rebelling against low expectations
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post their thoughts on Kyle’s essay. The discussion has already been super-helpful. We’ll continue to talk more about each of the points Kyle makes, but for today, I wanted to jump on the fourth problem (i.e. the website has cobwebs) and talk about what we can do about it. COVERED IN THIS VIDEO: What do you all think of video blogs? //...
What lies ahead for The Rebelution? As we ring in the New Year, we’d like to start a conversation about the future of the movement — open to anyone who cares. We’ve been seeking the Lord for direction and have some ideas we’d like to share, but not before getting some honest feedback from you. Helpful Commentary from Kyle Johnston To kick things off, we’d like to share an...
Check out the great work of our friends in Lublin. Watch the video and check out their website: www.tworjuch.net. We’ll be sharing more from this group in the coming weeks — so stay tuned.
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How do we respond to an unspeakable tragedy like this? A horrific slaughter carried out by a young man barely removed from his teen years. How do we respond as young people? How do we respond as Christians? What can we say? It’s 8AM, less than 24-hours since the massacre. To be honest, Ana and I didn’t sleep last night. We prayed, Ana cried, and we read from Randy Alcorn’s book...
It’s awesome to clean our rooms without being asked. It’s awesome to apply ourselves in school. It’s awesome to tackle a new skill. It’s awesome to hand out tracts. It’s awesome to write books and do conferences. But it’s all pretty pathetic compared to the hard things our peers are doing in persecuted countries. Lest we become content doing chores. Lest we...
There aren’t too many positive news stories about teenagers — and sometimes you have to go to Zimbabwe to find them. But here’s a story about two schoolboys whose incredible discovery gave them a chance to help their families and invest in their further education. As the saying goes, “One man’s trash is two Zimbabwean boys’ treasure” — or something like that...
Where’s the movement headed? We’ve heard this question from several of you — on Facebook, on Twitter, and here on the blog. It’s a good question — and it’s going to take more than one blog post to answer. It’s more than just a question about Alex and Brett. It’s a personal question. It reflects how life is changing. It reflects growing up. What does it look...
We’re getting the blog rolling again and we want your input! We’re asking our friends on Facebook and Twitter to share ideas for blog posts and they’ve been posting some great ideas. Now it’s your turn. What’s been on your mind recently? What would you like us to write about? Let us know in the comment section.
Most people don’t know anything about Colorado Judge Philip Gilliam, except that he wrote a hard-hitting letter in a Denver newspaper in 1959 (called Open Letter to Teen-ager) that went viral on Facebook in 2012 — very viral, in fact. How did this happen? Well, Judge Gilliam published his little op-ed on December 6, 1959. Just over half-a-century later, in 2010, The Pierce County Tribune in...
Hi, Alex and Brett. My name is Ron Hunt. I’m a pastor in San Jose and have been working with students for about 25 years now. I thought I’d encourage you today with another example of a group of students doing “hard things.” Our student ministry is called X-Force Student Ministries. They’ve done some pretty amazing things through the years. Alex and I are down in...
rebelling against low expectations
