March 13th: Exodus 20 & Matthew 20:17-34
March 12, 2020
Alastair Roberts
The Ten Commandments. Not to be served, but to serve.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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