What Should We Write About?

Could you do a post about secular books? Should we read them, or should we be spending our time reading more edifying books? I know all secular books aren’t evil, but should we be spending out time on them?

Procrastination! And tips to combat it. Especially with school and daily devotions. And How about a Bible study on Proverbs?

How about a series on humility? Because it is easy to get puffed up about being “Rebelutionary” and thus better than the other teens. but really that’s not rebelutionary at all. Glad you guys are back!

I’m currently reading your first book right now, and as much as I’m learning, questions and curiosity also gets into me. I am inspired and ‘in fire’ with your words and His revelations to me right now. I really hope this blog will be able to help me be a part of the Rebelution and be able to meet a lot of teenagers like me who’s just starting their walk with Him.

Here’s some of my suggested topics that I’d personally wanna read about and learn about more.
- Some pointers about being a ‘baby Christian’ on how to work our walk with God.
- An entry or a series maybe about family and culture hindrances from pursuing our walk with God (for example, I’m personally experiencing that my family’s not so supportive about this but I’d really like to immerse my self more in this church that I’m attending and to reach out to more people, just like how I was reached by the instruments of God)
- Religion contrast (like how to deal with breaking our cultural upbringing to fully serve God more)

hello, youths from our province are meeting up this December for our annual district youth camp. The theme would be In God’s Time from the text found in Ecclesiastes. If you could make a blog about it, it would be of great help in imparting knowlegde with other young people continue to inspire! Stay blessed!

What about authority? It seems to be a rather problematic issue among young people today. I don’t really know about anyone else, but here are a few questions that I personally have wondered about: Are some called to lead and others to submit, or is it a “one size fits all” deal? Does submitting to authority mean that you should allow tyranny or abuse? How can you submit without the “doormat syndrome”? How can you respect someone and disagree with them? Can you stand up for your beliefs and submit at the same time? (Those questions are all rather closely related, and I do apologize if any were duplicative.)
Anyway, that’s my two cents, whatever it may be worth. Also, I am 13, so I’m obviously on the back end of the Rebelution, but all your work has greatly encouraged and compelled me. I am very glad that you are going to start blogging again. The world needs your message now as much as ever!
~Grace

Sorry for going on but I got an iea that I didn’t mention before. A topic on music in relation to Christian Hip Hop,I know some people struggle with the idea of Christian Hip Hop so I thought that would be a good blog for discussion. I’m a recording hiphop artist and I wanna know what y’all think.

Grace and Peace

I would like to second Alesha’s idea on doing a post for “Church Kids”.

Hey guys!! How about you write on how to lead and how to follow? I know I have trouble doing both and would bet others do too.

I think it would be nice to see a post about purity (courtship, etc.). I’ve been blessed to have many great examples of young men and women who are entering into marriage while choosing to wait on even the small things. I’m only 16, but I believe this topic is one not discussed enough by those our age. Christ desires purity, and I (and I’m sure many others) would be interested in hearing your experiences/advice. I agree with Grace. The world truly does need your message now more than ever!

Yours in Christ,

Nathan Tasker

I really feel like there should be a blog on how to listen for God or how to decipher that the answers your getting are from Him and not the devil. I know for me personally, I have issues with this. I know it’s something that we as Christians figure out, but it would at least be a good reminder for teens doing hard things to stop, look and listen for God.

What about writing about doing hard things in the mission field? I think God has been calling me to missions lately, and reading about other teenager’s story’s and experiences in the mission field would be really nice.

How about staying pure with the media all around us? It’s so hard for me to keep my thoughts clean, how do others do it?

I think you should write adout how we get the kids that have no interest in there future, god, or low expectations on the right track to do the right thing. I feel God calling me to reach out to these teenagers but I don’t know how, and iI figured you could help.

You guys have really started getting me thinking. You made me realize just how big a deal low expextions really is. My classmates constantly annoy me with this. I would love for them to start showing the teachers that they are mature enough to be to start handling higher expectations. Maybe you have some ideas how? I’m alittle tired of their childish behavior. We’re freshman, not second graders. Sometimes though the teachers expect more out of us and most of the responces are bad grades or barely any effort. It makes me feel strange to be acually trying. But, the thing that aggrivates me most is that everyone in my class is capable of so many different things, and yet they choose not to show their show their full talent. If you have any ideas on how to get them to “wake up” without hurting their feelings please let me know!

Your friend,

Annette

P.S. I enjoyed reading your book.

I would love to be a series about transitioning to college, and continuing to Do Hard Things!

Hi my name is Christa Evans and I am 25 years old, and God has been teaching me through the last year and a half about the power of forgiveness and overing-evil with good through forgiveness and looking at the cross of JESUS CHRIST:

I don’t want to get into details, however as God is teaching me to forgive, God is setting me free.

Many of us would rather want to give them a piece of our minds, which I would want to do. But God is in command, and through many tears, and hurts to restore as if nothing happened. But if we hold onto unforgiveness, and more pain. If I had my choice, I’d rather not forgive, but God is commanding me as a Christ-follower to forgive some people and let go. And not to dwell on the past.

And to continue to over-come evil with good, and God is doing that day by day.
So, my topic would be to challenge the young ladies and gentlemen can you learn to forgive those who have hurt you no matter how many years it has been?

I hope this gives you and idea!
(My story is very long, and don’t want to get into details, but God has been teaching me about the importance of forgiveness. What would happen if teenagers began to forgive?

You-sister-in-Christ
Christa Evans

What about how to keep faith when you feel your losing it? Everyone goes through periods of doubt, and I think a segment about how to get through that could be really helpful.

It has been of some great concern of many christians that music and films are playing a larger role in christians young people that I should. We are constantly bombarded with what we should be like and what the world wants us to be. An the influence o0f music is so great, even if we don’t realise it.

Music and films also influence the way we view matters like purity and not being part of the things of this world. I am 20 years old and I know that we often want to be accepted by those around us. maybe we think that being accepted according to wordly standard makes us speacial but it doesn’t. We should be accepetible to God and ONLY Him.

I hope I’m not getting to sophisticated but we are in a fight against principalities in the air and satan is using all his methods to destroy young people’s lives.

I trust that the Lord will bless this ministry and those that are helped through it.
Thank you

How about a post on how to talk to people who are supposed “church kids”? For example, someone who has been raised in church all their life, who claim to be Christians, who go to church every Sunday, and whose entire family are Christians. But, the moment you mention God or anything like that, are uncomfortable and aren’t thrilled about talking to you anymore. Almost every kid I know is like that. They go to church and claim to believe in the Lord, but start avoiding you if you try to talk about anything spiritual. They don’t do anything bad and do all the right things, but it’s more because their parents make them. How do you talk to someone like that?

Thanks for working on the blog! It’s a great blessing and encouragement to read it.

Hmm… Perhaps a series on college and different challenges for Christians there (both at secular and Christian institutions)? Maybe something on vocation…

Identity is a huge issue in my life (i am 14) it would be a great thing to write about or what about how to live as a christian because i have friends who say they are christians but are out at junior discos and kissing boys and using bad language and when you say anything they say “sure whats the harm?” What do you think??

What can we as young people do to help our country in the coming years besides prayer?

Here’s another suggestion for a possible source of inspiration for blog topics. Maybe a section where other authors who share the vision of the Rebelutionaries can list links to their blogs or articles or plug their Rebelutionary-inspired fiction/nonfiction. They can leave brief messages e.g. Visit Beau’s blog http://beaucornerstone.blogspot.com.au/ or The first ebook in Beau’s Rebelutionaries Series for Y/A is now available FREE on Smashwords! Or Advance notice – Beau’s new fiction series for tween Rebelutionaries – History Changers – will be available on Smashwords shortly. This might not only be a good source of ideas but it would also make it easier for Rebelutionaries to find other ebooks or blogs that inspire them to grow closer to Jesus

I’m so glad you guys have started up again! There have been a lot of other good topics to write about up there, and I don’t think I have anything else to add just yet. But I am hoping that through you guys starting up this blog again that I will be encouraged to “do hard things”-the small and the big- to bring glory to God alone! Thank you guys so much for encouraging so many people and being such a blessing!
In Christ Alone,
Rebekah

I am 13 about to be 14 and I want to do something to make a difference. Whether it’s in my church or my home school group, or something bigger I want to make an impact on people’s lives. Something on how young people can impact other people would be great!

Okay, picture this: “how young adults can be beacons of light in a dark, weary world”? Eh? Eh?

First, I am thrilled that you asked! Second, I have several ideas for new blog posts.

1. How doing hard things as teens continues to help you do even harder things (like starting a family or going to law school,) as young adults.

2. How to deal with self esteem issues,

3. Christians that were saved when very young who live in church attending families, who struggle with taking salvation for granted.

I’d love to read posts on these topics! God bless you!

Thanks for asking It would be great to see a post about how to deal with conflict/disagreements in a mature, Christlike manner when doing hard things as a group. It’s so hard when you’re all technically heading in the same direction, but personality clashes get in the way of productivity.

It would be great to have a post on overcoming the fear of man and making serving the Lord your top priority.

I would like to hear more about how to overcome fear and get out of our little ‘comfy boxes and do more for the glory of God!

l would like to get some pointers on how to find godly friends. Like the kind of youth who do not just talk about religion, but who are passionately living for Christ!!! This would be really helpfu for those of us who have recently been saved. Thanks a lot!!!

I think it would be great if there was something for people who feel alone.
Something that would encourage them to know that they are never alone and something that talks about how to work through it. For example, how to find other people who are lonely and to reach out to them, until you stop thinking about your own loneliness.

Somebody can interview psychologists/psychiatrists, asking what their opinions are about rebelutionary ideas.

Wow, never noticed before that KYLE JOHNSTON was actually featured on this screenshot photo. He truly speaks volumes!

I think it would be wonderful to write about how in grade school, and even in the majority of college you should focus on yourself and your schoolwork, and not a boyfriend or girlfriend, because they are major distractions. Trust me, I’ve seen brilliant people who got involved with dating prematurely and their lives spiraled down. (serious life issues, emotional issues, getting throw out of college because they were failing)

I hope this helped!

May everyone see the Light!