It is not extremely difficult for us to convince ourselves that the faithful practice of doing small, hard things should be valued as vital preparation for future achievements. It is, however, much harder to view them as significant in and of themselves. Can we assign meaning to these simplest and humblest of acts? Martin Luther King Jr. says we can. He wrote: “If a man is called a street...
An Interview with Leeland Mooring
With their rebelutionary-themed album Opposite Way due in stores tomorrow, Brett and I want to share excerpts of an interview we did last October for Do Hard Things with Leeland frontman and namesake, 19-year-old Leeland Mooring. Having spent time with Leeland, his brother Jack, and the other members of the band, Brett and I can unhesitatingly commend them to you as true young men of God — with a...
Understanding Small Hard Things
Our recent post on the balance between what we call “big” hard things and “small” hard things reminded us that we haven’t really spent much time explaining the distinction between these two categories — a distinction we ourselves wrestled with while writing our book. This post (which will probably turn into a series of posts) will try to address some common...
Starting Small, Aiming Big
One of the key principles behind the Rebelution is the balance between “big hard things” and “small hard things.” Big hard things are hard things that are often too big for us to do alone. Small hard things are hard things that don’t pay off immediately — and that are often repetitive and seemingly insignificant. This principle of “small” and...
An Interview with Talitha Piper
Brett and I are in Minneapolis for the Desiring God’s Fathers and Sons Pastors’ Conference with our father, older brothers Josh and Joel, and younger brother Isaac. Last night we had a special Tour Preview at Bethlehem Baptist Church, and were interviewed by 12-year-old Talitha Piper for the DesiringGod.org Blog. Talitha’s Interview with the Harrises Alex and Brett, the name of...