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by: Alex Harris, Brett Harris See Larger Image List Price: $16.99 Amazon.com's Price: $11.55 You Save: $5.44 (32%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 248.83 EAN: 9781601421128 ISBN: 1601421125 Label: Multnomah Books Manufacturer: Multnomah Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: April 15, 2008 Publisher: Multnomah Books Release Date: April 15, 2008 Sales Rank: 238 Studio: Multnomah Books Related Items: The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate Instructing a Child's Heart Family Driven Faith: Doing What It Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk with God see more Editorial Review: Product Description: A generation stands on the brink of a 'rebelution.' A growing movement of young people is rebelling against the low expectations of today's culture by choosing to 'do hard things' for the glory of God. And Alex and Brett Harris are leading the charge. Do Hard Things is the Harris twins' revolutionary message in its purest and most compelling form, giving readers a tangible glimpse of what is possible for teens who actively resist cultural lies that limit their potential. Combating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility, the authors weave together biblical insights, history, and modern examples to redefine the teen years as the launching pad of life. Then they map out five powerful ways teens can respond for personal and social change. 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 an already-happening teen revolution challenges a generation to lay claim to a brighter future, starting today. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Expect to be challenged and encouraged. Teens and adults alike. Do Hard Things is a book geared towards teenagers written by a set of teenage twins, Alex and Brett Harris, who believe that our culture has low expectations for the youth of today. They are on a mission to motivate teens across the nation and even the world to step up an do hard things for Christ. The Harris twins begin the book by arguing that the term teenager is a relatively new concept where a teenager is physically grown but is not expected to have the responsibilities of an adult. ... Read More Rating: - Great book for every teen Like several reviewers wrote, I picked up this book for my 13 year old and first read it myself. It not only inspired me to do some "hard things", it helped me realize how I can challenge my kids to stretch beyond what they think their limitations may be . My daughter is reading it now and loves it and I want my husband to read it next. I will recommend it to everyone I know who has a teen or preteen. We sell our children short in this society by expecting so little of them. How refreshing to get ... Read More Rating: - L-L-Love this for my daughters--4 teens We listen to this audio in the car, and relisten to chapters. We've accessed the blog to get the Harris twins favorite books to read and order. Not only has the book motivated my teen daughters, 15, 16, 17, and 18; it has greatly motivated my 10 year old daughter. I urge Christian teens and young adults to move into this movement. Do not fall to the low expectations of the world. Rise up and be the people of God. David was young when he slew Goliath. Mary was a teen when she gave birth to ... Read More Rating: - A Serious Challenge for Teens Today, a teenager is considered a "good kid" if he gets good grades, gets into a good college, and stays out of trouble. In a culture where the perceived norm for high school students is drugs and detentions, making the honor roll is an accomplishment worthy of a bumper sticker. But the sad reality is that at many schools even the honors classes are so dumbed down that merely showing up and turning in all the work gets you an A. So if a student gets straight A's, plays a sport and joins a club he is considered ... Read More Rating: - You really can do hard things... This book is a much needed look at the state of adolescence in our society. There is this odd idea out there that adolescents are basically useless, and should bide their time until they get a certain level of education and experience under their belts. This book prompts the teens in our society to flush that idea, and embrace a new one: Teens can take on responsibility, do hard things, and impact their own lives and others in meaningful ways. The twins are, of course, Christian; therefore, this ... Read More see more

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