rebelling against low expectations
In response to a concern voiced by one of our readers (which can be followed in the comment section), and after prayerful consideration + discussion with family and friends, we have decided that the Jiffy N’ Lou comic we just posted was particularly ineffective in communicating a positive message and have therefore removed it. However, we also recognize that there is a simple difference of...
As an encouragement to our new readers to take advantage of our “past series” on the sidebar, we post the following installment from our series “Rise of the Kidult.” Enjoy. Moe is a stereotypical American teenager who enjoys multi-annual vacations, has a computer and television in his room, and spends 32+ hours per week playing video games and watching television. Not only...
It’s time once again for America’s favorite comic strip: The Adventures of Jiffy N’ Lou! Brought to you courtesy of the late New Attitude Magazine, Joshua Harris, and The Rebelution. Click on image to enlarge. This comic bears special significance as Brett and I prepare to leave for Alabama tomorrow morning and plan to attend the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Academy...
I often worry about young people today who place much of their hope for happiness in items, activities, and pursuits that are inherently short-lived. Whether it’s our physical appearance, our high school sports career, or our wild and carefree lifestyle, we tend to attach excessive importance to passing pleasures and then react negatively to the fact that they are unsustainable. We end up being...
This post was written by Marshall Sherman. “If you always do what you’ve always done, then you’ll always get what you’ve always had.” That quote rings true not only throughout time, but throughout generations. It applies not only to adults, but to teens. A lot of times teens do the same thing and expect different results. It doesn’t work that way! You can’t plant an apple seed, and...
It’s time once again for America’s favorite comic strip: The Adventures of Jiffy N’ Lou! Brought to you courtesy of the late New Attitude Magazine, Joshua Harris, and The Rebelution. Click on image to enlarge. [Note: Image may be enlarged a second time by clicking on it again, once it is in its own window.] Just a comic strip? Absolutely not. This strip, drawn nearly eight years...
The Rebelution continues its tradition of “comics-with-a-point” with this wonderful and thought-provoking installment: QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION: Do you have tendency to identify problems but do little to solve them? Do you think this tendency is widespread? What are some areas that are commonly complained about, but seldomed addressed with action? How can we move to act in those areas...
Every second of every minute of every hour of every day, someone in the world dies. One one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand. Death is 100% consistent, completely methodical. And the fact that death is universal has led many to speculate regarding its finality: Is death but a doorway to an afterlife, to an eternal dwelling? Today we will be examining a statement which answers both...
Noah Riner, 21 — homeschooled son of a Baptist preacher, and now student body president at Dartmouth College — sparked national controversy with his September 20th convocation speech to incoming freshmen. In what is traditionally an immemorable speech, Riner maintained that character, not just intelligence and talent, must be the goal for true education. Dartmouth, Riner told his peers, has...
It’s time once again for America’s favorite comic strip: The Adventures of Jiffy N’ Lou! Brought to you courtesy of the late New Attitude Magazine, Joshua Harris, and The Rebelution. Click on image to enlarge. Comment Section Starter Questions: What is your position when it comes to relationships? Out of curiosity, how many of you have read our older brother’s books...
rebelling against low expectations
