The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass: Adrian Plass and the Church Weekend: v. 6
http://www.aslanchristianbooks.co.uk/book-review-adrian-plass-and-the-church-weekend/ This book is a testament to the idea that sometimes grace can reach the heart best when it is laughing - and there is a maturity and depth to the writing. It is wonderful to read such a wonderful book written by one of the great treasures of the British Church. Thank you Adrian. -- Ian Matthews Aslan Christian Books One of the picks of the new releases The Church of England newspaper One of Woman Alive's "Two great summer reads" The Sacred diarist is back with a new tale about how God cares for his often mixed up people Woman Alive Plass handles the issue of how Christians relate to one another outside of their usual environment (church) with comedic skill and sensitivity. His characterisations are brilliant.' By the time I'd finished, my sides ached and my eyes were streaming with tears. I literally laughed out loud. -- AGP Christianity Live review of Adrian at Greenbelt 2013 Adrian Plass held little back in his Saturday morning... while revealing that his first diary, written in the mid-80s was actually a result of his breakdown. His ultimate conclusion at the time? That, maybe, God was nice. He delighted the crowd by reading from his first two diaries, and his latest one (Adrian Plass and the Church Weekend), having to pause frequently for the hearty laughing to cease, and tears to be wiped from faces, before being able to continue. Plass performed his earlier, larger session with his wife Brigit, who adds a wry, feminine slant on the foibles of Christian life. Where, once Charismatic Christian were the butt of his humour, attention was now focused on those who divided the world between those "like us" and those "in error", i.e. Everyone else. The Church Times Adrian Plass has aged well, or at least his Sacred Diaries have. Now father to a vicar and with a teenage grandson the laugh-out-loud lines are a little more spaced out but delivered with as much weight as ever before. The humour is also balanced with passages of profound reflection, and in this last installment of the series, it ends not with humour but a sign of hope. -- Daniel Webster IDEA Magazine Plass's greatest gift, in my opinion, is to weave the serious in with his playfulness in a way that doesn't seem forced, and can be quite profound. -- Sarah Hillman Church Times Although this is a humorous book, there are many serious ideas served up in it. I hope that many of those involved in the prayer ministry of churches will read it ... This story ... end on a hopeful note with a possibility of a sequel. Sue's Considered Trifles The book is equal parts heart-warming as humorous and shows God's love for the mixed-bag of people in a church. Church of England Newspaper