March 9th: Proverbs 8 & Philippians 3
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Alastair Roberts
Wisdom in the creation. Counting all as loss to gain Christ.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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