rebelling against low expectations
(HUFFPO) — I’m very lucky to be someone who lives a “comfortable” life. There’s always food on the table, heat in the winter, and, above all, love in the home. School has always been something that comes easily to me, and I steer clear of things that I don’t know for a fact that I’m good at. Most kids want to try a bit of everything, and while I was involved in...
Technology is an amazing gift. Smart phones, the Internet, social media, email, etc. have all changed the world, largely for good. But the same power that makes technology a force for good can also make it a major distraction — can allow it to drain our attention from the people and the activities that most deserve it. This inspirational poem has gone viral for good reason. Technology is...
POST-UPDATE: If you won a prize tonight we will try to send everything out by the end of the week (hardcopies) and will try to send digital prizes out in the next few days. We may need to email you first to get shipping information, etc. Thanks for your patience! We didn’t expect this kind of response. I’m super-excited to announce that tonight at 9PM (EST) author Leah Good and I will...
When Sarah Zylstra approached us about doing a profile for The Gospel Coalition we were thrilled and honored. Not only do we highly respect the organization (Tim Keller, Don Carson, John Piper, etc.), but no one had asked to interview us in forever! This was cool. At the time neither of us realized just how encouraging the process would be. Sarah and her editors at TGC helped us draw connections...
UPDATED 11/06/14: Our website has been crushed with traffic to watch this video. Why is that? Here’s my best guess after reading hundreds of comments on Facebook and in the comment section below: Almost every Christian in America has heard the story of Brittany Maynard — a brave and beautiful person whose life was rudely interrupted by a malignant brain tumor. Rather than continue to deteriorate...
Two years ago my wife (then fiancé) was training six hours a day with a professional ballet company, working a part-time job, and planning our wedding. Six months later she was struck down by a debilitating illness that left her bed-ridden, in crippling pain, and suffering from severe neuropsychiatric symptoms. We are still fighting to get her health back. The Centers for Disease Control reports...
Roger does hard things every single day — and finds strength in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Where do you find your strength?
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Who cares what a teenager thinks about gun control? Apparently a whole lot of people. Sarah Merkle’s three-minute speech before the Maryland State Legislature has vaulted the 15-year-old onto the national stage — and garnered over 2.3 million views on YouTube. Watch the video, read the story, and check out our commentary below to see what you can learn from her example: Teen Girl’s...
My name is Marcie Little and I recently started working for a nonprofit called Save the Storks. Their mission is simple: To empower abortion-minded women to choose life, and to share with those same women the gospel of Christ. Their mission is not unique; a lot of pro-life groups and organizations do the same thing. But their method is something quite innovative and revolutionary. Acknowledging...
Algae biofuel has often been floated (no pun intended) as an alternative to other biofuels — but the problem is to get the plants to produce enough oil to compete with petroleum-based fuel. Enter Sara Volz, age 17, a young scientist who made an amazing breakthrough in the lab she built under her bed. Teen Scientist’s Amazing Breakthrough Yahoo News • March 29, 2013 • This Could Be Big When...
rebelling against low expectations
