March 20th: Exodus 27 & Matthew 24:29-51
March 19, 2020
Alastair Roberts
The brazen altar, the courtyard, and the oil for the lamp. The coming of the Son of Man.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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