+ comments…..what is the most that you’ve gotten on one post?
your SIC,
Amanda
P.S. Hillary S. and RBMA- My sister and I are going to try and go see Prince Caspian this friday!!!! I can’t wait!!!!!!! We might even try to go to the very first showing at 12:01 am
May 14th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
LOL:-D It’s funny now that I know that you were joking! I was in shear panic there for a minute when I read your e-mail!
May 14th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
I nearly freaked out.
This was hilarious though, after I realized that it was a joke.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
I almost stopped breathing. I thought - Alex and Brett have lost their minds! I had to go read the comments to know it was a joke. Please don’t scare me like that again.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Oh man! Ditto everyone else! No Rebelution?!? Come on!
May 14th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Haha! That scared me for a minute…
May 14th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
“I can’t believe what I’m reading!!!” “They can’t be shutting down The Rebelution!!!” These were my thoughts as I read your post. I have been sooooo encouraged by your website and didn’t want to start imaging life without it!
Keep up the great work in the Lord! He is using you!
May 14th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Haha. Hey, why doesn’t someone come up with “The breakfast of Teens”? We could call it, “Rebecereal”.
Seriously, what are Reese’s Puffs? I don’t remember ever having seen them in the store. If they’re really good, maybe I’ll consider becoming a “Reeselutionary”.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
OK. NOT FUNNY!!
May 14th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Emma (and anyone else who is curious): It actually says, “”The Rebelution is over.” See the blog.” Sorry!! I was just paraphrasing it! I didn’t know you’d actually come on here and post what I’d said!!!
May 14th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Crud!! I’m 18 in 3 months!!! I better get started!!
I’ve already bungee jumped, won a trophy…
Ok, ya’ll really REALLY scared me there for a second. Ha ha. Nice joke. But I’m not sure where God fit anywhere in that list. But I guess if He’s you’re idol then you could meet Him after that bungee cord snaps.
Glad to know ya’ll will still be around. I’ll be praying for ya’ll. (And that you don’t get out-done by the Reese’s co. If it makes you feel better, I don’t even like Reese’s puffs.)
May 14th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
What comes around goes around… I know I’m toast. It was too good to pass up!
May 14th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
WOW. I didn’t even really get a chance to believe it, because I clicked on the post so fast after seeing the header, “The Rebelution is Over” that probably my mouse cursor blurred! I was thinking, “No!!!! No, it can’t be what it seems” and I’m so happy it wasn’t.
It gave me a good laugh. . .I happen to really like sarcasm and dry humor. . .if I had been in Camille’s shoes though (only getting to see the title) I know it would have shaken me up and turned me upside down and inside out and all of that! *gack!* The Rebelution website & forum is such a tremendous blessing to me. . .and the Rebelutionary message a daily inspiration.
Laughing aside, everyone, this has a good point to it as well.
By using sarcasm, this post highlights the differences between what the world (or at least the commercial world) considers “motivation” for teens, and what the mission and goal of The Rebelution is.
So, to give everyone another list
:
1.) Realize the post is a joke–praise the Lord, The Rebelution is still alive & kicking (as my Grandpa would say);
2.) Take several deep breaths and allow pulse to slow back to normal;
3.) Take a moment to consider how much the mission & resources of The Rebelution have affected your life, and send a sincere prayer of thanksgiving to God (and pray for His continuted blessing on The Rebelution, Alex & Brett Harris, and all Rebelutionaries);
4.) Laugh at the sarcasm and comments
5.) Ponder the state of our culture, and its low expectations; and
6.) Go away refreshed in resolve to Do Hard Things for the glory of God!
May 14th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
I can’t believe how many comments this post generated!!
Amazing joke fellows 
May 14th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
I so agree with JoAnna T. especially #2 and #3.
Nice joke guys…
May 14th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Haha, that was funny guys. . .at least after I found out you were joking. =P
I agree with Jordan Diann, I think my heart stopped for an instant too. *grins*
-Annaka j.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
You know, words like idol, joke and pointless leave me feeling totally inspired…
May 14th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
I highly commend you guys for your wise decision.
Better to know when you are beat and stop, then try to just keep pushing for no end…
May 14th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
This was a good practical joke, although not intended.
I’v done at least half of those things but I doubt that I ever get the other half of the list because they arn’t important in life. They don’t help others, just you.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
OK, It’ll take a while to recover from this…
I haven’t been so releived for a long time.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Smooth guys. lol
Oh, and did ya’ll know that gullable is not written in the dictionary?
May 14th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
You guys are awesome.
Do Hard Things!
May 14th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Wow - totally scared me to death! It’s cruel to do something like that to us poor, unsuspecting readers! But a good joke - I kind of caught on once I read the list of things they wanted you to do!
May 14th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
*grins* Good joke guys, and no, I wasn’t fooled.
Random note - even if the blog/site did shut down, sure we’d probably all miss the posts and stuff, but it’s not like the movement would die. Ideas really don’t die. The idea of The Rebelution isn’t a new idea that just came out in this generation - it’s been around for years, it’s just not normal anymore. Somehow I doubt that all of us would stop being rebelutionary if the blog closed. If we did, that wouldn’t be very rebelutionary, would it?
May 14th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Wow guys…
I admit I saw the prayer request on the forum before checking the blog…
So by the time I knew what it was, I knew it was a joke…
But man you would’ve gotten me good if I hadn’t…
*checks off 3,4, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12* Whew! with 3 years to complete the rest, even!
Thanks for the laugh, guys…
May 15th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Came the closest to fainting I ever have in my entire life. Ever have one of those times when you realize you can’t breathe?
Happiness that it’s a joke, though!
May 15th, 2008 at 3:37 am
I noted that list on the Reece’s box sitting in our cabinet at home. I was so disgusted with what it had to say: is that seriously the best they could come up with? Praise be unto God that He commands us to do truly hard things, and then give us the strength to carry out His orders.
May 15th, 2008 at 4:16 am
My heart jumped to my mouth.
…Thankfully, now I can breathe again. Good thing my cousin (a nurse) was here…just in case I had a heart attack. 
Anyway, I think this is a reason why we should all the more challenge ourselves and our fellow teenagers to do, not just the things that are hard, but Hard Things that will glorify God.
Blessings to all!
In Christ,
Alyssa C.
P.S. No more jokes, please? At least, not for this week.
May 15th, 2008 at 4:38 am
Hahaha that is sooo funny. I must be an Aussie, coz I didn’t get fooled. I was just thinking the other day that people don’t realise how funny all you guys are. (And how much the Administrators love a good joke or prank.) This really made me laugh. :laugh:
May 15th, 2008 at 5:01 am
That gave me a scare
thanks for not quiting
May 15th, 2008 at 5:10 am
Well, I think I flunked the whole list. Wait no, I got # 9. If we’re not counting last or middle names.
I almost panicked for a second there. But it is rather funny in hindsight and the list is hysterical/pathetic. Especially number 18
May 15th, 2008 at 5:40 am
Dude, that was like an awesome joke. I’m quite the doubting thomas when it comes to internet jokes. So I wasn’t to scared.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:56 am
Wow, you guys scared me to death! i even dreamed last night that you guys had put out a new post saying that is was a joke… lol
-Levi
May 15th, 2008 at 6:23 am
You guys are an inspiration for the glory of God.
I am an almost 40 year old mom of 6 kids, ranging in age from 5 to 14. I just gave my two oldest boys your book as part of their summer reading. Before I gave it to them, I read it.
I have written a review of it called A Cultural Stigma… A Tragedy
Press on in HIS truth and HIS love for HIS glory!
May 15th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Naomi Elizabeth - Ha, ha. That was horrible. I actually got the dictionary and started to look it up before I was like DUH! I did find out something I didn’t know before though. There are two spellings of gullible - gullable and gullible. Now I know…
May 15th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Wow, my heart never sank to my stomach so fast!!! Then I started reading the post and felt sudden relief. Well done on the joke! I have never seen that before on Reese’s Puffs I don’t like chocolate cereal, but any other form of chocolate is wonderful. Well if those are hard things we are in big trouble! Thank you Brett and Alex for pointing us towards real hard things.
Hillary S- I am so excited about Prince Caspian I am taking my little brother once I get home from my nanny job in a few days.
Have a great weekend everyone, and don’t stress your heart to much
May 15th, 2008 at 7:17 am
“Ahh… Gotta love presuppositional humor!”
May 15th, 2008 at 7:19 am
Sorry, Tiffany! I was just trying to give the people on here an idea…..and you certainly didn’t change the meaning at all.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Way to keep ‘em on their toes! If thats what I had to do before I turn 18 I quit that would make these next 7 months the craziest ever. : chuckling : That is too good.
Keep on for Jesus. It is worth it. I’m listening to a really good sermon right now called “Run for your life” from sermonindex.net It is really good. I would suggest all listen to it!
~Melodie~
May 15th, 2008 at 7:29 am
I almost passed out. Good joke though.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Woah. Don’t do that.
You should’ve done it on April Fool’s Day.
Well then we might have known it was a joke.
But still.
*Deep Breath*
May 15th, 2008 at 7:30 am
your mean
May 15th, 2008 at 7:36 am
I was shocked when I first read this, but realized it must be a joke after reading the Reese’s list. Does this count for the practical joke?
Pretty good one.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:42 am
You guys had me shocked for a moment. After I did some fast reading, I was instantly relieved. It made me think that you truly never know what a day will bring.
My heart is back to it’s normal pace now and I can smile again:-)
I only have 2-3 months before my 18th birthday and less than half the list accomplished! I won’t stress it though
I have no desire to accomplish some of them anyway.
I can’t wait for Prince Caspian! I’ve been waiting over a year for it to come out. Tomorrow I take my driving test and if I pass, I’m tempted to go see it right after. Unfortunately, it looks like I’ll have to wait until next weekend
Amanda
P.S.
Reese’s Puffs are so good! Now that I can breath again, I can chuckle over the whole thing
May 15th, 2008 at 8:10 am
yes alexandria it was fun to see my own obiturary. That should have been on the list of things to do.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:17 am
wow you guys are gullible! I used to eat Reese’s Puffs all the time so I remembered that list. But it was really funny watching all you guys have heart attacks! =P Didn’t everyone do #12 when they were about 6 y.o. with the world-famous rock collection?
May 15th, 2008 at 8:31 am
I was really worried when I first read this! I was not very happy that you had decided (thankfully this is not the case) to quit the rebelution when I had just joined! Anyway, I would appreciate it if you did not do that again!
May 15th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Alex and Brett, you are both forgiven for almost giving me a heart attack.
I just wish I would have thought of this first! Well, it’s a good idea for if I ever have a blog someday and want to scare everyone to death. lol And I’m seeing Prince Caspian on Tuesday! Super excited! I just saw a sweet clip with Reepicheep in it, he’s SO cool!
May 15th, 2008 at 8:41 am
LOL!!!! Oh. hoo. “wipe tears” That was cruel but very funny!
Thanks. I needed that reality check . Great use of Satire by the way. God bless you guys.
In Christ,
~Charlene~
May 15th, 2008 at 8:45 am
you don’t eat reeses?
May 15th, 2008 at 8:48 am
A new list (feel free to add to it)
1) read your Bible at least 5 days out of the week for a year (at least).
2) Share the gospel with many people (help me think of exactly how many of whatever)
3) Read deep theology books
4) Share the light of Christ by showing love to everybody (random people you meet at Walmart, your parents, siblings, friends, enemies, ect.)
5) start a Bible study or volunteer to lead Children’s Sunday school for the summer or something.
6) Do something that goes way out of your comfort zone (section 1 of do hard things).
7) Do daily things that are hard for you and you see no immediate pay back everyday.(see, I payed attention!!!!)
Help me add to the list and we will have a great list of ways to do hard things for the glory of God and then we can create a healthy cereal (which will be hard) like somebody said and put a new list on the back. Who’s with me?
May 15th, 2008 at 8:55 am
That was not funny. Okay, maybe it was. Those poor nurses, “and why are you in the Emergency Room today?” “I read The Rebelution.” Very funny
I really appreciate that your not quitting after all. Now, if I can just convince my beating heart, I’ll be good.
Christ bless,
Caleb
May 15th, 2008 at 8:56 am
OK, guys very funny but please never again. Nothing against Reese’s Puffs but your challenge is slightly more, how should I put this, well, just hard?!
May 15th, 2008 at 8:56 am
All I can say is - Oh good grief!
I read the prayer request in the Prayer Room about this - did a double take, then came over here. *sighs and shakes head while smiling* Have fun, you guys.
May 15th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Olivia: I am with you!
Perhaps we could add to the list…
8) Memorize passages of Scripture
9) Do something for God that could be considered dangerous…
10) Do something for God that the world hates
11) Do something for God ANONYMOUSLY, that will not earn you any kind of acceptance or accolades
On # 2, I think a set number would be slightly legalistic… Perhaps: “Share the gospel whenever the opportunity arises”
That’s certainly a HARD thing!
May 15th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Wow. I think my heart stopped for several seconds.
Don’t DO that!
Awesome joke though! haha
May 15th, 2008 at 9:33 am
MY BIG QUESTION IS: WHERE CAN I GET A REBELUTION T-SHIRT?
May 15th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Wooowwww….you guys are too crazee. lol I saw that list before on the reeses box and thought it was funny. You guys are hilarious. A little humor every now and then helps. =)
May 15th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Reese’s Puffs needs to raise those standards–I mean, “Meet someone with your own name”?? That’s pathetic.
I just recently found out about the Rebelution, but I’ve really been enjoying a lot of the articles on here; Thanks, guys!
May 15th, 2008 at 10:12 am
This list is incredibly hard! I would never bungee jump, play a part in a TV show, etc., so this list poses a daunting challenge for me.
… I guess it is a good thing that Hard does not always equal Right!
What a joke!
May 15th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Wow. That’s what kids are aspiring to? ‘Tis quite pathetic.
I’m so glad the Rebolution isn’t shutting down. It even sounds cooler than Reese-olution.
May 15th, 2008 at 10:30 am
What are Reese’s Puffs anyhow? Must be an American thing. Anyhow, congratulations on achieving #11, guys! I almost did dissolve into tears . . . after my heart managed to start beating again, however feebly. You guys are really appreciated, please don’t die out on us, no matter how overwhelming the advance of the Reese-olution. And if you ever need another flood of encouragement, your loyal readers would most likely appreciate you taking less dramatic steps to get it! =) I’m glad you’re having fun! Good job, you two.
May 15th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Wow, you had me worried. I just read Do Hard Things, and I changed my homepage to therebelution.com, and I read the newest blog post’s title and got a little worried.
It was a good joke though.
May 15th, 2008 at 11:43 am
You guys scared me so bad. I thought you went crazy! =-)
May 15th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
What’s the most comments you have ever gotten? just curious…
May 15th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
hey Brynne,
great ideas! ya I agree with not putting a certain number of people, I just didn’t quite know how to word it. You put my thoughts in words on #2. Thanks!
Alex and Brett, you guys should take some of our ideas and some of your own and make a list of goals. That would be sweet!
May 15th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
another idea for the list,
email or snail mail a letter to a missionary or MK (missionary kid) at least once a month.
I was also just thinking how they challenge you to learn 1 instrument by the time your 18 and I have learned four 1/2 by the time I am 13! so does that even it out that I have never bungee jumped or gone on the worlds biggest roller coaster?
May 15th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Rebelution Puffs, the great part of a nutritious breakfast!!!! Oh that is sweet!!!!!!!!!!!
May 15th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I freaked out when I read this. I thought the rebelution was actually over!
May 15th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Okay Alex and Brett, it was a little scary at first but as I read the comments it’s hilarious!:D
May 15th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
HAHA — hilarious! Although I really was not laughing at first, until I read the post.
Nice joke guys.
May 15th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Wow! you almost scared me….until I saw the header
May 15th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Oh my WORD! My heart stopped for a moment! NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!
May 15th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I think Alex & Brett should use the list Brynne & Olivia made:
1) read your Bible at least 5 days out of the week for a year (at least).
2) Share the gospel with many people (help me think of exactly how many of whatever)
3) Read deep theology books
4) Share the light of Christ by showing love to everybody (random people you meet at Walmart, your parents, siblings, friends, enemies, ect.)
5) start a Bible study or volunteer to lead Children’s Sunday school for the summer or something.
6) Do something that goes way out of your comfort zone (section 1 of do hard things).
7) Do daily things that are hard for you and you see no immediate pay back everyday. (see, I payed attention!!!!)
8) Memorize passages of Scripture
9) Do something for God that could be considered dangerous…
10) Do something for God that the world hates
11) Do something for God ANONYMOUSLY, that will not earn you any kind of acceptance or accolades
May 15th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I NEERLY HAD A HEART ATTACK!!!!!! AND IT NEERLY DID END IN TEARS! YOU AREN’T GOING TO STOP REALLY , ARE YOU? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 15th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Brett & Alex,
Even though I realized in a millisecond that it was a joke, I still had a heart attack! I must say that the responses are hilarious!! Keep it up, guys!
May 15th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Funny.
Just curious, why was it “important to note that Alex and I do not eat Reese’s Puffs.”? I don’t recall ever eating them…do they taste bad? I wonder….but I’m sure they are not as good a gruel.
-jeffrey
May 15th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
WOAH! It was REALLY weird to come to the page and see that this was all done! But it’s not. Thank God!
Great thoughts, by the way. 
May 15th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
PLEASE dont ever do that again! That was sooooo mean. After struggeling to get over the shock, wipping my eyes, and reading through it three or four times I got it. It would not have been nearly as belevable has my sis not reminded me that you guys were heading off to school this year (what will happen when you go to college?).
Had I been on ya’lls end I would have found it incredibly funny.
~Kindra~
(Thanks for FINNALY telling what Alex’s facebook profile was!)
May 15th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Alex and Brett (and everyone else),
Congratulations, I think it’s obvious by the comments that you both successfully scared most of your readers half to death.
The disturbing part is the you ACTUALLY scared them half to death! I confess I did not read all 200+ comments, but most of the ones I did read said they experienced some sort of trauma to their system. I even read one that said ” I almost died”. Something seems slightly wrong about this.
Don’t get me wrong, I think the Rebelution is a great site for teens and young adults alike. The message couldn’t be more needed right now. But when the thought of losing the website gives you a heart attack, you sound more like Beatle fans in the 70’s than Rebelutionaries. What I mean is that even if the Rebelution was going to shut down, it’s not like the message would go down as well. The concept of DO HARD THINGS has still affected countless individuals all over and there is no stopping it. Harris brothers or no Harris brothers.
The basic message of the Rebelution, minus the cool slogans, is not new at all. It’s not as if we never had any way of getting the message without the Rebelution. It’s been around since the very beginning. And it’s all through the Bible. Alex and Brett Harris have just put a modern spin on it that has hit a place were teens can really ‘get it’.
But please Rebelutionaries, resist the urge to make Brett and Alex Harris the new Rock Stars/Boy Band of the Christian book and blog world and just focus on Doing Your Hard Things. Thanks
May 15th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
hmmm… so my brother is obsessed with Reeses Puffs and one morning I was reading the back of the box and the first thing I thought as I read the list was “I bet Alex and Brett Harris would get a kick out of this…” Apparently you did. Also, I was just wondering what your plans are for the rebelution as you head off to college? I’m guessing you’re not going to be posting every day (especially during finals week) but do you have a specific plan of action?
May 15th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Inna: Hear, hear! We completely agree that The Rebelution is not about Alex and me, nor about this website, but about God’s truth for the teen years. =)
In fact, it’s a lot like a church. The church is not about the building, it’s about God’s Word and the people. But, if the building burned down and the people had nowhere to meet — it would be terrible! This website has become a place where we can all encourage and challenge one another. The emotions displayed in this comment thread (emotions we didn’t mean to elicit!) show more of a connection to the community as a whole and not to Alex and me in particular. =)
May 16th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Hmm, let’s see: I’ve bungie jumped and learned an instrument.
Not quite, but I still have 2 years to go. Unfortunately, my idol is dead…
Plus, if these are to be accomplished before you turn 18, how can you do #18?
May 16th, 2008 at 5:23 am
Brett,
Thank you for your reply. I this is one of the differences between America’s church and…..well maybe most of the world. See, I grew up in Hungary but have lived in various locations and after having many a church building burn down, losing pastors and church members, etc. it becomes more about you and God than any group or even community. Though having a strong community and group of believers is a awesome thing to have, there are times when it is just you and God. In my life, those times, by far, have brought the most growth and maturity. I guess I’m saying that a strong community is a good thing, but no one should be so dependant on it that they would “die” if they did not have it. I guess I have a different point of view than most people though. God Bless!
-Inna
May 16th, 2008 at 6:04 am
Inna: I agree with your last comment wholeheartedly. One of my favorite books, “Green Leaf in Drought” by Isobel Kuhn, relates the true story of a missionary couple who lost everything except God — and had all they needed. Here in America, rather than go into the furnace as Daniel’s three friends did (in the Bible) and have an incredible fellowship with the Son of God, we settle too often for agreeing to bow before other gods — we lose God rather than let the church burn, the pastor go, or community be lost. We choose fellowship with people and things instead of fellowship with the One who will meet us if we will but go into the fire for Him. We are not thrown into the fire and do not often enter into the great Fellowship you speak of encountering in times of trouble and earthly isolation and loss because we do not stand for Him alone.
I don’t think that we should actually ever be dependant on community — it gives us the tendancy to “sprawl” when our “crutches” (things that replace God in our lives by causing us to not need to rely on Him) are taken from us (as they ALWAYS, eventually, in one way or another, are — because they are not eternal hopes).
May God give all of us Rebelutionaries hearts for Him alone. May He make, and continue to keep, the Rebelution about Him — and Him alone. May our community, our fellowship with each other, always be based on fellowship with Him. May we rely on Him alone, as the Church (His Bride), is meant to — and may we even have eyes for no one but Him.
God bless you, Inna!!
Brett: I disagree with your last comment wholeheartedly. I’m just kidding! I totally agree with everything you said, but I think that Inna actually just brought up a really great point that could save us (the movement, itself) a lot of losses in the future. For example, what if religious freedom was taken from us within our country and it became so that we could be imprisoned for years on end if we were found out to be Christians by people in authority — would we be ready? Storms are coming — storms even like that. And now is the time to prepare — even to be alone unto God, to lose heroes, to bear great losses of God-fearing leaders and brave Christian fellow freedom fighters — if that is what our witness requires. I really respect you and Alex for so much of what you’ve done so far. But I think it’s time, always is, to keep pressing on, moving forward, preparing. We need the kind of relationship with God — all of us do — that will withstand every kind of storm. None of our futures are secure — nothing of this earth is eternal. We need to be wholly rooted, deep-down, in God who is Eternal in a way that nothing can shake us or break us from our foundations. Can the Rebelution do that — cause a people, a generation, to be that way? I think it’s possible. And I challenge you to it. Keep pressing on! Run faster, harder — run with more zeal for the true Goal — Jesus Christ — than you’ve ever run before. Lead the charge. Truly lead us by the One you follow. We’ll be right behind you. Every true Rebelutionary will be right on your heels.
May 16th, 2008 at 7:47 am
Inna,
No most of us would not die that was likely an exageration by whoever said it, but i think most of us wold feel some sence of loss. For me the Rebelution has in many ways helped me grow closer to God and though I have not met the Alex and Brett I view them some what like older wiser brothers whom I can learn much from. I would miss the encouragement and community of other like minded christian teens more than the just the web site.
May 16th, 2008 at 8:11 am
You guys are doing a great job. Thanks for the book, you cannot imagine what a blessing it has been for me. The Lord will bless you.
PS: When I saw “the rebelution is over” I almost had a heart attack.
May 16th, 2008 at 8:31 am
You guys freaked me out! That was SO ornery! OH MY GOODNESS! (And I hope you guys don’t actually like those Reese’s-things!)
May 16th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Inna: I was a little disappointed when I saw the title of the post at first. My thought was “Too bad! It is a good blog.” I was not crying or having a heart attack. Most of that sort of response was probably people teasingly trying to make Alex and Brett feel sorry for posting this joke.
I agree that we should be careful not to make Alex and Brett into heroes. As they said at the conference, “…we’re just two teenagers who started a blog.” They aren’t fundamentally different than any other Christians. They are very visible, and have done a lot. But really, we need to remember that they are people like us, not perfect superhumans.
May 16th, 2008 at 9:43 am
hu, The whole thing about not making Alex and Brett into idols reminds me of a sermon my dad did a few weeks ago. I wasn’t there because he doesn’t preach at the main church he preaches at a satalite church 20 miles away but he told me about it when I asked about the huge trophy in our car. His response to the question was, “I got this trophy because I am superChristian!.” Then of course I tried to get were exactly it came from and he didn’t tell me. There are allot of people I respect for their relationship with Christ, but I know they are still human.
Elisabeth Elliot mentioned in her book about the life of Amy Carmichael that when she was younger she thought Amy was perfect.