rebelling against low expectations
I feel it is important to clarify our recent posts, “Teen Girls Define A Real Man” and “Teens Define A Real Woman.” Both posts are challenging and biblical. We wouldn’t have posted them otherwise. Nevertheless, lists of character qualities tend to push us into one of two ditches: 1) being legalistic teen pharisees, or 2) being depressed by our failure to measure up...
Those who have browsed our booklist may have noticed that we are currently reading through John Piper’s book, When I Don’t Desire God. Unknown to us (until yesterday), our older brother (Josh) and CJ Mahaney have also been reading through the book. We were talking about When I Don’t Desire God with our family a few days ago and Brett mentioned that he thought it may be...
Written by Philip Hainline, Heidi Reimer, and Maria Reimer at the respective ages of 16, 19, and 17. A real woman . . . …is glad she’s a woman and rejoices in her femininity, expressing it through her attitude, appearance and bearing (1 Timothy 2:9-10). …does not compete for equality with men or chafe at God’s design for male and female, but delights in and understands the importance of her...
UPDATE: “A Real Man” in PDF Format for download and print out. Lori Hainline & Rebecca Chandler co-authored this list at the respective ages of 19 and 17. Their closing comment: This list is not exhaustive and men like this do exist! A real man . . . …understands and lives according to the basic purposes for which he was created: to worship, honor, and serve God. (Romans 12:1-2)...
On January 11th, readers were given the following assignment: In “Challenge of Youth” (1974), Professor Friedrich Heer documents and analyzes historically-significant youth movements, from the time of ancient Greece through the hippie era, and concludes that: “[T]he harsh light of historical fact [is] that every significant youth movement is in its own time crushed by the forces...
On January 11th, readers were given the following assignment: In “Challenge of Youth” (1974), Professor Friedrich Heer documents and analyzes historically-significant youth movements, from the time of ancient Greece through the hippie era, and concludes that: “[T]he harsh light of historical fact [is] that every significant youth movement is in its own time crushed by the forces...
We’ve all been asked the question, “Are you willing to lose your life for Christ?” Perhaps we’ve heard it from our youth pastor, our parents, asked ourselves while reading Voice of the Martyrs, or read or watched a Christian book or movie which revolves around the question. As emotionally invasive and as spiritually relevant as that question is, I often find myself...
On January 11th, readers were given the following assignment: In “Challenge of Youth” (1974), Professor Friedrich Heer documents and analyzes historically-significant youth movements, from the time of ancient Greece through the hippie era, and concludes that: “[T]he harsh light of historical fact [is] that every significant youth movement is in its own time crushed by the forces...
On January 11th, readers were given the following assignment: In “Challenge of Youth” (1974), Professor Friedrich Heer documents and analyzes historically-significant youth movements, from the time of ancient Greece through the hippie era, and concludes that: “[T]he harsh light of historical fact [is] that every significant youth movement is in its own time crushed by the forces...
Boundless Webzine‘s latest issue includes a thought-provoking article on guy-girl friendships called ‘Not Your Buddy’ by Suzanne Hadley. Brett and I found it particularly interesting, as this has been a topic we’ve been thinking about a lot in the recent weeks. “Close friendships between single men and women may feel good,” the description reads, “but are...
rebelling against low expectations
