Edward de Bono wrote that a conclusion is when thinking comes to a stop. "This is a good ANSWER" is not as good an answer today as, "Those are good QUESTIONS." How often have people been contented to think and move forward because they 'already knew the answer'?

In CHURCH, maybe we ought to teach members how to ask questions(!!):

• Sermons might a) move away from 3-point monologues to 3-question dialogues, b) end with more questions for people to think about c)
• Bible studies could be more question-directed

• "I want all groups to produce two good questions on this theme for next week"
• "What do you think XYZ was asking God? How does this relate to your own questions towards God and the church?"

• Counsellors have long known that often people DO NOT NEED 'answers' per se, but rather require time and space to THINK THROUGH questions – how can this insight be incorporated into church life? How can the 'therapeutic' value of questions be applied (or harvested) on a more regular basis?

In THEOLOGY, questions often open greater horizons:

• Maybe we can discipline ourselves to get our opponents to think about key questions, instead of engaging in a blow by blow debate
• Perhaps questions can encourage more cooperation among competing viewpoints i.e. the two parties can discuss a common question, instead of trading opposing answers

As INDIVIDUALS, perhaps we can pray/reflect over something like, "What is God ASKING me?" in addition to our more usual, "What is God TELLING me?"