rebelling against low expectations
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...
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 must not be satisfied with simply being better than the average teenager. Such a classification reinforces, rather than combats, the myth of adolescence. As the old saying goes, “The exception only proves the rule.” ~ From the recent post, “Rebelize Your Youth Group” ~ Joel posted the following excellent response to my above statement. I post it here in it’s...
Brett and I firmly believe we are living in historic times. We further believe that God is raising up a generation of young people, specifically those in the Christian, homeschool community, who will one day assume positions of leadership in all spheres of life: social, political, and spiritual. This is not a call for the complacent or the lackadaisical. This is not a call to those who are...
Should I ignorantly assume that the blessings I have received in way of gifting and talent, position and family, country and freedom, have been given blindly and without purpose? Should I, heedless of their potential, throw these things away for the sake of convenience? Will I take the road so often traveled and go with the flow rather than against the current? Will I choose the fate of the...
rebelling against low expectations
