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The Mispronunciation is the Message! (The Comedy of Pentecost)

May 27, 2015 in Acts (Book of), Celebration, Church, comedy of the Bible, God's Call, Holidays, Holy Spirit, Irony, Performance of Scripture

And you thought having to say "Zerubbubel" and "Maher-shalal-hash-baz" was hard, even though important....

What would we see, and what difference would it make, if we viewed the Bible -- and its take on spiritual life -- as classic comedy???

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