Discussion Questions for Found in Translation
- Kim missed her connecting flight because of carelessness and irresponsibility and delayed orientation in the process.
- How would you have reacted to the problems Kim caused?
- Have you ever brought troubles on yourself or on someone else by your carelessness or thoughtlessness?
- How did it make you feel?
- How did it make others feel?
- What did you learn from your experience?
- Kim went off the deep end when she first learned about the project change.
- Describe a situation when you discovered that the circumstances were completely different from what you'd expected.
- How did you react?
- Do you think you'd react the same way now?
- Why or why not?
- What advice would you have given Kim if you'd been Aleesha whispering in Kim's ear during orientation?
- Kim might have turned around and gone home again if not for Aleesha's support during orientation.
- Describe a time you've taken a stand supporting someone who was unpopular with a majority of the group?
- Has anyone ever given you that type of support?
- What effect did giving support have on you? on the person you supported? on the group itself?
- Should Aleesha have spoken out in support of Kim instead of just supporting her quietly? Why do you think she didn't? Would you have done so?
- Kim was determined to stop cursing.
- How do you feel about Christians cursing and using vulgarity?
- Why should Christians be careful about their language when the Ten Commandments only forbid taking God's name in vain?
- Do you behave differently with non-Christians than with Christians?
- What habits do you have that may make a negative impact on others?
- Kim could have given up trying to accomplish anything useful after breaking her arm.
- Describe a time in your life when you were unable to carry through with an important assignment or commitment.
- Was it your fault or something beyond your control? (Did the dog really eat your homework?)
- How far do you go in carrying through with commitments? How easily do you give up on them?
- Kim was concerned about Geoff's non-Christian behavior.
- Have you ever been in a situation where someone you thought to be a Christian wanted you to do something that went against your Christian beliefs?
- How did you respond? Did you feel like condemning him or her?
- Is it possible to really help someone like Geoff without getting to know him or her first? Why or why not?
- Everyone in Found in Translation seemed to need forgiveness from someone else.
- Have you ever held a grudge? Against a Christian or a non-Christian? For how long?
- Have you ever been in a situation where someone refused to forgive you-no matter how much you apologized and tried to make things right again? How did that make you feel?
- Did your lack of forgiveness affect your relationship with God?
- Have you ever prayed for an enemy? What effect did your prayers have?
- What do you think about the on-off forgiveness counter described in this book?
- Kim's litter cleanup was a godly idea, but not totally God's idea.
- Have you ever done a godly project for the wrong reason?
- Did God bless it, anyhow?
- How does a person determine if a project is in God's will or not?
- The oral reading of the Gospel of Luke in Spanish was both a godly idea and God's idea.
- Describe something you have felt God calling you to do that seemed totally impossible. Did you end up doing-or at least trying to do-it? Why or why not?
- Would you be willing to carry out a God-assigned project that probably wouldn't show results? Why or why not?
- What does it take to bring you out of your comfort zone?
- Found in Translation teaches a number of lessons important for Christians of all ages to learn.
- What part of this book has hit you the hardest personally?
- Will that lesson lead to any changes in your walk with God?
- What steps will you take to take to apply that lesson?
- What does the title Found in Translation mean to you as it relates to the content?
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