Discussion Questions
Use our LitLovers Book Club Resources; they can help with discussions for any book:
• How to Discuss a Book (helpful discussion tips)
• Generic Discussion Questions—Fiction and Nonfiction
• Read-Think-Talk (a guided reading chart)
Also, conisder using these LitLovers talking points to help start a discussion for For the Love:
1. Discuss one of the central quotations from Hatmaker's book: "Live long enough and it becomes clear that stuff is not the stuff of life. People are." What does she mean? How do you relate this statement to your own life?
2. What about the Thank You Notes? Whom would you write thank-you notes to...and why? Why are they important?
3. Another quote: "Anytime the rich and poor combine, we should listen to whoever has the least power." Talk about what that means. Do you agree...or disagree?
4. Many reviewers use the word "hilarioius" when talking about this book. Do you feel Hatmaker's humor enhances or detracts from her message?
5. Talk about the reasons Hatmaker gives for young people leaving the church. Do you agree with her assessment?
6. Read what Hatmaker says below about raising children. Do you agree?
The best we can do is give them Jesus. Not rules, not behaviors, not entertainment, not shame. I have no confidence in myself but every confidence in Jesus….Jesus is the only thing that will endure. He trumps parenting techniques, church culture, tight boundaries, and best-laid plans. Jesus can lead our children long after they’ve left our homes.
7. What other sections—or passages—in the book strike you as particularly powerful, insightful, or perhaps even controversial...and why?
(Questions by LitLovers. Please feel free to use them, online or off, with attribution. Thanks.)