Holy Curiosity

Holy Curiosity by Winn Collier was published by Baker Book House USA in December 2008. The ISBN for Holy Curiosity is 9780801068331.

There's nothing quite like a pointed question to elicit an honest answer.

Jesus knew this. He used convicting questions throughout his ministry--not to find out something he didn't know but to probe into people's deepest, most unsettled places. In Holy Curiosity, Winn Collier leads us to encounter Jesus in a new way by helping us face Jesus' questions in the Gospels, including:

Why are you afraid?
Are you being willfully stupid?
Do you believe this?
Why do you doubt?

We quickly see that we are no different from those Jesus questioned--the grieving and hopeless sister, the fearful friend, the power-crazed hypocrite, or the wallowing invalid. And the questions are just as relevant and life-changing to us today. Collier shows us that Jesus' motivation in asking such provocative questions is true friendship and fierce love. If we allow ourselves to grapple with the issues these questions raise, we will emerge better able to embrace the life-giving power Jesus offers.

Winn Collier (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary) is the author of Restless Faith and a regular columnist for the Relevant magazine. He is lead pastor at Downtown Community Fellowship and director of the Genesis Project, a nonprofit foundation serving as a resource for church planters.