The world does not expect much from teens, stereotyped teens that is. Low expectations abound and Alex and Brett Harris have taken up pen and paper to ignite their peers. This is a rebellion. Not a rebellion against authority, but against the idea that all teens do nothing. As the subtitle of their book, Do Hard Things, says, this is “a teenage rebellion against low expectations”.
     Their hit blog, The Rebelution, successfully started a movement, one that still needed some guidelines. The Harris Brothers wrote Do Hard Things as a guide to all of their fellow “rebelutionaries”. Humorously, the brothers recount their own “hard things” such as overcoming the fear of showers. All throughout the book are examples of teens that have either decided to stand up and mature, or sit down and turn on their PS2. They vividly portray the slavery to low expectations and self-satisfaction that has branded the teen community with the example of a tamed elephant. That elephant is held by a single string because it has lived its life in bondage. Their call is for the youth of the world to rise up and mature into the men and women God has called them to be.
      Do Hard Things comes out of hearts that are bent on building up the next generation to be ready to lead and be led for Christ. Full of compelling arguments for striving to do more than flip the channel, this book is a must read for the youth that is striving to face low expectations. For those who want another reason to read it, Chuck Norris wrote the foreword. Instead of just taking the praise from people for their book, the Harris’s are continuing to motivate their peers towards a Christ-like life and a rebellion against the low expectations of the world. For those of you who will read Do Hard Things and then act: Welcome to the Rebelution, we work hard here.