April 2nd: Proverbs 31 & 1 Timothy 5
April 1, 2021
Alastair Roberts
The valorous woman. Widows and elders.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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