rebelling against low expectations
We love coming across stories of young people who are making a difference — at home, at school, in their local community, or on the other side of the globe. This evening we came across a story in the Hernando Times (a publication of the Tampa Tribune) of a 14-year-old rebelutionary named Jordan Baker who — along with his friends — is making a difference in Washington, D.C. Mr. Baker takes on...
After being eaten by a beanbag last month, our brother Josh is back with a challenge about self-control—particularly in the area of electronic media.
We don’t know about you, but his example sounded a lot like us. Can you relate? What are some areas God convicted you about as you watched?
We first read the book The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman back in 2005. In it he contrasts studious, hard-working young people in countries like China and India with complacent American teens. It was one of the things that inspired us to start the Rebelution — “a teenage rebellion against low expectations.” When we hosted a Rebelution conference in Tokyo in 2007, we had to ask the...
rebelling against low expectations
