Rev. Lamblove, in his continuing series on “How to Preach Real, Relevant, Relational and Revolutionary Sermons,” encourages preachers to ask questions that they don’t already know the answers to. Frankly I think this is fine advice for any conversation about faith. Maybe that’s because I personally have far more questions than answers.
A real question is not an agreement it is an invitation. It is engaging. The people may be confused but they will not be bored.
Some verses seem to make no sense or they seem to contain no hint of the Good News. If you find the right questions you will find the Good News. If it scares you or bugs you or dumbfounds you—that is a real question. If you have to think about it for more than twenty minutes—that is a real question. If it makes you fall in love, believe in God, feel giddy—that is a real question.
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