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How to Ask Excellent Discussion Questions

November 19, 2025 By Peter Krol

The Logos blog recently republished a classic piece by my most excellent colleague Ryan Higginbottom about “How to Ask Excellent Bible Study Discussion Questions.” This article summarizes a lot of important work about launching questions, observation questions, interpretive questions, and application questions.

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  1. Mom says

    September 24, 2026 at 8:25 am

    I found this article on logos about a month ago, when looking for ways to improve the discussion in our ladies’ bible study. Many thanks for the excellent counsel! After 4 weeks of this approach, more ladies are participating. It’s such a blessing to see them discover truth, & they are much more passionate about it. I had started to dread preparing & going, because I felt there was a rebellious attitude toward the word. Changing to this approach has helped me to focus on the main points & rely more on the Holy Spirit to teach us all. Thanks again!

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