March 31st: Proverbs 29 & 1 Timothy 3
March 30, 2021
Alastair Roberts
A righteous man knows the rights of the poor. Elders and deacons.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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