sfernb Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Anyone have any input on Do Hard Things by Farris? We're thinking of reading it with our 17 yo son. We used one last year called Boys to Men, The Transforming Power of Virtue (Catholic authors) that was excellent and would like to keep the discussion going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 but haven't read it. The local homeschool speech club will have it as required reading this year. The director was in a Bible study with me last year and she really had high praise for the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennifersLost Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Is it a religious book? I really like the title. I guess I'll go google it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Is it a religious book? I really like the title. I guess I'll go google it. I haven't read it but I get the feeling it will have at minimum "Christian overtones". It was written by the brothers of the guy who wrote "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" and if I didn't miss something, the dating guy is now a pastor. Here's a link to amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 We have this book and our 14yos and my dh went to a conference a couple of months ago. HIGHLY recommended! It's very inspiring and very well-written (keeps a 14yo's attention!). It doesn't have tons of Bible in it, but the principles are developed from their Christian convictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennifersLost Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Their blog gave me some stuff to think about today. Thanks for the link. I like the message they're getting at. It would be hard for me to use with the kids, though, I think. Sometimes I wish I was just a Christian, you know? It would make life so much easier. (Not opening up a conversion discussion - I'm sure you all know what I mean.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Sometimes I wish I was just a Christian, you know? It would make life so much easier. (Not opening up a conversion discussion - I'm sure you all know what I mean.) :grouphug: I think I understand. I won't try to convert you. :) But if you have questions...:bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Being "differently christian" I always wonder about things like this also. This book looked good when it was first mentioned the other day (was it this board or the high school board?). Anyway, I might pick it up anyway. Worst that could happen is I don't like it, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 I think you would like the content, "differently Christian" or non-Christian. The theme of the book is about living above the expectations our society has for teens. In the last 100 years or so this "teen culture" has sprouted (they say partly as a result of child labor laws, which had a purpose to be sure but have evolved into a situation now where teens are not able to be as productive through those years as they once were) with the teen years being viewed as "play time" before "adult time". This is hard to break out of at 18-19-20 years old, so now we're seeing young people even into their 30s not being able to break away from this "play time" mentality. Anyway, the book talks about how to choose focus and "hard things" even in the teen years; being productive and learning and growing in powerful ways at this time of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 I *just* picked this book up at the library today, haven't had a chance to look at it yet. I did hear good things about though, so hopefully my ds's will learn something from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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