Love is Good Religion Book Study
October 2026
This page is your central hub for Love is Good Religion Book Study.
Here you'll find the weekly reading guide, session replays, and any additional resources shared throughout our journey together.
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Love Is Good Religion by pastor and public theologian Trey Ferguson invites readers to return to Scripture with curiosity, imagination, and a willingness to see familiar stories through a fresh lens.
Through his New Living Treyslation and personal commentary, Trey challenges us to reconsider what we think we already know and explore what Scripture reveals about love, liberation, community, and human wholeness.
Together, we’ll engage in thoughtful discussion and personal reflection as we wrestle with the text, learn from one another, and explore what it means to practice a faith where love isn’t just something we believe in, it’s something we live.
- Every Thursday (October 1 - October 29)
- 7:00pm EST - 8:30pm EST
We’ll move through Love Is Good Religion as a daily devotional practice, reading one chapter each day for 30 days.
Rather than rushing through the book, this rhythm gives us space to sit with each reflection, notice what resonates or challenges us, and carry the questions with us throughout the day.
And if you fall behind, there’s no need to catch up before our weekly gatherings. Come as you are and join the conversation from wherever you are in your reading.
Want to Experience the Sanctuary This Month?
Want to explore more of Flow in Faith while we journey through Love Is Good Religion?
For $25, you can experience the Flow in Faith Sanctuary for the entire month of October. (Regular Price: $45/month)
Inside the Sanctuary, you’ll have access to live and on-demand Christ-centered yoga and meditation classes, our private community chat, wellness resources, and spaces to rest, reflect, and reconnect with God.
Consider this your invitation to experience what it feels like to have a Christ-centered wellness community supporting you throughout the month—no long-term commitment required.
Week 1
Chapter 1-3
We begin with creation, origins, and the importance of relationship.
These opening chapters invite us to get curious about the stories we think we know and consider what they might reveal about who we are, who God is, and our need for one another.
Discussion Questions
1. When you hear the statement “Every person is loved by God,” what does every mean to you? Are there people or groups we consciously or unconsciously place outside of that “every”?
2. What images of God have shaped your faith most deeply? Loving parent? Judge? Protector? Disciplinarian? Friend? Something else? How has that image affected the way you relate to God?
3. How does your understanding of sin change when you think of it as something that fractures relationship and community rather than simply breaking a rule?
4. If part of our calling is helping create a world where life can thrive, what is one small way you can participate in creating that kind of world right where you are?
Week 2
Chapter 4 - 10
This week takes us from rebirth and imagination to stories of love, being seen, identity, and God as shepherd.
As you read, notice what feels familiar, what feels different, and where you’re being invited to see Scripture, or God, with fresh eyes.
Discussion Questions
1. Have you experienced or witnessed faith communities placing greater emphasis on someone's salvation than their physical, emotional, or material well-being? What impact did that have?
2. Trey describes love as a commitment to wholeness. How does that definition expand or challenge the way you've understood love?
3. Can we claim to love someone while supporting beliefs or practices that diminish their humanity?
4. If God is committed to the wholeness of all creation, what responsibility do we have to challenge systems that benefit some people at the expense of others?
5. Have you ever encountered a passage of Scripture that seemed inconsistent with your understanding of a loving God? How did you navigate that tension?
6. If love is truly a commitment to wholeness, what might need to change about the way we practice our faith, not just individually, but collectively?
Week 3
Chapter 11 - 17
From seasons and joy to troubled waters, prayer, destruction, and calling out to God, these chapters hold both beauty and tension.
Together, we’ll make room to wrestle with the text rather than rushing toward easy answers.
Discussion Questions
1. God hears the cries of oppressed people and sends Moses to respond. What does this suggest about the relationship between our faith and our responsibility to address injustice?
2. Where did you learn to associate your worth with what you do, accomplish, or contribute? How has that belief shaped the way you see yourself?
3. What messages did you receive about expressing difficult emotions in church or other faith spaces? Were you encouraged to acknowledge them, or were you expected to pray, praise, or believe your way past them?
Week 4
Chapter 18 - 24
This week explores Pentecost, abundance, belonging, judgment, and salvation.
As we gather, we’ll reflect on how these stories shape the ways we understand community, who belongs, and what it means to love one another well.
Week 5
Chapter 25 - 30
Our final readings bring us into hope, Scripture, God’s love for the world, and ultimately the distinction between bad religion and a faith rooted in love.
We’ll reflect on what has challenged or expanded us and begin asking: What does it look like to actually practice love as good religion?