Pinoy Youth

About two weeks ago, I received a package from OMF Literature containing the most recent (new) book in my possession-Do Hard Things by twin teenagers Alex and Brett Harris. My first reaction was: “okay, here’s another pep talk for teens.” But as I went past the Introduction by Chuck Norris, the words of these twin teens (I like the sound of that) won me over.

They dissected the idea of youth and adolescence, traced the emergence and history of these terms and criticized its impact on this generation of teenagers. I liked the way they looked at the stories of great leaders and how they accomplished notable things even when they were still in their teens. Too bad, the standards have dropped so low these days that not much is expected from teens except that they do the dishes and make their beds. More than that, the teens who, with minimal effort, rise up against these mediocre expectations are considered “Androids” and extraordinary because of the overall low expectations from teens.

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Jonathan and David: Birds, Arrowheads, War, and a Father’s Wrath
Mighty C. Rasing

Birds of the same feather are the same birds, especially if they go to the same places, hang out at the same restaurants, play the same games, and even look alike together. Yet these birds of the same birds also make good feather-dusters if they fail to remain true to their friendship.

With this session, we will look at a very strong friendship that even family feuds and kingdom rivalry could not stop. David and Jonathan are two birds with different feathers yet they are true and loyal friends to the end.

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Here at PinoyYouth, you will also get some Bible studies and resources, which you can use for your youth ministry and work with young people. A youth group in Deparo, Caloocan City has recently asked me to write a Bible study for their youth camp this May.

Being the youth friendly guy that I am, I willingly obliged. They were asking only for one but I wrote three. Heheh. I’m sharing these study guides for you. Feel free to copy and use these Bible studies. All I’m asking is for you to acknowledge that these bible studies were written by Mighty C. Rasing and that you’ve taken them from www.pinoyyouth.org.

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