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I've read a couple of really rubbish books about boys and spirituality this past year.  They were badly researched, full of anecdote rather than evidence, difficult to work out which age range they were talking about, and finally, not always very Godly in their attitudes, much less, it would seem, in a position to dispense advice. Hopefully, I won't repeat the same mistake when I make some suggestions about how a parent might go about teaching a son about God. Busy Timmy visits a Synagogue What follows is a short burst of suggestions that I've tried. Admittedly, they include some anecdotal evidence as well, but my observations are also put in the context of how boys learn in general, and how the Bible guides us to teach our children. Here it is in a nutshell: First of all, I applaud you for thinking about this issue at all, and I want to encourage you to make a life-long quest about how to best serve your family in terms of passing on your faith to them.  Second, I encourag...

"I may be some time" Legend has it that these were the last words of Captain Scott during his ill-fated Antarctic expedition.  Right now, they're going to be mine, as I embark on National Novel Writing Month. In order to produce a 50,000-word novel in 30 days, I think I will have to put my nose to the writing grindstone. In the meantime, have a look at the NaNoWriMo site for its free writing workbooks for kids . See you in December. In the meantime, I'll leave you with a snapshot from our trip to Stonehenge yesterday.