Hello and Happy Tuesday!

As I have stated in previous posts, I enjoy keeping up with the youth ministry community, browsing the internet for interesting articles to share with you, games for us to play, and keeping up with things you are interested in.

The latest article I found to be very interesting.  I had heard of the book it mentions, but never pushed myself to learn more about it.  This article is about a book written by 19-year-old twins Alex and Brett Harris.  Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations is a book written by teens for teens, challenging them to push beyond what they consider comfortable.

Alex and Brett Harris are challenging their generation to push beyond the low expectations that society has for teenagers; they want to show that just because you are a teenager it does not mean that you have to be self-absorbed, immature, and incapable of doing anything more than school, playing video games, and texting. They created a blog, The Rebelution, in August of 2005 as a place for them to develop their thoughts. The Bible verse shown on the homepage is 1 Timothy 4:12. “Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”   How does that verse speak to you?  Do you think that as a youth group we live out that verse?

Read the article, share your thoughts.  And, in case you are interested, I do have a copy of the book in my office.  If you want to borrow it, let me know.  I’m thinking this might make a great book study, especially for senior high… what do you think?

Peace,

erin