June Authors of the Month

The June authors of the month are Alex and Brett Harris. I realize that I had their names on my sidebar under "Authors of the Week" for about a year, but I never really wrote a post about it. So they are my Authors of the Month for June.

In 2005, Alex and Brett Harris, the younger brother of Christian author Josh Harris, founded the Rebelution blog. Since then they have written a book, produced a helpful modesty survey for teens, and have done multiple nationwide tours to teach teens the meaning of their book and the goal of their organization.

I wrote a post last year about their book, Do Hard Things. At the time I hadn't finished reading the book. I have finished it now, and I think that it is a great resource for both teenagers and their parents. The Rebelution is definitely a website that you should check out.

Also, Alex and Brett have a great suggested reading list that I am planning on using this summer for some good reading. Check it out here.

Not relating to the authors of the month, I updated my blog's look because I had been using the other template for a while and I wanted a new look.

Do Hard Things

Check out this great book called "Do Hard Things." It is by Alex & Brett Harris. (They are the younger brothers of Josh Harris, the author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye)

I'm not done reading this book yet, but what I like about it is that it teaches that we as Christian teens do not have to descend to the low expectations that secular America has for us. We need to rise to the expectations that God has for us. We don't have to conform to the world's standards on many things (i.e. modesty, sex, other inappropriate stuff). We can start doing things to further God's kingdom instead.

I would recommend this book to all teens and their parents, because it's good for adults as well.

Check out the Harris twins website and blog here at The Rebelution.

My dad wrote an article on "Do Hard Things" here, on his Hammer and Nail blog.