July 20th: 1 Samuel 11 & 2 Corinthians 2:12—3:18
July 19, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Saul delivers Jabesh-Gilead. The glory of the new covenant.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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