The Curious Christian
How Discovering Wonder Enriches Every Part of Life

In his last book "Help My Unbelief", Barnabas Piper wrote about doubt and questioning your faith in your Christian walk. We are finite beings who struggle to understand an infinite, powerful God. Not to mention that God chose to reveal himself in a way that sparks questions instead of providing easy......more

I have never thought about the concept of curiosity in the context of Christianity. Often, in my personal experience, there is an aversion in many Christian circles to curiosity driven by fear of temptation toward sin. When I saw the title of this book I must confess I thought, "Why would a Christi......more

Curiosity is an interesting thing. For some, it is a childish idea; a nuisance that is only a waste of time. But for others, it is curiosity that spurs on their discovery of new ideas. For Christians, Piper argues, it is an integral part of knowing God better and serving others more. I really enjoyed......more

I’m biased because I absolutely love this author, but I’ll try my best to be as objective as possible. First of all, I must admit that the theme of the book wasn’t very appealing to me in the beginning; thus I assume I actually belong to that group this content was intended to. I found very interestin......more

Barnabas Piper is the son of John Piper, but this book was primarily inspired by his mom, whose spirit of curiosity opened up the world to him as a child. Piper argues that curiosity is, in fact, an important spiritual discipline that should be cultivated by Christians. “Curiosity,” Piper says, “is......more