Pete_56@bookwyrm.social reviewed Seriously Funny by Adrian Plass
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4 stars
I'm not sure if the title is a play on words, if it is then I have missed the joke. There are some very funny scenes portrayed, and there are some very serious and provocative discussions on the Christian life - should you decide to take them seriously at that point. The book is a series of letters between the two writers/speakers. I decided part way through that they had always been intending to publish them, but by the end I was not so sure. The tone is very easy going and friendly, and they take care to respect each others views and 'eccentricities'.
Its an enjoyable read, one quick similie that I particularly enjoyed described Christian's as postmen delivering the word of God to others and pointed out that postmen do not own the message, just deliver it carefully. If I were in the book there would now be …
I'm not sure if the title is a play on words, if it is then I have missed the joke. There are some very funny scenes portrayed, and there are some very serious and provocative discussions on the Christian life - should you decide to take them seriously at that point. The book is a series of letters between the two writers/speakers. I decided part way through that they had always been intending to publish them, but by the end I was not so sure. The tone is very easy going and friendly, and they take care to respect each others views and 'eccentricities'.
Its an enjoyable read, one quick similie that I particularly enjoyed described Christian's as postmen delivering the word of God to others and pointed out that postmen do not own the message, just deliver it carefully. If I were in the book there would now be some careful caveats to limit the scope, but I'm not in the book, so I needn't bother.
Well worth a read.