August 26th: 2 Samuel 13 & Colossians 2:8-19
August 25, 2020
Alastair Roberts
The rape of Tamar and Absalom's revenge. We have the fullness in Christ—don't retreat to the shadows!
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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