June 29th: 2 Thessalonians 2 & 2 Peter 3:14-18
June 29, 2020
Alastair Roberts
The coming of the Man of Lawlessness. Peter and Paul.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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