Tuesday, January 20, 2009

►On Our Shelf: Do Hard Things

Harris. The last name may sound familiar if you know Joshua Harris, the author of the popular book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye and Boy Meets Girl. Well, Alex and Brett Harris are his younger brothers. Twin brothers to be exact.

Written when they were 18, this book brings the revolutionary message of their hearts' cry to our generation. The book is an enjoyable and challenging read for teens and teens-at-heart. It's packed with stories of teens from across the world and across time who chose to Do Hard Things and are challenging young people, like you, to do the same. We'd like to urge caution upon reading this book because you might never think of the teenage years the same way again.

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TWO comments & ONE review of people who've read the book:
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If you've heard what Joshua Harris has to say with I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Boy Meets Girl and Not Even A Hint then you will just have to hear what his brothers have to say in Do Hard Things.
I can vouch for it. I've read it. It's out of the ordinary.

-Christin A., AAFC Officer


"Kelangan busog ka pag binasa mo yang librong yan."
-Pastor Reuel Eleazar Tica, speaker, Holiday Camp 2008

When someone tells you that his younger brothers wrote an incredible book he's either just being nice because they're family, or he really means it. Well, I am not just being nice, I mean it. This book is excellent. And I can commend it to you because my brothers' love for Christ and personal example back up the message.

Do Hard Things is easy to read, but it will challenge you to the core. It is inspiring, insightful and practical. Alex and Brett show that the teenage years are not a season to endure but a time to excel and to grow. Then they show you how.

Parents, this book won't keep your teenagers out of trouble. It will get them into the right kind of trouble -- the kind that comes when they dream, take risks for God and dare to flout the status quo. Put it in their hands. Read it yourself. Every former teen needs this book, too. I know I do. There's no age-limit on the Rebelution.

It's never too late to do hard things.

~Joshua Harris, Pastor, author, older brother