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Raising children can be difficult. Add into that task all the messages that the world pushes onto our family, and our job as parents is even more complex and complicated. It can be even more difficult for fathers to usher their sons into manhood. Fathers and sons are met with a myriad of expectations that are not Biblical. So where can fathers turn for assistance? Dean Briggs presents a journal that will help boys on their quest to manhood.
About the Book
Brave Quest: A Boy's Interactive Journey Into Manhood by Dean Briggs is a journal that your son can make their own as they read the 50 entries. Each entry provides space for the boys to write answers to specific questions that will help them become a man. They are leaving behind their boyhood and must choose an easy life or a worthy life.
The book is separated into eight sections:
- The Waypoint
- The Cliffs of Cowardice
- The Valley of Curves
- The Hall of Shame
- Adverse City
- Mount Transformation
- The Palace of Pleasure
- The Swamp
Each day within these sections opens with a Bible quote that connects directly to that day's passage. The Questor, your son reading the book, must decide how he will answer questions that ask him to examine his decisions.
Questions include:
- Traits he looks for in close friends
- What does your son find attractive and confusing about girls
- In what areas does your son fail the most
- How has your son handled challenges
Warning to parents: Some days also discuss sex and physical attraction, but the book is trying to explain that sex is a gift for your son to give to his future wife. So, it would be a good idea to preview Brave Quest prior to handing it over to your son.
Your son will also read about repentance, pride, adversity, rewards, endurance, and other topics as they move through the 50-day journal. He will remember times he was brave and write those in the book as well as what he is willing to stand for as right. The book closes with your son realizing everything was a dream, and he is ready to start his new life.
My thoughts
I really think this is a well-thought-out book for young boys as they approach manhood. Since many boys do not like writing, I appreciated that the questions are direct with a short amount of space to write. Yes, they could want to write more, but I don't think your son will feel overwhelmed by the thought of writing in Brave Quest.
The descriptions of the places and people remind me of Pilgrim's Progress. Your son will meet individuals who will help them and those who will try to slow them on their journey to manhood. There are paths to take and decisions to make that will help him move through the journal on the worthy path.
In closing, I want to share one description with you so you can see how well-written Brave Quest by Dean Briggs is.
"Suddenly, the stream empties over a cliff, spilling into miles of empty air, turning into rain. You stand on a precipice overlooking a steep gorge, but dwarfed by the mountains that surround it—a needle of weathered stone that flattens and expands at the top to a base roughly even with your own height." (96)
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