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201 Great Questions
One of the best ways to build friendships is to ask questions. This book helps you start conversations, stimulate discussions, lead small-group Bible studies, and strengthen existing relationships.
160 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1988
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May 1, 2024
Great for Christian conversationalists. (5 stars)
If you want to go beyond the mundane talk about sports and weather that characterizes most conversations, get this book! It's a great book to put on your coffee table, in your pocket, or in the glove compartment of your car.
As a conversationalist, I love a good discussion. The 201 questions in this book are thought provoking, and are sure to stimulate a great conversation in any group. My favorite way of using this book is to have someone in the group pick a number at random, and have them ask that particular question.
To give you an idea of some of the questions included in the book, consider these:
7. What is your earliest memory?
79. What were your very first impressions of your spouse or your best friend?
152. What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen? Heard? What is the most beautiful thing you have in your home? Why?
The author has also produced several books along similar lines that are worthwhile, such as 201 Great Questions for Married Couples, and 201 Great Questions for Parents and Children. If you enjoy books like these, I also highly recommend Garry Poole’s excellent The Complete Book of Questions: 1001 Conversation Starters for Any Occasion, which is even better given the sheer number of questions it contains. Both Jones and Poole are Christians, and this is also evident from some of the questions they include, which for me gives titles like these all the more value.
For me personally, this book has single-handedly turned many an "empty" conversation into a rewarding and spiritually upbuilding one. And participants nearly always beg for more! You'll discover more about your friends and family, examine yourself critically, and build each other up in the faith. A great way to make meetings together an opportunity to "encourage each other" (Hebrews 10:25). The size of this book is small, but don't underestimate the big difference it can make to future conversations.
If you want to go beyond the mundane talk about sports and weather that characterizes most conversations, get this book! It's a great book to put on your coffee table, in your pocket, or in the glove compartment of your car.
As a conversationalist, I love a good discussion. The 201 questions in this book are thought provoking, and are sure to stimulate a great conversation in any group. My favorite way of using this book is to have someone in the group pick a number at random, and have them ask that particular question.
To give you an idea of some of the questions included in the book, consider these:
7. What is your earliest memory?
79. What were your very first impressions of your spouse or your best friend?
152. What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen? Heard? What is the most beautiful thing you have in your home? Why?
The author has also produced several books along similar lines that are worthwhile, such as 201 Great Questions for Married Couples, and 201 Great Questions for Parents and Children. If you enjoy books like these, I also highly recommend Garry Poole’s excellent The Complete Book of Questions: 1001 Conversation Starters for Any Occasion, which is even better given the sheer number of questions it contains. Both Jones and Poole are Christians, and this is also evident from some of the questions they include, which for me gives titles like these all the more value.
For me personally, this book has single-handedly turned many an "empty" conversation into a rewarding and spiritually upbuilding one. And participants nearly always beg for more! You'll discover more about your friends and family, examine yourself critically, and build each other up in the faith. A great way to make meetings together an opportunity to "encourage each other" (Hebrews 10:25). The size of this book is small, but don't underestimate the big difference it can make to future conversations.
February 19, 2020
I’m adding this secret conversation-weapon to my utility belt! I’m going to read one each morning so I’ve got a conversation prompt in my back pocket if I need it!
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