Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

by Alex Harris

Hardcover, 2008

Status

Available

Call number

248.83

Genres

Nonfiction

Religion & Spirituality

All Topics

Publication

Multnomah (2008), Edition: 1st, 242 pages

Description

Family & Relationships. Religion & Spirituality. Sociology. Young Adult Nonfiction. HTML:Discover a movement of Christian young people who are rebelling against the low expectations of their culture by choosing to �??do hard things�?� for the glory of God. Foreword by Chuck Norris �?� �??One of the most life-changing, family-changing, church-changing, and culture-changing books of this generation.�?��??Randy Alcorn, bestselling author of Heaven Combating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility, Alex and Brett Harris weave together biblical insights, history, and modern examples to redefine the teen years as the launching pad of life and map a clear trajectory for long-term fulfillment and eternal impact. Written by teens for teens, Do Hard Things is packed with humorous personal anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real-life rebelutionaries in action. This rallying cry from the heart of revolution already in progress challenges you to lay claim to a brighter future, starting today. Now featuring a conversation guide, 100 real-life examples of hard things tackled by other young people, and stories of young men and women who have taken the book�??s charge to heart, Do Hard Things will inspire a new generatio… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member MerryJane

I'm fourteen, so when I first read this book I was expecting it to be written for teenagers. It's written for the world. Alex and Brett Harris challenge you to move outside of your comfort zone and overcome the sluggish habits of discontentment and laziness. If you want to change the world around

you or find a purpose for your life...read this book!

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LibraryThing member swampygirl

I opened this book with a lot of reservation. Being the jaded, read-it-all, know-it-all college student who just left what seemed to be the Harris' overly focused audience (by turning 20), I wasn't sure how much I could get out of this book.
While I still think their focus might have been somewhat

limiting, this apathy of low expectation seems to be infecting our entire populace, I can also see why the deliberate focus on teens shines an even stronger light on an even darker blind spot for a lot of people.
I also felt a little more removed from a percent of the content, especially early on, because of how politically involved the twins have been and how they used that for a lot of their examples. They balanced out a lot of their political examples, however, in the end; over all, I would have to admit that in the end their examples are even fairly gender balanced, which is another point that they could have missed.
Finally, the best point of this book is that YES I have been feeling exactly what they say in this book for the past few years of my life, and instead of finding this book ridiculously boring, I devoured it in two or three days! Not only was it enormously encouraging to me (I am not alone), but it also inspired me in a lot of ways to challenge myself and others around me who are not fulfilling our full potential.

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LibraryThing member learn2laugh

Finally finished. The book is focused on encouraging its target audience to strike out and do things that sound difficult and I believe it mostly accomplishes this. I am not in that target audience and still was challenged by its message, overall.

LibraryThing member bgboy11

Brad borrowed one copy and Amber has the other (July 25th)

LibraryThing member aelvigcossette941

this book is funny

LibraryThing member SarahGraceGrzy

This book surpassed my expectations! I picked it up at a thrift store, wasn't expecting much, but it was great! I loved it! Great encouragement for teens. One thing I didn't like, was that they put to much emphasis on doing the "big hard things", which not everyone is called to do, and has the

ability to. But otherwise, very good!

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LibraryThing member abbieriddle

I picked up a copy of this book after a friend of mine recommended it for our youth group. The study guide is free online in pdf form from the authors. This book was written after great and unexpected success of the blog spot these teenage boys created. The challenge - Do hard things - rebel

against the low standards set for teens and accomplish something great. I would say that any parent of a teen would find this worthwhile. In fact we have begun a Do Hard Things New Boston on FB as a group for our teens to share their hard things and for the parents to encourage the teens to greatness.

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